Oct 11 WATCH: Trump reluctant to slash weapons sales to Saudis By Associated Press President Donald Trump says he's reluctant to slash weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, saying that if the U.S. doesn't sell arms to the kingdom, then the Saudis will buy them from Russia or China. Continue reading
Oct 11 Turkish media says team of 15 Saudis targeted missing journalist By Ayse Wieting, Suzan Fraser, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Saudi Arabia, before going silent in recent days, called the allegation it abducted or harmed Khashoggi "baseless."… Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch 9:38 For senators, missing journalist casts ‘cloud’ over U.S.-Saudi relations President Trump says he’ll meet with the fiancee of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist who has been missing for more than a week. Turkish officials say Khashoggi was likely murdered by a group of Saudis in Istanbul. It’s spawned calls for… Continue watching
Oct 10 U.S. seeks answers about missing journalist from Saudi ally By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Turkish claims that a well-known Saudi writer and government critic was slain inside his country's diplomatic mission in Turkey have put the Trump administration in a delicate spot. Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 9:22 Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi has disappeared. Will the U.S. take a stand? Jamal Khashoggi, a singular voice willing to criticize Saudi leaders, has disappeared in Istanbul at the Saudi consulate. The Washington Post columnist and prominent former editor has previously spoken out about some of crown prince Mohammed bin Salman's actions, including… Continue watching
Oct 08 Turkey summons Saudi ambassador over missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Turkish officials say the journalist was killed while visiting the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Saudi officials have denied the allegations as baseless. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 25:04 October 7, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, October 7, two women face-off in a tight race for Sen. Jeff Flake’s seat in Arizona, and Brazil’s presidential elections sees the rise of far-right populism. Also, filmmaker John Waters on the art of shocking… Continue watching
Oct 07 Friend: Saudi journalist ‘killed’ at consulate in Istanbul By Mehmet Guzel, Suzan Fraser, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press A Turkish official also told The Associated Press that authorities believe prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed at the Saudi Consulate. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: Who’s to blame for rising gas prices? Putin tells Trump, ‘Look in the mirror’ By Larisa Epatko Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that President Donald Trump should “look in the mirror” to find the culprit behind rising oil prices. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 4:37 News Wrap: Puerto Rico doubles previous estimate of Hurricane Maria deaths In our news wrap Tuesday, Puerto Rican governor Ricardo Rossello doubled the number of deaths attributed to Hurricane Maria in the six months after the storm. It's now close to 3,000. He also announced a government plan to create a… Continue watching