Jul 20 Watch 5:46 News Wrap: Kim Jong Un needs to keep nuclear promises, Pompeo says In our news wrap Friday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pressed North Korea for concrete actions on dismantling its nuclear program in a visit to the United Nations. Also, Syrian rebels and civilians began evacuating from the frontier near the… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Trump criticizes Federal Reserve over interest rate increases In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump suggested in an interview that the current Federal Reserve policy of gradual rate increases is not helping the economy, but said that he’s “letting them do what they feel is best.” Also, more… Continue watching
Jul 15 Syrian government targets rebels near Israel-occupied Golan By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press BEIRUT — Syrian government forces unleashed hundreds of missiles on a rebel-held area near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Sunday, activists said, the latest phase in an offensive to clear southern Syria of insurgents. The government's push came after it… Continue reading
Jul 12 Syrian rebels surrender Daraa, the city where protests first ignited in 2011 By Philip Issa, Associated Press Protests in Daraa in 2011 against the government's mistreatment of teenage detainees ignited a national revolt against decades of authoritarian rule. Syria eventually descended into a full-blown civil war that has claimed the lives of some 400,000 people and displaced… Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 4:34 Airstrikes on rebel-held Syria create new crisis for a quarter million people More than 270,000 Syrians have fled for their lives in the last few weeks. For them, walking for hours to a desolate corner of the desert and waiting for help that is not arriving is still safer than staying at… Continue watching
Jul 03 Syrian group uncovering Islamic State mass graves needs help, watchdog says By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Activists working to uncover mass graves in northeastern Syria — a region until recently controlled by the Islamic State group — need help to preserve evidence and identify human remains, an international watchdog said Tuesday. Continue reading
Jun 29 Meet the Syrian women educating refugee girls about early marriage By Larisa Epatko For many Syrian refugees, their troubles don’t end when they reach a safer destination. With little of their own resources, some refugee families marry off their girls to try to give them more financial security and a chance at a… Continue reading
Jun 28 Hundreds of Syrians leave Lebanon for long-awaited reunions By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press Hundreds of displaced Syrians left Lebanon for their war-torn homeland Thursday in a repatriation that will reunite them with relatives they have not seen for years. But many of them also are leaving behind loved ones who are staying in… Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 4:26 News Wrap: House GOP readies for immigration bill vote In our news wrap Tuesday, Republican leaders in the House of Representatives called a vote for on an immigration bill on Wednesday, but acknowledged it might fail. Also, new fighting in southern Syria has driven up to 50,000 people from… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 4:56 News Wrap: Funeral held for Antwon Rose, black teen killed by police officer In our news wrap Monday, mourners lined up outside a school to mourn Antwon Rose, a black teenager shot to death by a white policeman near Pittsburgh. Also, Algeria’s government sent 13,000 migrants into the Sahara Desert in the past… Continue watching