Apr 26 Trump to visit the UK for ‘working visit’ with Theresa May By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Trump's visit to the United Kingdom has been anticipated for more than a year, after May was the first foreign leader to be hosted by the president at the White House after his inauguration. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode April 14, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, April 14, the U.S. and their allies strike targets in Syria in response to alleged chemical attacks, and assessing the potential impact of the escalation. Also, breaking down the details of the military operation in… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 4:47 News Wrap: Trump to confer with UK, France on Syria action In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump and the Russians swapped warnings about striking Syria over a suspected chemical weapons attack. White House officials said Trump plans to speak with French and British leaders about next steps. Also, the president… Continue watching
Mar 15 WATCH: White House defends Trump’s claims in Canada trade meeting By Associated Press President Donald Trump reportedly told Justin Trudeau that the U.S. has a trade deficit with Canada. But the Office of the United States Trade Representative says the U.S. has a trade surplus with its northern neighbors. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 8:54 Expelling diplomats over ex-spy attack will do ‘catastrophic damage’ to Russia in UK, says ambassador By PBS News Hour British Prime Minister Theresa May leveled her diplomatic fire at Moscow on Wednesday in retribution for the apparent poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter. Libby Wiener of Independent Television News reports and UK Ambassador to the U.S. Continue watching
Mar 14 UK expelling 23 Russian diplomats over nerve-agent attack By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press LONDON — Britain announced Wednesday it will expel 23 Russian diplomats — the biggest such expulsion since the Cold War — and break off high-level contacts with the Kremlin over the nerve-agent attack on a former spy and his daughter… Continue reading
Mar 13 Russia dismisses poisoning accusations by Britain as ‘nonsense’ By Gregory Katz and Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press Russia on Tuesday dismissed accusations of any involvement in the poisoning of an ex-spy as "nonsense," saying it will only cooperate with a British investigation if it receives samples of the nerve agent believed to have been used. Continue reading
Mar 13 What can the UK do now after Russia is linked to spy attack? By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May says Russia will be hit by "extensive" retaliatory measures if Moscow doesn't explain by midnight Tuesday how a Russian-made nerve agent came to poison a former spy in the UK. Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 6:23 News Wrap: UK’s May gives Moscow 48 hours to explain former spy poisoning By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, British Prime Minister Theresa May said that it’s highly likely that Russia is behind the poisoning of former Russian spy and his daughter. Also, Syrian civilians tried to flee the embattled suburbs of Damascus, with… Continue watching
Mar 12 ‘Highly likely’ Russia behind attack on ex-spy, Theresa May says By Associated Press British Prime Minister Theresa May says the Russian ex-spy poisoned in England was exposed to a military-grade nerve agent of type produced by Russia. Continue reading