Oct 09 Watch 7:22 Why fighting in Afghanistan persists, 17 years after the war began In Afghanistan, 26 districts are now under Taliban control, and the country continues to suffer thousands of civilian casualties. Why has it been so difficult for Afghanistan to make progress in the fight for security and reconstruction? Nick Schifrin sits… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch 3:57 News Wrap: States declare emergencies over Hurricane Michael In our news wrap Monday, Hurricane Michael is heading toward the Florida Panhandle, and is expected to make landfall midweek. Forecasters say it could become a major hurricane with winds topping 110 miles an hour. Also, President Trump predicted the… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch 9:53 World needs to make near-revolutionary change to avoid imminent climate disaster. Is there hope? Unless we immediately reduce the burning of coal and oil and gas that drive up global temperatures, a new UN report warns the world will suffer tremendous consequences as early as 2040. William Brangham talks with Rafe Pomerance of the… Continue watching
Sep 28 China, Russia cast themselves as defenders of internationalism as U.S. backs away By Jennifer Peltz, Frank Jordans, Associated Press In the wake of President Trump's proclamation that Americans "reject the ideology of globalism," Chinese Foreign Minister Wang's speech at the U.N. General Assembly sounded a note of rebuttal from a competing power. Continue reading
Sep 26 WATCH LIVE: Trump holds news conference amid new sexual misconduct allegation against Kavanaugh By Joshua Barajas Trump is scheduled to speak at 5 p.m. EDT from the Lotte New York Palace hotel in New York. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Sep 26 WATCH: China rejects ‘unwarranted accusations’ of election meddling By Associated Press China's foreign minister says his country doesn't interfere in any other nation's internal affairs. His comments came at a U.N. Security Council meeting after President Donald Trump accused the Chinese of "attempting to interfere" in the November elections in the… Continue reading
Sep 26 WATCH: Trump claims China ‘attempting to interfere’ in U.S. midterm elections He's offering few details, but says at a meeting of the U.N. Security Council: "Regrettably, we found that China has been attempting to interfere in our upcoming 2018 election."… Continue reading
Sep 25 Iran’s Rouhani says U.S. wants to overthrow its government, rejects bilateral talks By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused the United States on Tuesday of trying to overthrow his government, rejecting bilateral talks after President Donald Trump denounced Iran's leaders and predicted stepped-up U.S. sanctions would get Tehran to negotiate over its nuclear program. Continue reading
Sep 25 ‘We are only going to give foreign aid to those who respect us,’ Trump tells UN President Donald Trump says he has asked Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to take a "hard look" at U.S. foreign assistance. Continue reading
Sep 25 Trump urges the world to isolate Iran, says he won’t meet ‘until they change their tune’ By Associated Press Trump said in a speech Tuesday to the U.N. General Assembly he has launched an "economic pressure" campaign to deny Iran the money it needs to advance a "bloody agenda" of havoc and slaughter in Syria and Yemen. Continue reading