Aug 09 Zelenskyy rejects Trump’s suggestion of ceding Ukrainian territory to end war with Russia By Samya Kullab, Elise Morton, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday rejected the idea that his country would give up land to end the war with Russia after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested a peace deal could include “some swapping of territories.”… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 4:00 Israel’s government decides to take Gaza City, sparking condemnation and protests By Stephanie Sy, Jonah Anderson Israel’s security cabinet announced it plans to take control of Gaza City. The move comes nearly two years into a conflict that has killed more than 60,000 Palestinians, leveled large parts of the territory and left starvation rampant across the… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 5:41 Netanyahu’s Gaza takeover won’t end Hamas influence in the region, Mideast analyst says By Geoff Bennett, Janine AlHadidi For perspective on the Israeli government's decision to launch a military takeover in Gaza City, Geoff Bennett spoke with Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former State Department official. Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 6:38 Trump will meet with Putin in Alaska for talks on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn President Trump said he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin next Friday in Alaska. Friday was Trump's initial deadline for Russia to agree to a peace deal with Ukraine or face new sanctions, including tariffs on nations that buy… Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 10:03 Brooks and Capehart on Israel’s plans to exert more control over Gaza By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Israel's plans to exert more control over Gaza have been criticized by global leaders but the Trump administration's response… Continue watching
Aug 08 WATCH: Trump suggests ‘swapping’ Ukraine and Russia territories ahead of meeting with Putin By Associated Press President Donald Trump said Friday that he will meet “very shortly” with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss the war in Ukraine and that he will announce the location soon. Continue reading
Aug 08 Trump doubles reward for arrest of Venezuela’s president to face U.S. drug charges By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The Trump administration is offering a $50 million reward for Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the world's largest narco-traffickers and working with cartels to flood the U.S. with fentanyl-laced cocaine. Continue reading
Aug 08 WATCH: Understanding the stages of starvation By Deema Zein According to the United Nations, more than 20,000 children were hospitalized in Gaza for malnutrition between April and mid July. Continue reading
Aug 08 WATCH: Leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan meet Trump and sign U.S.-brokered peace deal at White House By Seung Min Kim, Michelle L. Price, Associated Press The two countries in the South Caucasus signed agreements with each other and the U.S. that will reopen key transportation routes while allowing the U.S. to seize on Russia’s declining influence in the region. Continue reading
Aug 08 Appeals court tosses contempt finding against Trump administration over prison deportations By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The decision from a divided three-judge panel based in the nation’s capital vacates a finding from U.S District Judge James E. Boasberg. Continue reading