Jun 12 Ahead of G7, Canada's Carney softens tone toward Trump with trade talks at stake By Rob Gillies, Associated Press Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, became a symbol of middle-power resistance in January, when he declared the global rules-based order over and condemned coercion by great powers on smaller countries. Continue reading
Jun 12 As officials again say Iran war could soon end, some Trump objectives are unfulfilled By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press By most accounts, strikes by the U.S. and Israel have significantly degraded Iran's military capabilities and killed scores of senior leaders. But those tactical successes don’t necessarily translate into achieving all of President Donald Trump’s strategic aims, even as the… Continue reading
Jun 12 Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent or face God's wrath By Associated Press Pope Leo XIV warned people smugglers on Friday that they will face God's wrath for exploiting the desperation of migrants, demanding they stop and repent during his final day in this epicenter of the African migration route to Europe. Continue reading
Jun 12 Disaster drills helped prevent more deaths when powerful quake hit the southern Philippines By Jim Gomez, Associated Press Philippine officials said Friday that years of disaster-preparedness drills helped prevent a larger casualty toll when one of the strongest earthquakes in 50 years struck the south and left 46 people dead with 38 others missing. Continue reading
Jun 12 David Hockney, iconic British artist known for his colorful landscapes and pool scenes, dies at 88 By Jill Lawless, Associated Press David Hockney, a treasured British artist whose paintings of shimmering pools and colorful iPad drawings became icons of contemporary art, has died, his publicist said Friday. He was 88. Continue reading
Jun 12 World Cup what to know: Mexico starts with big win while the US and Canada prepare for openers By David Brandt, Associated Press Mexico opened the World Cup on Thursday with a dominant 2-0 win over South Africa in front of a boisterous home crowd at Mexico City's Azteca Stadium. Continue reading
Jun 12 Trump is raising expectations that this time he really will close deal with Iran to wind down war By Aamer Madhani, Farnoush Amiri, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump has long been looking for this weekend to be a big one for his presidency. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 5:20 Trump calls off threatened strikes, says deal with Iran is close By William Brangham, Kayan Taraporevala President Trump said he called off a third night of airstrikes on Iranian targets. In the Oval Office, he again said that a deal was close between the U.S. and Iran, and that it might be signed this weekend. Iran… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 8:40 Middle East experts assess prospects for U.S.-Iran deal By Amna Nawaz, Dan Sagalyn To discuss the latest developments in the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, Amna Nawaz spoke with Joel Rayburn and Suzanne Maloney. Rayburn is a retired Army colonel and is now at the Hudson Institute. Maloney served in the State… Continue watching
Jun 11 Watch 7:25 A look at the Albanian island where a Kushner-Trump resort plan has sparked protests By Simon Ostrovsky, Katia Patin, Fjoralba Sinoruka Albania's Sazan Island is a jewel in the Adriatic Sea. The former Cold War-era base is now in a luscious nature preserve and an inviting prospect for real estate developers. Chief among them is Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner. Their… Continue watching