Jan 04 Mourners march in silence to honor victims of deadly Swiss Alpine bar fire By John Leicester, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Hundreds marched in silence Sunday to honor the victims of the New Year’s Eve fire at a bar in the Swiss Alpine resort of Crans-Montana, which left 40 dead and many severely injured. Continue reading
Jan 04 North Korea test-fires ballistic missiles before South Korean president's visit to China By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters Sunday, its neighbors said, just hours before South Korea's president left for China for talks expected to cover North Korea's nuclear program. Continue reading
Jan 04 Fact-checking Trump's claims after U.S. strike on Venezuela and capture of Maduro By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, PolitiFact After the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump made false and misleading statements about previous U.S. strikes on Venezuelan boats and Maduro sending the gang Tren de Aragua to the U.S., according to fact-checking by PolitiFact. Continue reading
Jan 04 Maduro arrives in New York to face charges after U.S. operation questioned by legal experts By Regina Garcia Cano, Konstantin Toropin, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Deposed Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrived in the United States to face criminal charges after being captured in an audacious nighttime military operation that President Donald Trump said would set the U.S. up to “run” the South American country and tap its vast oil… Continue reading
Jan 04 Tense calm holds in Venezuela the day after Maduro was taken by U.S. military By Regina Garcia Cano, Megan Janetsky, Associated Press A tense calm held in Venezuela on Sunday, one day after President Nicolás Maduro was deposed and captured in an American military operation. Continue reading
Jan 03 Authorities investigate managers of Swiss bar where New Year's fire killed 40 By John Leicester, Jamey Keaten, Associated Press Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year’s party left 40 people dead, authorities said Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 4:03 Trump says U.S. will 'run' Venezuela after capturing Maduro in surprise military strike By Ali Rogin, Nick Schifrin, Kaisha Young In a stunning act of regime change on Saturday, the U.S. military captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and brought him to U.S. soil to face criminal charges. Soon after, President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would “run” Venezuela until a… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 3:05 How Venezuelans in Caracas are reacting to Maduro's capture by U.S. forces By Ali Rogin After the U.S. military’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Saturday, Ali Rogin speaks with Feature Story News reporter Mary Triny Mena for an on-the-ground look at what’s happening in the country's capital city of Caracas. Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 4:23 Former U.S. ambassador to Venezuela analyzes goal of Maduro regime change By Ali Rogin, Juliet Fuisz, Andrew Corkery For more on the Trump administration’s aims in capturing Venezuelan President Maduro and what message it sends to the rest of the world, Ali Rogin speaks with James Story, who spent 25 years in the U.S. State Department and most… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 1:26 News Wrap: Iran vows crackdown on 'rioters' amid protests over economy By PBS News Weekend In our news wrap Saturday, Iran’s supreme leader vowed to crack down on demonstrators following days of protests, and Trump told reporters Putin is “killing too many people” as European national security advisers convened in Kyiv to discuss the latest… Continue watching