Jun 17 Editors of Hong Kong newspaper arrested under security law By Zen Soo, Associated Press Hong Kong police used a sweeping national security law Thursday to arrest five editors and executives of a pro-democracy newspaper on charges of colluding with foreign powers. Continue reading
Jun 17 Rafael Nadal pulls out of Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics By Associated Press Rafael Nadal will not play at Wimbledon or at the Tokyo Olympics, saying Thursday he has decided to skip the two tournaments after "listening" to his body. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 8:13 Key takeaways from tense but ‘constructive’ US-Russia summit By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee The summit in Switzerland is over, and President Joe Biden and Russia's President Vladimir Putin are headed home. As expected, there were no large breakthroughs from talks between the two leaders. Instead, both sides cast the talks as business-like, “positive”… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 8:19 Exploring the issues affecting US-Russia relations and the future of diplomacy By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn There was a lot at stake and a lot discussed Wednesday during President Joe Biden's meeting with Russia's president Vladimir Putin. Nick Schifrin explores the outcome of their summit with Fiona Hill. Hill served as senior director for European and… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Federal Reserve projects rate increases in 2023 as economy recovers from COVID In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve signaled it may raise a key, short-term interest rate — from near-zero — sooner than planned. The European Union called for lifting travel restrictions on Americans. North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un warned… Continue watching
Jun 16 ‘This is not about trust,’ Biden says of talks with Putin By Meredith Lee The meeting was the final and arguably the most anticipated part of Biden’s first foreign trip as commander in chief. Biden in the past has called Putin a “killer,” but in the days leading up to the summit, referred to… Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: Putin holds news conference after meeting with Biden By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that he and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden agreed in principle to begin consultations on cybersecurity issues. Continue reading
Jun 16 Biden and Putin plunge into hours of in-person talks By Associated Press Biden called it a discussion between “two great powers” and said it was “always better to meet face to face.” Putin, for his part, said he hoped the talks would be “productive.”… Continue reading
Jun 15 WATCH: Biden holds news conference after meeting with Putin By News Desk and Associated Press U.S. President Joe Biden said Wednesday the tone of his four hour face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin was "good" and "positive."… Continue reading
Jun 15 Israeli ultranationalists march in show of force in east Jerusalem By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Hundreds of Israeli ultranationalists, some chanting "Death to Arabs," paraded in east Jerusalem in a show of force that threatened to spark renewed violence just weeks after a war with Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. Continue reading