Jan 19 Libya players agree to respect arms embargo, push cease-fire By Frank Jordans, Geir Moulson, Associated Press World powers and other countries with interests in Libya's long-running civil war agreed Sunday to respect a much-violated arms embargo, hold off on military support to the warring parties and push them to reach a full cease-fire, German and U.N. Continue reading
Jan 19 Venezuela’s Guaido to meet Pompeo in Colombia By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaidó has traveled to Colombia to participate alongside U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a regional counter-terrorism meeting — a new show of support by the Trump administration for the man it says is the… Continue reading
Jan 19 Beirut braces for more violence, after night of riots By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Dozens of anti-government protesters gathered in Lebanon’s rainy capital on Sunday, as security forces braced for more rioting after a night of violence left hundreds wounded. Security forces, including Lebanese military, were heavily deployed across downtown Beirut after the worst… Continue reading
Jan 19 Bodies of 11 Ukrainians killed in Iran plane crash sent home By Associated Press The bodies of the 11 Ukrainians who died when an Iranian missile shot down a passenger plane have arrived in Ukraine on Sunday for a farewell ceremony. Continue reading
Jan 19 Thousands-strong Hong Kong protest cut short by clashes By Alice Fung, Carol Mang, Associated Press Clashes broke out between protesters and police in Hong Kong on Sunday, cutting short a rally after thousands had gathered at a park to call for electoral reforms and a boycott of the Chinese Communist Party. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 8:12 Disease threatens Italy’s once booming olive oil industry By Christopher Livesay, Alessandro Pavone More than a third of olive oil in the U.S. comes from Italy, which has kept a longstanding reputation for quality. But the quantity of olive oil made in the south of Italy has been in sharp decline. A disease… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch Making NewsHour Weekend: Covering stories at home, abroad and everywhere in between By PBS NewsHour Weekend NewsHour Weekend producers Laura Fong and Mori Rothman reported in 2019 on the impact of the U.S. trade war with China on farmers in North Carolina and Wisconsin a year ahead of the 2020 Republican and Democratic national conventions. They… Continue watching
Jan 18 Harry, Meghan to quit royal jobs, give up ‘highness’ titles By Jill Lawless, Gregory Katz, Associated Press Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, are quitting as working royals and will no longer use the titles "royal highness" or receive public funds for their work under a deal announced Saturday by Buckingham Palace. Continue reading
Jan 18 Over 2,000 Central American migrants try to enter Mexico By Maria Verza, Associated Press More than a thousand Central American migrants on Saturday surged onto a bridge spanning the Suchiate River between southern Mexico and Guatemala as Mexican National Guardsmen attempted to impede their journey north. Continue reading
Jan 18 Putin’s moves leave Russian opposition with few options By Daria Litvinova, Associated Press Putin announced what many see as a strategy for staying in power well past the end of his term in 2024. And the proposed constitutional reforms that might allow him to remain in charge as prime minister or as head… Continue reading