Jan 06 Watch 3:26 Venezuela’s political crisis escalates as Maduro tries to wrest parliament from Guaido By Marcia Biggs, Frank Carlson Sunday saw new chaos in Venezuela’s enduring political and economic disaster. Juan Guaido, leader of parliament and the opposition to President Nicolas Maduro, was physically barred from the National Assembly. Maduro supporters then claimed they’d replaced him as the speaker. Continue watching
Jan 06 PHOTOS: Throngs mourn for Iranian general slain by U.S. Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani's slaying already has pushed Tehran to abandon the remaining limits of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers as his successor and others vow to take revenge. Continue reading
Jan 06 How to help the victims of Australia’s wildfires By Rebecca Oh The blazes are estimated to have burned an area double the size of the state of Maryland, and killed or displaced up to 480 million animals since September 2019. Continue reading
Jan 06 Esper says U.S. has made no decision about leaving Iraq By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Defense Secretary Mark Esper told reporters Monday that the U.S. is not pulling troops out of Iraq, after a letter from a senior military officer appeared to suggest a withdrawal was underway. Continue reading
Jan 06 Iraqi PM urges U.S. cooperation to prevent war By Associated Press Adel Abdul-Mahdi said the U.S. must also work with Iraq to bring about the withdrawal of American troops from Iraqi soil. Continue reading
Jan 06 Oil price keeps rising as industry eyes Iran-U.S. conflict By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press “You can repair a facility. You can’t bring somebody back to life. There’s no turning back," said Antoine Halff, a Columbia University researcher and former chief oil analyst for the International Energy Agency. ”… Continue reading
Jan 06 Congress demands answers from Trump about Soleimani killing By Robert Burns, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press On Monday, two top Senate Democrats called on Trump to immediately declassify the administration’s reasoning for the strike on the Iranian official, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, saying there is “no legitimate justification” for keeping the information from the public. Continue reading
Jan 06 Julián Castro endorses Elizabeth Warren in presidential race By Associated Press Castro, also the former mayor of San Antonio, dropped out of the presidential race last week. Continue reading
Jan 06 An emotional Khamenei shows Iran general’s death is personal By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press Khamenei's voice cracked under the weight of the moment during a funeral procession unlike any in Iran's recent history. Police said attendees numbered into the millions. Continue reading
Jan 06 Australia to pay ‘whatever it takes’ to fight wildfires By Nick Perry, Kristen Gelineau, Associated Press Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government was committing an extra 2 billion Australian dollars ($1.4 billion) toward the recovery effort in addition to the tens of millions of dollars that have already been promised. Continue reading