Dec 16 WWII allies and Germany mark 75th Battle of the Bulge By Raf Casert, Mark Carlson, Associated Press During a ceremony in Belgium, U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper paid tribute to over 19,000 U.S. troops who died in one of the bloodiest battles in the nation's history. Continue reading
Dec 16 304 killed in Iran protests, Amnesty International reports By Aya Batrawy, Associated Press The protests, which lasted about four days in several cities and towns in Iran in November, were sparked by a sharp rise in gasoline prices. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 8:42 Riace was once a beacon for immigrants, now it’s a ghost town By Christopher Livesay, Alessandro Pavone The southern Italian town of Riace was once a beacon for immigrants from around the world, but three years after NewsHour Weekend first reported on how it had welcomed immigrants, a political shift has turned it into a relative ghost… Continue watching
Dec 15 Strong quake kills 1, collapses building in Philippines By Associated Press The magnitude 6.9 quake struck an area about 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) northwest of Padada town in Davao del Sur province at a depth of 30 kilometers (18 miles), according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Continue reading
Dec 15 Lebanese burn ruling parties’ offices after night of clashes By Hussein Mallah, Dalal Mawad, Associated Press The overnight confrontations in Beirut left more than 130 people injured, according to the Red Cross and the Lebanese Civil Defense. Continue reading
Dec 15 China delays tariffs on US autos, other goods in trade deal By Associated Press China’s government says it will postpone planned punitive tariffs on U.S.-made automobiles and other goods following an interim trade deal with Washington. Continue reading
Dec 15 Longest UN climate talks end with no deal on carbon markets By Frank Jordans, Aritz Parra, Associated Press Marathon international climate talks ended Sunday with major polluters resisting calls to ramp up efforts to keep global warming at bay and negotiators postponing the regulation of global carbon markets until next year. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 10:15 Taliban seeks to share power in Afghanistan’s government, but will ethnic groups approve? By Jane Ferguson As the Trump administration considers withdrawing the last remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan, President Trump this month restarted peace talks with the Taliban. But while the White House tries to get the Taliban to share power in Afghanistan's government, securing… Continue watching
Dec 14 UN climate talks in limbo as chair Chile bids for compromise By Frank Jordans, Associated Press Later Saturday, Chilean diplomat Andrés Landerretche told reporters that a fresh compromise would be circulated Saturday afternoon, but insisted that there would have to be trade-offs if there was to be a deal supported by all countries. Continue reading
Dec 14 Fighting rages near Libya’s capital in push by rebel army By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Just two days after rebel Libyan commander Khalifa Hifter declared a “final" and decisive battle for the capital Tripoli, heavy fighting raged for a 24-hour period between his troops and militias loosely allied with the internationally backed government based in… Continue reading