Dec 11 What Americans should know about Saudi Aramco’s IPO By Gretchen Frazee The company, which is now considered the most profitable in the world, is valued at more than $1.8 trillion. Continue reading
Dec 11 Israel heads to 3rd straight election after parliament vote By Josef Federman, Associated Press For the third time in the past year, the country now appears to be heading to what is sure to be a nasty three-month political campaign that according to recent opinion polls is expected to deliver very similar results. Continue reading
Dec 11 French government ups retirement age as strikes grind on By Thomas Adamson, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Major unions were quick to reject government proposals and vowed to strike on. Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: Pentagon officials say U.S. is considering leaving smaller number of troops in Afghanistan By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Associated Press Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, did not disclose any potential troop totals, but he agreed that leaving a minimal U.S. footprint in Afghanistan to battle terrorists is a potential move. Continue reading
Dec 11 WATCH: Pompeo announces Iran sanctions targeting transportation companies By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The sanctions target Iran's state shipping line and a China-based company that has been involved in delivering missile parts to Iran. Continue reading
Dec 11 Afghan bomber hits medical facility near Bagram Air Base By Rahmat Gul, Associated Press The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. Continue reading
Dec 11 Climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time ‘person of the year’ By Associated Press Thunberg, 16, has become the face of the youth climate movement, drawing large crowds with her appearances at protests and conferences over the past year and a half. Continue reading
Dec 11 Myanmar’s Suu Kyi denies Rohingya genocide allegations at UN court By Aleksandar Furtula, Lorne Cook, Associated Press In a measured tone, Suu Kyi calmly refuted allegations that the army had killed civilians, raped women and torched houses in 2017 in what Myanmar’s accusers describe as a deliberate campaign of ethnic cleansing and genocide… Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 7:14 How the USMCA trade deal differs from NAFTA — and how it doesn’t After months of discussion, congressional Democrats have struck a deal with the Trump administration over trade with Mexico and Canada. If passed by Congress, the USMCA will be the United States’ largest single trade agreement, with trillions of dollars in… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 5:47 News Wrap: Despite IG report, Barr says Russia probe based on ‘bogus narrative’ In our news wrap Tuesday, Attorney General William Barr blasted the FBI’s probe into links between Russia and the 2016 Trump campaign. The Justice Department’s internal watchdog found that the investigation was flawed but not motivated by political bias. Meanwhile,… Continue watching