Nov 08 WATCH: In Germany, Pompeo stresses need for allies to work together By David Rising, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on a two-day visit to Germany focused on events marking the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Continue reading
Nov 08 Iran earthquake kills at least 5 and injures 300 By Associated Press The magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Tark county in Iran's Eastern Azerbaijan province at 2:17 a.m., Iran's seismological center said. Continue reading
Nov 08 Hong Kong student’s death fuels more anger against police By Eileen Ng, Associated Press A university student who fell off a parking garage after police fired tear gas during clashes with anti-government protesters died Friday in a rare fatality after five months of unrest. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 6:53 News Wrap: Trump Foundation ordered to settle lawsuit for $2 million In our news wrap Thursday, a state judge in New York ordered President Trump to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit alleging he funneled money from his charitable foundation to his 2016 presidential campaign. The Trump Foundation denied wrongdoing… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 3:40 How the Saudi government may have used Twitter to target dissidents in the U.S. The Department of Justice alleges that the government of Saudi Arabia is surveilling people living in the United States — by leveraging Twitter. Specifically, the indictment charges that a Saudi official is recruiting Twitter employees to share personal details of… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 5:47 What’s behind extreme air pollution in India By Fred de Sam Lazaro A toxic brew lingers in the skies over India, created by everything from agricultural burning to industrial pollution. Cars are also a major contributor, with roughly 1400 vehicles added to the roads daily. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro examined… Continue watching
Nov 07 Senior U.S. envoy in Syria highly critical of troop withdrawal, memo shows By Matthew Lee, Associated Press In an internal memo, the top American diplomat in northern Syria takes the Trump administration to task for not doing more to prevent Turkey's invasion or protect the Kurds. Continue reading
Nov 07 U.S.: Saudis recruited Twitter workers to spy on critics By Daisy Nguyen, Brian Melley, Associated Press The complaint unsealed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco detailed a coordinated effort by Saudi government officials to recruit employees at the social media giant to look up the private data of Twitter accounts, including email addresses linked to… Continue reading
Nov 07 UN votes overwhelmingly to condemn U.S. embargo on Cuba By Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press General Assembly resolutions are not legally binding and are unenforceable, but they reflect world opinion and the vote has given Cuba an annual stage to demonstrate the isolation of the U.S. on the embargo. Continue reading
Nov 07 Long festering charges of anti-Semitism hit UK’s Corbyn as campaign begins By Gregory Katz, Associated Press Jeremy Corbyn's bid for Britain's top job was sidetracked Thursday by renewed claims that he is not fit to be prime minister because of his perceived tolerance of anti-Semitic attitudes, an allegation Corbyn strongly denied. Continue reading