Sep 27 Ukraine’s prosecutor says there is no probe into Biden By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Ukraine's top anti-corruption official his agency hasn't investigated former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden or his son as U.S. President Donald Trump suggested. Continue reading
Sep 27 Egypt police seal off Tahrir Square amid calls for protest By Associated Press The demonstrations erupted over corruption allegations leveled earlier this month against the military and el-Sissi by an Egyptian businessman living in self-imposed exile who said he had worked with the military for 15 years. Continue reading
Sep 27 Iran releases British oil tanker held since July By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press The tanker has been held outside the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas since its July 19 seizure. Continue reading
Sep 27 Netanyahu’s rival rejects conditions for forming a government in Israel By Associated Press Neither Israel prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's nor his rival party has enough support to assemble a 61-seat majority coalition. Continue reading
Sep 27 Students hold climate protests around the world for second week By Nick Perry, Frank Jordans, Associated Press Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, who began the climate strikes, plans to attend a protest in Montreal. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 5:44 News Wrap: Pompeo says Assad regime used chlorine as chemical weapon In our news wrap Thursday, Sec. of State Mike Pompeo said that among the “innumerable atrocities” committed by the Assad regime, the U.S. has concluded that Syrian government forces used chlorine as a chemical weapon during a battle with insurgents… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 12:11 How President Xi Jinping is transforming China at home and abroad By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Chinese President Xi Jinping’s philosophy has been written into the country’s constitution. He has sought to raise the standard of living at home, while boosting China’s power and influence across the globe. But critics accuse him of consolidating power and… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 7:15 South Korea’s foreign minister on how to reduce nuclear tensions with North Korea World leaders have been gathered in New York this week for the annual United Nations General Assembly. Among them is South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-Wha, who joins William Brangham to discuss her country’s current dynamic with North Korea, how… Continue watching
Sep 26 Trump administration proposes historically low refugee limit By Elana Schor, Associated Press A State Department proposal released Thursday would put a cap on the number of refugees at 18,000 for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. Continue reading
Sep 26 EU’s Tusk says patriotism needs global dimension, countering Trump By Associated Press Speaking Thursday at the U.N. General Assembly, European Council President Donald Tusk said the idea of an imminent clash between globalism and patriotism is "false and dangerous."… Continue reading