Dec 25 Watch 12:42 What's the outlook for U.S. foreign policy as a tumultuous decade ends? The past ten years have seen both transformation and inertia in global politics. In many countries, as heads of government have changed, authoritarian leadership has not. Nick Schifrin sits down with the Hudson Institute’s Rebeccah Heinrichs, the American Enterprise Institute’s… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch 7:29 Author Laila Lalami's new book explores the experience of being an outsider By Jeffrey Brown Continue watching
Dec 25 Students, artists and writers protest India's new citizenship law By Wasbir Hussain, Associated Press The law passed two weeks ago allows Hindus, Christians and other religious minorities who are in India illegally to become citizens if they can show they were persecuted because of their religion in Muslim-majority Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It does… Continue reading
Dec 25 This teen CEO is empowering young volunteers to give back By Harry Zahn Kenan Pala's idea for Kids4Community came out of his family's experience. He said he learned to volunteer “as soon as I learned to walk.”… Continue reading
Dec 25 Erdogan in Tunisia for surprise visit to discuss Libya By Associated Press Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters Wednesday he and President Kais Saied discussed steps for a ceasefire in Libya and a return to political dialogue. Continue reading
Dec 25 Remains of 33-year-old soldier killed in Afghanistan returned to U.S. By Associated Press Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Goble of Washington Township, New Jersey, was killed Monday in a roadside bombing in northern Kunduz province. The Taliban has claimed they were behind the attack. Continue reading
Dec 25 216,000 have fled homes in northwest Syria in recent weeks By Associated Press A relief group active in northwestern Syria said 216,632 people have fled their homes, many of them with no specific place to go. Many have been heading toward the Turkish border for safety. Continue reading
Dec 25 Afghan official says Taliban abducted 26 peace activists By Tameem Akhgar, Associated Press The insurgents staged the ambush in the district of Bala Buluk in Farah province on Tuesday. Continue reading
Dec 25 Ukraine opens probe over Russia's railway bridge to Crimea By Associated Press Ukrainian officials opened a criminal probe Wednesday after a passenger train from Russia arrived in Crimea via a new Russian-built bridge, arguing that the train illegally carried people across the Ukrainian border. Continue reading
Dec 25 Time and cost of relocation of U.S. base in Okinawa to double By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The Defense Ministry said the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from densely populated Ginowan to Henoko on Okinawa's eastern coast will cost 930 billion yen ($8.5 billion) and take 12 years, pushing its completion into the 2030s. Continue reading