Oct 28 Treasury Secretary vows more economic sanctions on Iran By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Secretary Mnuchin met Monday in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who called on Washington to impose additional sanctions to halt what he called Iran's "plunge for everything" in the region. Continue reading
Oct 28 Cradle of modern human life found in Botswana…maybe By Nsikan Akpan The motherland of all motherlands has been genetically pinpointed in northern Botswana, but is it truly the source of modern humans?… Continue reading
Oct 28 Security increased at IS prisons after leader’s death By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Forces from the Kurdish-led internal security agency were "on high alert" after Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi's death in anticipation of possible riots or attacks. Continue reading
Oct 28 EU agrees to delay Brexit until Jan. 31 By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The concession was made just three days before Britain was due to become the first country ever to leave the 28-nation bloc. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 3:45 How will the success of the U.S. raid impact Middle East relations? By PBS NewsHour In his announcement Sunday morning, President Trump thanked Russia, Turkey, Syria, Iraq and the Syrian Kurds for supporting the military mission that killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Vali Nasr, a former senior U.S. State Department advisor and a Middle East scholar… Continue watching
Oct 27 Watch 3:56 What al-Baghdadi’s death means for Islamic State leadership A U.S. military raid this weekend achieved the long-standing goal of killing Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State. But with the group’s continued presence around the globe, who will fill the leadership vacuum left by his death?… Continue watching
Oct 27 Timeline of the rise and fall of the Islamic State group By Associated Press Key moments in the rise and fall of the Islamic State group. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 4:30 How a U.S. military raid killed the Islamic State’s leader By PBS NewsHour President Trump on Sunday described a harrowing U.S. military assault that led to the death this weekend of the long-sought leader of the Islamic State group. Nick Schifrin, foreign affairs and defense correspondent for NewsHour, joins Hari Sreenivasan from Washington,… Continue watching
Oct 27 After bishops call for married priests, pope urges new ways By Frances D'Emilio, Associated Press On the heels of a bold call by Amazon region bishops for married men to become priests, Pope Francis is urging openness to new ways, and in a possible slap at conservative critics who fear he is weakening the Catholic… Continue reading
Oct 27 Argentina could take another sharp political turn in vote By Almudena Calatrava, Associated Press Argentina could take another sharp political turn in Sunday's presidential elections, with center-left Peronist candidate Alberto Fernández favored to oust conservative incumbent Mauricio Macri amid growing frustration over the country's economic crisis. Continue reading