Sep 10 U.S. steps up anti-Iran campaign ahead of U.N. General Assembly By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Tuesday that Iran is trying to deceive the world by refusing to fully cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency. The effort comes two weeks before the annual U.N. General Assembly session at which… Continue reading
Sep 10 Iraqi pilgrims killed in stampede during holiday By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Zeina Karam, Associated Press It was the deadliest stampede in recent history during Ashoura commemorations, when hundreds of thousands of people converge on the city, some 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, for the occasion every year. Continue reading
Sep 10 Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vows to annex West Bank settlements By Josef Federman, Associated Press The announcement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to be aimed at shoring up support of hard-line nationalist voters ahead of national elections. Continue reading
Sep 10 Trump fires national security adviser John Bolton By Zeke Miller, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The two men offered opposing accounts on Bolton's less than friendly departure. Continue reading
Sep 10 Parliament suspended with UK lawmakers still at odds over Brexit By Gregory Katz, Associated Press Parliament is now suspended until Oct. 14, but once its session resumes, most scenarios lead to a cross-party agreement to hold an early election that would test Prime Minister Boris Johnson's popularity. Continue reading
Sep 10 Turkey accuses U.S. of stalling on Syria ‘safe zone’ plans By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told journalists that Washington was too strongly involved with U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish fighters and was stalling on plans for the safe zone. Continue reading
Sep 10 Hurricane Dorian survivors struggle to start new life in Bahamas By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The government has estimated that up to 10,000 people from the Abaco islands alone will need food, water and temporary housing. Continue reading
Sep 09 North Korea fires projectiles after offering talks with U.S. By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The North's projectile launches and demand for new proposals were apparently aimed at pressuring the United States to make concessions when the North Korea-U.S. talks restart. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: North Korea says it’s open to new nuclear talks with U.S. In our news wrap Monday, North Korea says it is willing to restart nuclear talks with the U.S. Previous discussions stalled after President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un held a failed summit in Hanoi in February, but Trump… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 4:47 After Trump cancels secret Taliban talks, what’s next for peace in Afghanistan? By Jane Ferguson Over the weekend, President Trump announced he was canceling a planned meeting with Taliban leaders at Camp David. On Monday, he said the months-long peace talks his team has been conducting with the extremist group are over. The negotiations had… Continue watching