Aug 21 Danes criticize Trump for canceling visit over Greenland By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press Former Danish officials and ordinary Danes said Trump's decision to cancel a trip to Denmark next month because the country dismissed his idea of buying Greenland is 'immature' and 'insulting.'… Continue reading
Aug 21 Trump cancels Denmark visit after prime minister dismisses Greenland talk By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen had called Trump's musing about buying the Danish territory "an absurd discussion" after the former real estate mogul-turned-president began to talk up the idea. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 3:24 News Wrap: Afghans mourn victims of wedding bombing In our news wrap Tuesday, hundreds of people in Kabul, Afghanistan, paid tribute to the dozens who died in a suicide bombing. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack on a wedding celebration. Also, the dominant militant group… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch 10:31 Gazans suffer life-shattering injuries when border protests turn violent By Jane Ferguson For months, Palestinians in Gaza have protested their conditions along the border fence with Israel. The demonstrations have often turned violent -- even deadly. Doctors and international observers say they're disturbed by the devastating sniper injuries that further limit the… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch 7:29 Meet the CIA’s disguise artists who helped Cold War spies disappear Legendary spy power couple Jonna and Tony Mendez met while working for the CIA in the Soviet Union, building the tools of espionage: the disguise kit, the camera that could hide anywhere, the cyanide pen. There they followed guidelines they… Continue watching
Aug 20 Sudan’s army and pro-democracy movement form joint ruling body By Samy Magdy, Associated Press The new, 11-member body — called the Sovereign Council — is to rule Sudan for a little over three years until elections can be held. Continue reading
Aug 20 How a Japan-South Korea dispute ended a key intelligence pact By Bryan Wood The agreement streamlines intelligence sharing between the U.S., Japan and South Korea about North Korean nuclear activity. It automatically renews annually unless one of the countries decides to pull out by Aug. 24. Continue reading
Aug 20 Italy prosecutor orders evacuation of migrant rescue ship By Colleen Barry, Aritz Parra, Associated Press Italy's interior minister had refused to open Italian ports, even after six countries stepped forward to take the migrants and despite a fissure in Italy's imploding governing coalition. Continue reading
Aug 20 Thousands detained during lockdown on Kashmir By Aijaz Hussain, Associated Press The crackdown began just before Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist-led government on Aug. 5 stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its semi-autonomy and its statehood, creating two federal territories. Continue reading
Aug 20 UK and EU harden their positions on Brexit as G-7 nears By Raf Casert, Danica Kirka, Associated Press UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office said that unless the trade backstop on the Irish border was abolished "there's no prospect of a deal."… Continue reading