Apr 26 Watch 6:02 News Wrap: Trump says U.S. withdrawing support from UN arms treaty In our Friday news wrap, President Trump said the U.S. intends to withdraw support for the UN Arms Trade Treaty, which President Obama signed in 2013 but which the Senate never ratified. Trump told the NRA’s annual meeting the pact… Continue watching
Apr 26 WATCH: Trump optimistic about new trade deal with Japan By Associated Press The president says he believes a deal can be struck "quickly," perhaps even in time to be signed during his visit to Japan next month for the installation of its new emperor. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 8:11 Why this female Saudi activist has been losing hope for her country’s future Manal al-Sharif inspired Saudi Arabian women to defy their country's ban on female drivers by posting a video of herself behind the wheel. The act saw her jailed but was ultimately influential in the 2018 lifting of the ban. Now… Continue watching
Apr 26 Mozambique hit by new deadly cyclone, stoking flooding fears By Cara Anna, Associated Press The second powerful cyclone to rip into Mozambique in just six weeks stunned residents Friday in a region where such storms had not been recorded in the modern era. Three deaths were reported from Cyclone Kenneth and the U.N. warned… Continue reading
Apr 26 Trump says U.S. is withdrawing from arms trade treaty By Associated Press With pro-gun legislation largely stalled in Congress, President Donald Trump said Friday he is withdrawing the U.S. from an international agreement on the arms trade, telling the National Rifle Association the treaty is "badly misguided."… Continue reading
Apr 26 Trump denies paying North Korea $2 million for Wambier’s medical costs By Associated Press Trump insisted in a tweet Friday that "no money was paid to North Korea for Otto Warmbier."… Continue reading
Apr 26 China promises global infrastructure initiative will be ‘green’ and corruption-free By Joe McDonald, Associated Press China hosted a Belt and Road forum Friday where global leaders praised the effort despite worries the initiative is saddling poor countries with too much debt. Continue reading
Apr 25 Watch 6:47 News Wrap: Trump denies telling McGahn to fire Mueller In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump denied he tried to have special counsel Robert Mueller fired. Though the Mueller report says Trump asked former White House counsel Don McGahn to get rid of Mueller, Trump tweeted that he “never… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch 6:24 Despite loss of caliphate, why ISIS is ‘far from defeated’ The deadly Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka have refocused attention on the Islamic State, which claims connection to the eight believed suicide bombers. Judy Woodruff talks to Rukmini Callimachi of The New York Times about indicators of the terror… Continue watching
Apr 25 Mexico’s crackdown forces migrants to more dangerous routes By Sonia Perez D., Mark Stevenson, Associated Press For months, Central Americans have banded together in caravans and employed a 'safety in numbers' strategy, although efforts to discourage the large groups now have migrants wandering woods, swamps and rail lines in small bands of one or two dozen,… Continue reading