Sep 22 Iran asks West to leave Persian Gulf as tensions heightened By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Iran's president called Sunday on Western powers to leave the security of the Persian Gulf to regional nations led by Tehran, criticizing a new U.S.-led coalition patrolling the region's waterways as nationwide parades showcased the Islamic Republic's military arsenal. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 3:59 Gen Z has spoken, are world leaders listening? By PBS NewsHour Young leaders gathered on Saturday at the United Nations for the Youth Climate Summit, where they voiced concerns and offered solutions for a warming planet, a day after millions of young people participated in a global climate strike. Megan Thompson… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 1:51 Indigenous leaders call attention to disastrous forest fires By Megan Thompson, Laura Fong Fires have destroyed millions of acres of rainforest in the Amazon and in portions of Indonesia in recent months. This week, an international coalition of indigenous leaders met in New York during the United Nations climate summit to call attention… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 8:31 Gold mining leaves heart of Peruvian Amazon a wasteland By Leo Schwartz A decade of illegal gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon has left thousands of acres of rainforest a wasteland. Unpermitted miners cleared vast sections of trees near Peru's border with Brazil and infused the land with mercury, causing an environmental… Continue watching
Sep 21 The intersection of Trump, Ukraine and a whistleblower By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Very behind the scenes, a whistleblower from the intelligence community voiced urgent concern about a matter involving a conversation between Ukraine's leader and President Donald Trump. It's so hush-hush that even Democrats won't say all that they know, or suspect. Continue reading
Sep 21 Trump heads to UN with long list of deals he's yet to close By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump, a self-described deal-maker, is saddled with a long list of unresolved foreign policy deals he has yet to close heading into his U.N. visit this coming week. Continue reading
Sep 21 Hong Kong protesters, police face off in renewed clashes By Raf Wober, Associated Press HONG KONG — Protesters in Hong Kong threw gasoline bombs and police fired tear gas Saturday in renewed clashes over anti-government grievances. Reporters saw at least one person arrested after violence erupted following an afternoon march by several thousand people… Continue reading
Sep 21 Youth leaders at UN demand bold climate change action By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Fresh off a climate strike that took hundreds of thousands of young people out of classrooms and into the streets globally, youth leaders have gathered at the United Nations to demand radical moves to fight climate change. Continue reading
Sep 21 Iran's Guard says ready for 'any scenario' amid U.S. standoff By Amir Vahdat, Associated Press Iran has denied involvement in the Sept. 14 attack on major oil sites in Saudi Arabia, which was initially claimed by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels. Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH: U.S. to deploy more troops to Saudi Arabia, UAE in response to attacks on Saudi oil By Robert Burns and Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Defense Secretary Mark Esper says this is a first step, and he is not ruling out additional moves down the road. Continue reading