Feb 17 Merkel defends Iran deal, multilateralism but Pence resists By David Rising, Geir Moulson, Associated Press German Chancellor Angela Merkel drew lengthy applause Saturday for her spirited defense of a multilateral approach to global affairs and support for Europe’s decision to stand by a nuclear deal with Iran. U.S. Vice President Mike Pence was not among… Continue reading
Feb 17 U.S.-backed Syria force says IS holding 1,000 civilians By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Islamic State militants are preventing more than 1,000 civilians from leaving a tiny area still held by the extremist group in a village in eastern Syria, a spokesman for the U.S.-backed Syrian militia fighting the group said Sunday. Continue reading
Feb 16 Watch 4:57 Pope sends ‘signal’ by defrocking ex-cardinal for sexual abuse By PBS NewsHour Pope Francis has defrocked ex-Cardinal and Archbishop Theodore McCarrick after officials at the Vatican found him guilty of sexually abusing both minors and adults.The announcement made Saturday comes less than a week before international church leaders meet to address the… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 4:32 Violent protests in Haiti may mean a humanitarian crisis By PBS NewsHour Violent protests in Haiti against the government are threatening the country with a humanitarian crisis. President Jovenel Moïse is refusing to resign, there is mounting debt, and allegations of corruption. Both the U.S. and Canada are warning citizens not to… Continue watching
Feb 16 Watch 10:11 On the front lines: One doctor’s decades-long fight to heal Haiti By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green A devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti created an unprecedented health crisis that led the U.S. to grant Haitians Temporary Protected Status. But with the Trump administration's plan to eliminate TPS, 60,000 Haitians living in the U.S. may be deported. NewsHour… Continue watching
Feb 16 Nigeria’s candidates blame each other in surprise vote delay By Rodney Muhumuza, Hilary Uguru, Cara Anna, Associated Press Nigeria’s top candidates on Saturday condemned the last-minute decision to delay the presidential election for a week until Feb. 23, blaming each other but appealing to Africa’s largest democracy for calm. Continue reading
Feb 16 Vatican defrocks former US cardinal McCarrick over sex abuse By Frances D'Emilio, Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Francis has defrocked former U.S. Cardinal Theodore McCarrick after Vatican officials found him guilty of soliciting for sex while hearing confession and sexual crimes against minors and adults, the Holy See said Saturday. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 4:24 News Wrap: Upon court order, ICE stops force-feeding 2 detained asylum seekers In our news wrap Friday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped force-feeding two asylum seekers at an El Paso detention center who had been on a hunger strike. Also, the top Pentagon official says the U.S. will not abandon the… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 4:47 What should happen to thousands of foreign ISIS fighters? In Syria, U.S.-backed Kurdish forces are retaking the final territory of the Islamic State. As the caliphate dissolves, however, what will happen to the 40,000 foreign fighters who joined the terror group’s ranks over the past few years? Many of… Continue watching
Feb 15 Trump administration sued over policy of sending asylum seekers back to Mexico By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press The Trump administration's policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico while their cases wind through immigration courts is being challenged in a federal court in San Francisco. A lawsuit filed Thursday by civil liberties groups claims the practice that took… Continue reading