May 30 7 dead, 21 missing after South Korean tour boat sinks in Hungary By Pablo Gorondi, Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press A South Korean group on a package tour of Europe were on an hour-long sightseeing tour of Budapest when their boat collided with a Viking cruise ship amid a downpour Wednesday evening. Continue reading
May 30 WATCH: Pence lauds Canadian relationship in USMCA trade talks with Trudeau By Rob Gillies, Associated Press The U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement, which still needs to be ratified, is set to replace the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement. Continue reading
May 30 Kushner meets with Netanyahu amid Israel's political crisis By Associated Press Kushner and U.S. special envoy Jason Greenblatt stopped in Israel as part of a Middle East tour to rally support for next month's economic conference in Bahrain. Continue reading
May 30 Strong earthquake hits off the coast of El Salvador By Associated Press Authorities said a small tsunami was possible, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries. Continue reading
May 30 WikiLeaks says Assange is too sick to appear in court via video By Gregory Katz, Associated Press Wikileaks founder Julian Assange had been expected to appear from prison via video link at a brief extradition hearing. Continue reading
May 29 In UAE, Trump's adviser warns Iran of 'very strong response' By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press President Donald Trump's national security adviser warned Iran on Wednesday that any attacks in the Persian Gulf will draw a "very strong response" from the U.S., taking a hard-line approach with Tehran after his boss only two days earlier said… Continue reading
May 29 Watch 4:55 News Wrap: Israel will hold unprecedented 2nd election In our news wrap Wednesday, Israel will have to hold an unprecedented second election in September. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was unable to form a coalition government after 42 days of trying, despite his party's making a strong showing in… Continue watching
May 29 South Africa's president names Cabinet that is 50 percent women By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press The country's Cabinet is one of few in the world to be "gender-balanced."… Continue reading
May 29 China dangles potentially harmful new threat in trade war By Paul Wiseman, Frank Bajak, Yanan Wang, Associated Press Chinese state media warned that Beijing could cut America off from exotic minerals that are widely used in electric cars and mobile phones. The threat to use China's rich supply of so-called rare earths as leverage in the conflict has… Continue reading
May 29 Israeli parliament votes to dissolve, calling second election this year By Associated Press The vote by Israel's parliament sends the country to an unprecedented second snap election this year as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a governing coalition before a midnight deadline. Continue reading