Jan 15 Parliament just rejected May’s Brexit deal. Now what? By Gretchen Frazee After lawmakers overwhelming voted against Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, the nation has until March 29 to come up with an alternative. Continue reading
Jan 15 Treasury Secretary Mnuchin urges senators to ease Russia sanctions By Maria Danilova, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senators plan to vote on a Democratic resolution that would maintain sanctions on companies linked to Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska. Continue reading
Jan 15 Al-Shabab claims role in deadly attack at Nairobi hotel By Joseph Mwihia, Associated Press The coordinated assault began with an explosion that targeted three vehicles outside a bank, and a suicide bombing in the hotel lobby that severely wounded a number of guests, said Kenya's national police chief. Continue reading
Jan 15 WATCH: UK lawmakers overwhelmingly reject Brexit deal By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Gregory Katz, Associated Press After more than two years of political upheaval, lawmakers voted against Prime Minister Theresa May's deal that provides a framework for the UK leaving the European Union. Continue reading
Jan 14 LGBTQ activists report new wave of detentions, torture and killings of gay people in Chechnya By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press The Russian republic of Chechnya has launched a new crackdown on gays in which at least two people have died and about 40 people have been detained, LGBT activists in Russia charged Monday. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 4:27 News Wrap: Courts block Trump’s birth control rules In our Monday news wrap, federal court rulings blocked employers nationwide from refusing to provide no-cost birth control. Trump administration rules allowing employers to opt out of the coverage would have taken effect today. Also, the government of Turkey complained… Continue watching
Jan 14 UK’s Theresa May implores lawmakers to back imperiled Brexit deal By Jill Lawless, Associated Press The British prime minister made a frantic last push Monday to swing lawmakers' support behind her seemingly doomed Brexit deal, warning that its defeat risked scuttling the U.K.'s departure from the European Union and "betraying the vote of the British… Continue reading
Jan 14 Men dressed as police massacred civilians in Haiti, witnesses say By Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press Witnesses, a human-rights group and a Catholic charity told The Associated Press that at least 21 men were slain over a 24-hour period in a Nov. 13 massacre. Continue reading
Jan 14 U.S. tells Saudis to hold Khashoggi’s murderers accountable By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said he told the king and crown prince of Saudi Arabia on Monday that the Trump administration expects the kingdom to hold accountable “every single person” responsible for the slaying of journalist Jamal Khashoggi,… Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 5:28 The consequences of withdrawing U.S. troops from Syria Nearly eight years into Syria's civil war, President Trump’s announcement that he would withdraw U.S. troops from the region has many worried about far-reaching repercussions, as Syria and its allies, along with the Kurds and a remaining international coalition, volley… Continue watching