Nov 26 Watch 4:10 Russian attack on Ukrainian ships sparks global condemnation A maritime confrontation between Ukraine and Russia has launched an unpredictable phase in their conflict. After a Russian ship rammed a Ukrainian tugboat and fired upon its sailors, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the actions “a dangerous escalation,” and… Continue watching
Nov 26 Ukrainian lawmakers vote to impose martial law in wake of standoff with Russia By Associated Press President Petro Poroshenko asked lawmakers earlier to back his motion to impose martial law in the wake of Sunday's incident near Russia-occupied Crimea when Russian border guards opened fire on three Ukrainian navy vessels before seizing the ships and their… Continue reading
Nov 26 Investors see untapped potential in Asia’s plastics problem By Gretchen Frazee Investors are starting to see opportunity in what they consider an overlooked sector: waste management in Southeast Asia. Continue reading
Nov 26 Ukraine demands Russia release vessels as tensions build By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Ukraine's president demanded Monday that Russia immediately release Ukrainian sailors and vessels seized in a standoff around Crimea that sharply escalated tensions between the two countries and drew international concern. Continue reading
Nov 26 Chinese researcher claims he created first gene-edited babies By Marilynn Marchione, AP Chief Medical Writer A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies — twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new tool capable of rewriting the very blueprint of life. Continue reading
Nov 25 US agents fire tear gas as some migrants try to breach fence By Christopher Sherman, Associated Press Hundreds of migrants approaching the U.S. border from Mexico were enveloped with tear gas Sunday after several tried to make it past fencing and wire separating the two countries. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 7:07 This astronaut spent almost a year in space – and he photographed it By Megan Thompson Retired astronaut Scott Kelly set a record for spending nearly a year in space and his newest book “Infinite Wonder,” is a compilation of thousands of pictures he took while he did it. Kelly talks to Megan Thompson about the… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 3:56 Trump ‘has no legal authority’ to make asylum-seekers stay in Mexico By PBS News Hour With various updates from Mexico and the U.S. about asylum seekers approaching the border, lawyer and journalist Jami Floyd says Trump does not have the ability to rewrite immigration law. Floyd joins Megan Thompson for more on the U.S.’s legal… Continue watching
Nov 25 Taiwanese reject legalizing same-sex unions in referendum By Ralph Jennings, Associated Press The vote on Saturday, organized by Christian groups that make up about 5 percent of Taiwan’s population and advocates of the traditional Chinese family structure, goes against a May 2017 Constitutional Court ruling. Continue reading
Nov 25 Incoming Mexico gov’t: No deal to host US asylum-seekers By Amy Guthrie, Associated Press Mexico’s incoming government denied a report Saturday that it plans to allow asylum-seekers to wait in the country while their claims move through U.S. immigration courts, one of several options the Trump administration has been pursuing in negotiations for months. Continue reading