May 30 Watch 4:27 News Wrap: Trump tries to clarify tweet about Russia 'helping' him In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump renewed attacks on Robert Mueller and his probe into Russian election interference. Trump also tweeted that he himself had nothing to do with Russia's “helping me get elected,” but later tried to walk… Continue watching
May 30 Watch 6:35 With failure to form political coalition, has Israel's Netanyahu lost his 'magic'? Israel’s legislature, the Knesset, has voted to dissolve itself barely a month after forming due to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s failure to establish a coalition government within the given timeframe. An unprecedented second election will occur in September -- shortly… Continue watching
May 30 Watch 7:43 In world's largest refugee camp, Rohingya children face a desperate choice By Tania Rashid On the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, the world’s largest refugee camp houses a generation of lost Rohingya children. Because Bangladesh bans them from school, they face a hard choice: Break the law, or relinquish dreams of a better future. In response, some… Continue watching
May 30 German Chancellor Angela Merkel awarded a Harvard honorary degree By Associated Press The Ivy League school gave Merkel an honorary Doctor of Laws degree Thursday in advance of her keynote speech at Harvard's 368th commencement ceremony. Continue reading
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