Oct 23 Watch 6:12 Caravan members flee poverty, corruption at home More than 7,000 Central American migrants continue their journey north through Mexico. The group, which an accompanying reporter describes as “more of an exodus,” contains a broad variety of ages and demographics, all disillusioned by conditions in their home countries… Continue watching
Oct 23 Trump: Saudi operation that killed Khashoggi ‘very bad’ concept ‘carried out poorly’ By Associated Press Turkish officials say a 15-man team tortured, killed and dismembered the writer and say Saudi officials had planned the killing for days. Continue reading
Oct 23 Turkish president says Saudi Arabia must identify who planned Khashoggi’s death By Christopher Torchia, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a sharp rebuttal of Saudi Arabia’s widely criticized account that the writer for The Washington Post died accidentally in a brawl, saying Saudi officials had planned the killing for days. Continue reading
Oct 23 At least 50 Afghans died in election day violence. Will future votes be safer? By Larisa Epatko Despite a shroud of violence and voting delays, more than 4 million Afghans cast their ballots in parliamentary elections last weekend, according to the country’s election commission. Continue reading
Oct 23 What happens to global stability if Trump leaves an arms treaty with Russia? By Ankit Panda, Council on Foreign Relations A landmark arms control agreement concluded between the United States and the Soviet Union in the final years of the Cold War is at risk of unraveling amid mutual suspicions. Continue reading
Oct 23 Trump sends CIA director to Turkey to review Khashoggi case By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump dispatched the director of the CIA to Turkey in a quest to get more information about the death of Saudi writer Jamal Khashoggi and weigh a possible U.S. response. Continue reading
Oct 22 Son of Brazil’s election front-runner says top court could be closed, setting off alarm By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Three Brazilian justices on Monday criticized the son of presidential front-runner Jair Bolsonaro for saying that the country's top court could be closed if it tried to remove his father from the presidency. The son tweeted that his statements were… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 4:31 Saudi officials say Khashoggi body double was meant to fool the crown prince The near-unanimous rejection of Saudi Arabia’s cover story by members of Congress and international leaders could threaten the U.S.-Saudi alliance and perhaps Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman himself. Nick Schifrin details the latest developments including the assertion by Saudi officials… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 3:31 News Wrap: Migrant caravan growing despite Trump’s threats Monday in our news wrap, the caravan of Central American migrants trying to reach the U.S. is growing as it pushes deeper into Mexico, despite President Trump’s threats to slash aid to countries failing to stop it. Hurricane Willa heads… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 11:38 Will pressure on the Saudi crown prince impact the humanitarian crisis in Yemen? Jamal Khashoggi’s alleged murder has put a spotlight on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. But it isn’t the first time. He also leads the coalition waging war in Yemen. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson smuggled herself into a rebel-held area… Continue watching