Jul 13 Clashes erupt as Hong Kong protest targets Chinese traders By Dake Kang, Nadia Lam, Associated Press Several thousand people marched in Hong Kong on Saturday against traders from mainland China in what is fast becoming a summer of unrest in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 5:00 News Wrap: House committees consider delaying Mueller testimony In our news wrap Friday, two House committees are considering delaying the planned testimony of former special counsel Robert Mueller on July 17, saying they want a longer hearing to give lawmakers more time for questioning. Also, the House approved… Continue watching
Jul 12 WATCH: Bolsonaro's son says his father and Trump 'do not care about the politically correct' Eduardo Bolsonaro, who is currently a congressman, met with Foreign Minister Ernesto Araujo on Friday and told reporters that the minister “expressed support” for his nomination. Continue reading
Jul 12 Despite U.S. warnings, Russian air defense equipment arrives in Turkey By Suzan Fraser, Associated Press The U.S. has strongly urged NATO member Turkey to pull back from the deal with Russia — reportedly costing more than $2 billion. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 6:58 News Wrap: Pelosi spars with progressive party members In our news wrap Thursday, tensions simmered between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and four progressives. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., called Pelosi’s criticism of her and three other newly elected women “outright disrespectful.” Pelosi said she was rebuking an “offensive tweet"… Continue watching
Jul 11 North Korea vows to respond to South Korea's deployment of U.S. fighter jets By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korea said it will respond by developing and testing unspecified special weapons of its own to “destroy” the aircraft. Continue reading
Jul 11 UK says Iranian vessels tried to block its tanker By Aya Batrawy, Amir Vahdat, Associated Press Iran's Revolutionary Guard denied the allegations, saying if it had received orders to seize any ships it would have done so immediately. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 5:20 News Wrap: Fed signals impending interest rate reduction In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve gave its strongest signal yet that an interest rate cut is coming. Fed Chair Jerome Powell said growing economic "uncertainty" makes the case for a rate reduction, which would be the first… Continue watching
Jul 10 Watch 8:57 Fallout from leaked memos about Trump prompts UK ambassador to resign Sir Kim Darroch, British ambassador to the United States since 2016, has resigned after diplomatic memos in which he criticized President Trump were leaked. Although Prime Minister Theresa May and other UK politicians expressed support for Darroch, Boris Johnson, the… Continue watching
Jul 10 Members of new Pompeo task force have previously praised human-rights abusers By Ali Rogin The mission of a new panel created to advise the State Department on the definition of human rights and its role in American diplomacy may stand in conflict with what some of its members have said in the past. Continue reading