Oct 18 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: Taliban kills influential Afghan police chief In our news wrap Thursday, the Taliban conducted what Afghan and U.S. officials described as one of the most significant assassinations of the war. Kandahar's police chief Abdul Raziq was killed by bodyguards of the regional governor. Also, White House… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 6:29 Final Khashoggi column laments ‘state-run narrative’ in the Arab world The Washington Post published the final column from Jamal Khashoggi on Thursday. Although the newspaper's editor said she had hoped to edit the piece jointly with Khashoggi himself, she "has to accept" that that won't happen. The column emphasizes Khashoggi's… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 9:22 In desperate quest to reach U.S., Central American migrants fear gangs, police By Danny Gold Around 3,000 Hondurans are currently traveling through Guatemala on their way to the U.S. President Trump has threatened to close the U.S.-Mexico border if the caravan isn't stopped. But migrants say they fear not just deportation, but threats from violent… Continue watching
Oct 18 Trump says it ‘certainly looks’ like journalist Khashoggi is dead By Matthew Lee, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump threatened "very severe" consequences if the Saudis are found to have murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Continue reading
Oct 18 Israel Supreme Court sides with American student facing deportation By Isabel DeBre, Associated Press Lara Alqasem was prohibited from entering the country over her alleged involvement in the boycott movement against the Jewish state. Continue reading
Oct 18 Treasury Secretary Mnuchin won’t attend Saudi investment conference By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Mnuchin has pulled out of the conference in Saudi Arabia following the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Continue reading
Oct 18 Putin says Russia would only use its nuclear weapons in retaliation By Associated Press Putin noted that Russia would only launch a nuclear strike if its early warning systems spot missiles heading toward its territory, adding that "the aggressor should know that retaliation is inevitable."… Continue reading
Oct 18 Manhunt in Crimea for possible accomplice in school attack By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press Russian authorities in Crimea were searching Thursday for a possible accomplice of the student whose shooting-and-bomb attack on his vocational school killed 20 people and wounded more than 50 others, a top official said. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 2:49 Trump denies ‘giving cover’ to Saudi Arabia as alleged hit squad comes into focus Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held emergency meetings with the leaders of Turkey and Saudi Arabia, as pressure grows for the Trump administration to respond in the case of the missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi. President Trump denied giving Saudi Arabia… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 6:05 News Wrap: Trump asks Cabinet to cut federal budget In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump asked every member of his cabinet to cut five percent from his or her budget for next year after a report shows the U.S. deficit at $779 billion. Also, a senior official at… Continue watching