Jun 20 Kim Jong Un meets with Chinese President Xi, says he's awaiting U.S. action on nuclear talks By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press Xi's trip to North Korea is the first by a Chinese president in 14 years. Continue reading
Jun 20 Iran Revolutionary Guard shoots down U.S. drone amid tensions By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Iran's Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. drone amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over the collapsing nuclear deal with world powers, American and Iranian officials said, though they disputed the circumstances of the incident. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 6:45 News Wrap: Hope Hicks appears before House Judiciary Committee In our news wrap Wednesday, former White House Communications Director Hope Hicks was interviewed by the House Judiciary Committee--the first senior administration official cited in the Mueller report to appear before Congress. But Democrats said she refused to discuss her… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 7:01 Khashoggi's brutal murder was a 'state killing,' special rapporteur says The brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey's Saudi consulate last October changed Saudi Arabia’s global image and tainted its relationship with the U.S. Now, a United Nations panel has released a report detailing how Khashoggi was killed and… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 5:45 Despite Trump's more lenient emissions rules, coal industry faces uphill battle President Trump is keeping a signature pledge to roll back environmental regulations as part of his goal of boosting the coal industry. His new Affordable Clean Energy rule favors incremental improvements and grants discretion to individual states to determine whether… Continue watching
Jun 19 4 suspects charged in downing of Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine By Mike Corder, Associated Press A team of international investigators said the trial will start in March 2020 at the Hague District Court. Continue reading
Jun 19 UN expert urges probe of Saudi prince over Khashoggi killing By Jamey Keaten, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press The 101-page report released by Agnes Callamard stated that the kingdom of Saudi Arabia is responsible for Khashoggi's killing. Continue reading
Jun 19 Mine used in Japanese tanker attack resembles Iranian mines By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The U.S. Navy explosives expert said the mines appeared similar but stopped short of directly blaming Tehran for the assault. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 2:49 Why Europe is caught in the middle of U.S.-Iran tensions Although tensions between the U.S. and Iran are high, officials from both countries insist they don't want a military confrontation. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says Iran will resist sanctions but not wage war, while Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 7:38 News Wrap: Hong Kong's leader apologizes -- but doesn't withdraw bill In our news wrap Tuesday, Hong Kong's chief executive, Carrie Lam, issued an apology but did not withdraw the extradition bill that has sparked mass demonstrations. Millions have protested the proposal, which would allow China to extradite people from Hong… Continue watching