Dec 06 The U.S. threatened to withdraw from a major nuclear arms treaty with Russia. Now what? By Gabriela Martinez The clock officially started ticking Tuesday after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the United States would withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, known as the INF Treaty, if Russia does not comply with the treaty’s terms in 60… Continue reading
Dec 06 France braces for more riots, closing museums and Eiffel Tower By Angela Charlton, Associated Press Police unions and city authorities met to strategize on how to handle the weekend protests, which are coming even though President Emmanuel Macron surrendered Wednesday night and cancelled a fuel tax hike that had unleashed weeks of unrest. Continue reading
Dec 06 OPEC delays decision to cut oil production amid falling prices By Kiyoko Metzler, Carlo Piovano, Associated Press Crude prices have been falling since October because major producers are pumping oil at high rates and due to fears that weaker economic growth could dampen energy demand. Continue reading
Dec 06 UK guarantees are enough for Julian Assange to leave embassy, Ecuador’s president says By Associated Press Ecuador's president says the U.K. government has promised not to extradite Assange to any country where he would face the death penalty. Continue reading
Dec 06 1 dead, 5 missing after U.S. military planes collide off coast of Japan By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press The Marine Corps said an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet and a KC-130 Hercules refueling aircraft collided during training at about 2 a.m. after taking off from their base in Iwakuni, near Hiroshima. Continue reading
Dec 06 Paris braces for new round of violence amid widespread protests By Angela Charlton, Associated Press Police unions and local authorities held emergency meetings Thursday while disparate groups of protesters did the same. Continue reading
Dec 06 Yemen’s warring parties sit down to first peace talks in years By David Keyton, Brian Rohan, Associated Press In a positive sign, the U.N. envoy said the warring sides had agreed on a prisoner exchange as a first step toward building confidence. Continue reading
Dec 06 Arrest of Chinese tech executive could complicate U.S.-China trade talks By Joe McDonald, Rob Gillies, Associated Press Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, was arrested in Canada and faces possible extradition to the United States. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Global markets fall again on China concerns In our Wednesday news wrap, global markets fell again due to continuing trade tensions between the U.S. and China, though Beijing did say it will abide by a tariff cease-fire. Also, President Trump did not comment on a newly released… Continue watching
Dec 05 Opinion: WhatsApp skewed Brazilian election, showing social media’s danger to democracy By Luca Belli, The Conversation Brazil’s WhatsApp election scandal should be a wake-up call particularly for other developing world democracies. Continue reading