Dec 05 UK accuses Facebook of giving certain companies preferential access to users’ data By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The U.K. Parliament committee says Facebook "whitelisted" or gave preferential access to certain companies, such as Airbnb and Netflix, even after the tech giant announced changes in 2015 to end access to a user's "friends." The allegations are based on… Continue reading
Dec 05 As Yemen’s warring parties meet for talks, officials hope for small steps By Brian Rohan, Associated Press The adversaries will meet in Sweden this week for another attempt at talks aimed at halting their catastrophic 3-year-old war, but there are few incentives for major compromises, and the focus is likely to be on firming up a shaky… Continue reading
Dec 05 Mexico’s new president says relations with Trump are ‘good’ By Associated Press President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said he will likely talk with President Donald Trump about the issue of immigration soon. Continue reading
Dec 05 Macron scraps French fuel tax hike amid violent ‘yellow vest’ demonstrations By Sylvie Corbet, Samuel Petrequin, Angela Charlton, Associated Press Protesters celebrated the victory, but some said Macron's surrender came too late and is no longer enough to quell the mounting anger at their president, whom they consider out-of-touch with the problems of ordinary people. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 6:28 News Wrap: Markets tumble amid China trade uncertainty In our Tuesday news wrap, the Dow Jones plunged nearly 800 points amidst a market meltdown, as uncertainty emerged over President Trump’s possible trade deal with China. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 also dropped more than 3 percent. Meanwhile, a… Continue watching
Dec 04 Watch 4:33 Why Senate reaction to CIA Khashoggi briefing is ‘unprecedented’ After a briefing by CIA Director Gina Haspel, several prominent Democratic and Republican senators have concluded that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was indeed involved in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Nick Schifrin joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Dec 04 France suspends fuel tax hike, but protesters vow to fight on By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press In a major U-turn for the government, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced in a live televised address that the planned increases set for January would be postponed until summer. Continue reading
Dec 04 Britain can reverse course on Brexit, EU court adviser says By Jill Lawless, Raf Casert, Associated Press Prime Minister Theresa May's government insists it will never reverse the decision to leave, but May faces a tough battle to win backing in Parliament before lawmakers vote next week on whether to accept or reject the divorce agreement she… Continue reading
Dec 04 Mexico’s ‘common man’ president pledges end to secrecy By María Verza, Mark Stevenson, Associated Press Mexico's newly inaugurated president kicked off his first Monday in office with something not seen in recent history — a news conference and a pledge to hold one every working day of his six-year term to keep the people informed. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 6:12 News Wrap: Paris reels from worst riots in 50 years Monday in our news wrap, President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to hold off on increasing tariffs. The U.S. says has China promised to buy more American exports. Also, in Paris, France’s prime minister held crisis talks with… Continue watching