Dec 03 Watch 4:47 How Trump is relying on ‘chemistry’ to forge trade deal with China President Trump is calling his agreement with Chinese President Xi Jinping “an incredible deal” that could go down as “one of the largest deals ever made.” But what exactly does it include? Nick Schifrin is joined by the Hudson Institute’s… Continue watching
Dec 03 Can Trump’s new trade deal keep its promises to U.S. and Mexican auto workers? By Gretchen Frazee The new deal does provide more protections for U.S. workers than NAFTA, but the effect it will have on auto workers is far from certain. Continue reading
Dec 03 Israeli cyber firm rejects alleged connection to Khashoggi killing By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press In the suit, Omar Abdulaziz, a sharp online critic of the Saudi royals who lives in exile in Canada, said he was friends with Khashoggi and that their communications were monitored by the Saudis using NSO software. Continue reading
Dec 03 Trump predicts successful relationship with Mexico’s new president By Associated Press President Trump tweeted that Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador had a “tremendous political victory with the great support of the Mexican People.”… Continue reading
Dec 03 Qatar to pull out of OPEC amid friction with Saudi Arabia By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The surprise declaration could make Qatar the first Middle East nation to leave the cartel since its founding in 1960. Continue reading
Dec 03 Climate change is ‘most important issue we face,’ UN chief says By Frank Jordans, Monika Scislowska, Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke at the climate summit, which aims to work out how governments can report efforts to meet the goals laid out in the Paris accord. Continue reading
Dec 03 Ambulance workers and students join ‘yellow vest’ protests in France By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press Paramedics joined the ongoing anti-government protests as the prime minister met with political rivals Monday. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 22:25 December 2, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 2, tributes continue for former President George H.W. Bush, and the re-emergence of ISIS in Iraq causes growing alarm as members of the militant group wield control in remote areas of the country. Hari… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 8:23 After losing most of its control in Iraq, ISIS is starting to reemerge By Simona Foltyn After Islamic State fighters were driven out of much of Iraq, members of the terrorist group went back to collaborating out of plain sight and a conventional war there turned into a search for their bases. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 5:43 How ISIS continues to fund its insurgency By PBS News Hour The Islamic State is returning to its roots as an insurgent force, with growing influence beyond its traditional geographic boundaries. And without a state, the group has new fundraising methods to finance itself. Foreign correspondent Rukmini Callimachi, who covers ISIS… Continue watching