Dec 02 George H.W. Bush: America’s last foreign policy president By James Goldgeier, The Conversation George H.W. Bush was the last person elected president of the United States with any prior foreign policy experience. Continue reading
Dec 02 Trump’s on-off dance with complicated acquaintances By Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Amid weighty issues of state, another fascination at the Group of 20 summit has been President Donald Trump’s will-he, won’t-he dance with two fellow leaders who are something of international outcasts these days. Continue reading
Dec 02 US, China reach 90-day truce in their trade dispute By Paul Wiseman, Zeke Miller, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The breakthrough came after a dinner meeting Saturday between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the Group of 20 summit in Buenos Aires. Continue reading
Dec 02 Macron tours damaged Arc de Triomphe after yellow vest protests in Paris By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron visited the graffiti-damaged Arc de Triomphe monument and held an emergency meeting on security Sunday, a day after central Paris was hit by France’s worst riot in a generation. Continue reading
Dec 01 Watch 22:25 December 1, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 1, remembering the country’s 41st president, George H.W. Bush, and his legacy in public service. Also, as the G20 summit comes to an end, a look at what happened. Hari Sreenivasan anchors from New… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 4:29 While agreeing on trade, US did not back Paris Accord at G20 By PBS News Hour As the G20 summit in Argentina came to a close on Saturday, world leaders agreed on some trade issues, but not on a host of others, including climate change. NewsHour Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent Nick Schifrin joins Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Dec 01 U.S. backs G20 statement, except on climate change By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The U.S. supported the language on reforming the World Trade Organization, but did not sign on to a commitment to support the Paris Climate Accord, which Trump is exiting. Continue reading
Dec 01 Trump scraps news conference ‘out of respect’ for Bushes By Associated Press President Donald Trump is cancelling a planned news conference at the Group of 20 summit in Argentina Saturday, “out of respect for the Bush Family” after death of former President George H.W. Bush. Continue reading
Dec 01 1991 Gulf War looms large over Bush’s Mideast legacy By Hussain Al-Qatari, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press With Bush’s death , his legacy across the Middle East takes root in that 100-hour ground war that routed Iraqi forces.That war gave birth to the network of military bases America now operates across the Persian Gulf. Continue reading
Dec 01 80 injured as yellow vest protests in France enter a third weekend By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Paris police says at least 80 people have been injured, including 16 police officers, in violent protests in the center of the French capital. Continue reading