Jun 09 Watch 4:16 Trump makes early G-7 exit after tense trade disputes By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump’s visit at the G-7 summit in Canada was tense and truncated. Arriving late and leaving early, he advocated for the readmission of Russia, which was expelled from the group after allegedly annexing Crimea, and refused to reverse… Continue watching
Jun 09 Grim task as forensic experts ID Guatemala volcano victims By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press Forensic experts worked to identify the dozens of bodies charred beyond recognition by the eruption of Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire. Continue reading
Jun 09 Trump disrupts G-7 gender equality meeting by arriving late By Rob Gillies, Associated Press President Donald Trump arrived late for a gender equality meeting at the G-7 summit, prompting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to kick it off without waiting for “stragglers” to arrive. Continue reading
Jun 09 Taliban announce cease-fire over Eid holiday for 1st time By Rahim Faiez, Associated Press The Afghan Taliban announced a three-day cease-fire over the Eid al-Fitr holiday at the end of the holy month of Ramadan, a first for the group, following an earlier cease-fire announcement by the government. Continue reading
Jun 09 Pope to oil execs: Clean energy is an ‘epochal’ challenge By Associated Press Pope Francis told world oil executives Saturday that the transition to less-polluting energy sources “is a challenge of epochal proportions,” and warned that satisfying the globe’s energy needs “must not destroy civilization.”… Continue reading
Jun 09 Trump delivers warning on trade as he leaves G-7 summit By Catherine Lucey and Rob Gillies, Associated Press President Donald Trump delivered a stern warning on trade to foreign countries at the Group of Seven summit on Saturday, advising trading partners not to retaliate against U.S. tariffs on the imports of steel and aluminum. Continue reading
Jun 09 1 US soldier killed, 4 wounded in attack in Somalia By Matthew Pennington and Cara Anna, Associated Press One U.S. special operations soldier was killed and four U.S. service members wounded in an “enemy attack” Friday in Somalia. Continue reading
Jun 09 Syrian refugees in America: The forgotten psychological wounds of the stress of migration By Arash Javanbakht, The Conversation War in Syria and the refugee crisis have been the subject of a heated debate in United States politics, leading to a travel ban and drastic reduction in the number refugees to the U.S. this year. But what do we… Continue reading
Jun 08 Watch 4:14 Trump keeps G7 attendance short at tense summit The Group of Seven convened their Canadian summit in an atmosphere of argument over President Trump's trade demands. Before arriving, Trump had argued that Russia should return to the G-7. At the summit, a suddenly canceled meeting with the French… Continue watching
Jun 08 Watch 4:44 News Wrap: Russia and China pledge deeper cooperation at summit In our news wrap Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their own summit, in the face of strained relations with the West. Putin said cooperation with China has reached an "unprecedented level." Also, Gazan medics… Continue watching