May 25 Amid confusion, EU enacts new data privacy law By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The new law comes at a time when advances in technology make data more valuable, and therefore raise the stakes in protecting it. Continue reading
May 25 Trump says North Korea ‘very much’ wants summit By Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Friday warmly welcomed North Korea's promising response to his abrupt withdrawal from the potentially historic Singapore summit and said "we're talking to them now" about putting it back on track. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 6:57 What does North Korea need to do to restart U.S. talks? President Trump had been set to meet with North Korea's Kim Jong Un on June 12. On Thursday, Trump pulled out of the talks. The path from confidence to cancellation included what a senior U.S. official described as Americans being… Continue watching
May 24 Watch 4:19 News Wrap: Russian missile downed Malaysia Airlines plane, investigators say In our news wrap Thursday, international investigators say the missile that destroyed a Malaysia Airlines plane over Ukraine in 2014 came from a Russian military unit. Moscow denies any responsibility. Also, war monitors say airstrikes killed 12 pro-government fighters in… Continue watching
May 24 Watch 7:23 How the North Korea talks got off track President Trump has put an end, for now at least, to a planned summit in Singapore with Kim Jong Un. Where did things go wrong? Nick Schifrin gets analysis from Christopher Hill, former chief U.S. negotiator with North Korea, and… Continue watching
May 24 South Korean president ‘very perplexed’ over canceled U.S.-North Korea summit By Associated Press Moon met Trump in Washington on Tuesday, but appeared caught unaware by the president's decision Thursday. Continue reading
May 24 Did Trump’s decision to cancel U.S.-North Korea summit kill chances of talks for good? By Larisa Epatko We asked analysts what President Donald Trump’s decision to cancel the summit means for the U.S.-North Korea relationship, and the broader goal of denuclearization. Continue reading
May 24 WATCH: President Trump cancels North Korea summit By Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump cancels June 12 summit with North Korea's Kim, citing 'tremendous anger and open hostility' in recent statement. This is a developing story and will be updated. Continue reading
May 24 Russia behind crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, investigators say By Mike Corder, Associated Press The Boeing 777 passenger jet was headed from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, when it was blown out of the sky over eastern Ukraine on July 17, 2014. All 298 passengers and crew were killed. Continue reading
May 24 North Korea destroys its nuclear test site By Associated Press Foreign journalists were present for the demolition, the Associated Press reported Thursday. Continue reading