May 18 Your guide to the election in troubled Venezuela By Larisa Epatko Critics say the snap election, moved up from December, is faulty because of the government’s firm grip on all branches, including the Electoral Council. Continue reading
May 18 Plane carrying 110 passengers crashes after takeoff in Cuba By Joshua Barajas An airplane carrying 104 passengers crashed during takeoff Friday from the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuban media reported. Continue reading
May 18 More than 22 million Yemenis need humanitarian assistance every day. Here’s how you can help By Ryan Connelly Holmes Three years after a Saudi-led coalition began to bomb Yemen, the country is hanging on by a thread, workers for international aid organizations say. Continue reading
May 18 Sergei Skripal, former Russian spy, discharged from hospital two months after poisoning By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Salisbury District Hospital said Friday that all three people hospitalized in the attack — the Sergei Skripal, Yulia Skripal and a police officer who came to their assistance — had now been released. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: Trump threatens Kim with talk of ‘total decimation’ if deal doesn’t happen In the news wrap Thursday, President Trump pivoted from words of praise to threats of military force against North Korea. The president suggested that if Kim Jong Un does not make a deal, he could meet a fate similar to… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 10:18 What’s at stake in China trade talks for U.S. companies Prospects for averting an all-out trade war grew dimmer as the second round of negotiations between the U.S. and China kicked off in Washington. The president said China had been “spoiled" by lenient U.S. trade policies for too long. Yamiche… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 9:08 Survival is a struggle in the rubble of Yemen’s war By Marcia Biggs With its infrastructure broken, the constant threat of starvation and a failed state, Yemen is on the brink of collapse. Less than half of its health facilities are functional amid a health crisis that has seen epidemics of preventable and… Continue watching
May 17 Trump plays down prospect of successful U.S.-China trade talks By Ken Thomas, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Thursday cast doubt on the prospect of successful trade talks with China. Continue reading
May 17 Twitter chat: The royal wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and its deeper cultural meaning By Dan Cooney Is there a deeper meaning to the royal wedding on Saturday? What are the cultural impacts? We discussed these themes during our recent #NewsHourChats. Continue reading
May 17 WATCH: Trump pleased by NATO allies’ defense spending By Associated Press President Donald Trump is pointing to his work to push NATO countries to increase their defense spending as he meets at the White House with the NATO leader. Continue reading