May 08 U.S. will exit nuclear agreement with Iran, Trump says By Josh Lederman, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press "Iran's bloody ambitions have only gotten more brazen," President Donald Trump said Tuesday as he announced the U.S. was exiting the Iran nuclear agreement. Continue reading
May 08 Armenia protest leader Nikol Pashinyan elected new prime minister By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Many Armenians have stewed for years about the country's poverty and widespread corruption, but Pashinian was able to galvanize that discontent into a mass movement that was raucous but largely peaceful. Continue reading
May 08 Iran president warns of ‘problems’ as Trump decision on nuclear deal looms By Amir Vahdat, Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Iran's president on Tuesday warned the country could face "some problems," just hours before President Donald Trump was to announce whether he is pulling America out of the nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers. Continue reading
May 08 What New York’s skyline can teach kids about math and science By Larisa Epatko “By building it themselves, they’ll probably remember it for the rest of their lives," said the Salvadori Center’s executive director Kenn Jones. Continue reading
May 07 WATCH: Trump says U.S. will leave Iran deal, ‘will not be held hostage to nuclear blackmail’ President Donald Trump says the United States is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, which he is calling "defective at its core." He said he is planning to reinstall sanctions on the Iranian regime. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 5:17 Report: Israeli private security firm tried to discredit Obama officials tied to Iran nuclear deal Nearly three years since the Iran deal was sealed, The Guardian reports that top Obama White House national security officials Ben Rhodes and Colin Kahl were the targets of elaborate efforts to delegitimize the agreement. An Israeli private intelligence firm… Continue watching
May 07 Watch 9:31 Controversial arrest adds upset to fragile Kosovo reconciliation efforts By Malcolm Brabant Nearly 20 years after the war in Kosovo, efforts to achieve reconciliation between Serbs and ethnic Albanians have suffered one of their worst setbacks in recent years. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports in part two of our series, with the… Continue watching
May 07 U.S. asks Organization of American States to suspend Venezuela By Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press Venezuela has refused to allow international aid, alleging that would amount to foreign intervention. The South American nation also denies there is an ongoing humanitarian crisis, even though thousands of Venezuelans have fled to other countries in the region. Continue reading
May 07 5 important stories you may have missed By Jessica Yarvin, Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry These days, it’s hard to stop news from Washington, D.C., from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading
May 07 What scrapping the Iran nuclear deal could mean for the U.S. By Larisa Epatko President Donald Trump faces a May 12 deadline to waive sanctions on Iran and remain in compliance with the landmark nuclear agreement. What happens if he re-imposes the sanctions? Should the U.S. stay in the deal at all? Here is… Continue reading