Aug 04 Feeling sidelined, Israel’s Druze protest Jewish nation bill By Ilan Ben Zion, Associated Press Tens of thousands of members of Israel's Druze minority and their Jewish supporters, some chanting "equality," packed a central Tel Aviv square Saturday night to rally against a contentious new law that critics say sidelines Israel's non-Jewish citizens. Continue reading
Aug 04 U.S., North Korean top diplomats exchange pleasantries, barbs By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Roller-coaster nuclear diplomacy between the United States and North Korea hit highs and lows on Saturday as the countries' top diplomats traded polite words and barbs. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 2:32 Mnangagwa, disputed winner of Zimbabwe election, urges unity While Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa urged citizens to unite after he was named the winner of the presidential election, opponent Nelson Chamisa said he did not accept the outcome and would explore all legal means to challenge it. Mnangagwa says… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 7:33 Legal challenge necessary for Zimbabwe election legitimacy, Chamisa adviser says With President Emmerson Mnangagwa claiming election victory in Zimbabwe, opposition candidate Nelson Chamisa says it’s a day of “mourning over democracy” and that he does not accept the outcome. Alex Magaisa, adviser to Chamisa, tells Judy Woodruff that the ballot… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 7:22 How tech is putting the needs of impoverished Kenyans on the map By Fred de Sam Lazaro At least 50 percent of Nairobi's population lives in slums, yet until a few years ago, many busy neighborhoods were blank spaces on official maps. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Kenya on the ways mapping technology is… Continue watching
Aug 03 Greek public order minister resigns after deadly forest fire By Costas Kantouris, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — Greece's public order minister resigned Friday over the deadly forest fire that killed at least 87 people in a seaside area near Athens last week, after spending days defending the way authorities under his supervision handled the… Continue reading
Aug 03 Immigrant parents fight chaotic system for their children By Nomaan Merchant, Julie Watson, Gisela Salomon, Associated Press HOUSTON — The U.S. government's improvised system to reunite immigrant families it separated at the border has left hundreds of parents in limbo after they were deemed "ineligible" to get their children back. Continue reading
Aug 03 Pompeo: ‘Ways to go’ before North Korea meets denuclearization vow By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says North Korea is far from living up to its pledge to denuclearize and remains in violation of numerous U.N. Security Council resolutions. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 7:10 Can Mnangagwa bring Zimbabwe together after election unrest? Election officials in Zimbabwe announced Thursday that current President Emmerson Mnangagwa won the election over Nelson Chamisa. Across the past few days, both sides have been claiming victory, blaming each other for violence and bracing for more. On Wednesday, soldiers… Continue watching
Aug 02 Putin’s Russia By Nick Schifrin Correspondent Nick Schifrin and producer Zach Fannin take us inside Vladimir Putin's Russia, with an in-depth look at the resurgent national identity, the government's propaganda machine, the risk of being a Kremlin critic and much more. Continue reading