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
May 07 Cannes Film Festival says it will boost female representation By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Thierry Fremaux, in lengthy, impassioned comments, promised that the festival — long known as a playground for disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein — would adapt to the world's shifting cultural landscape. "We want to keep pace with a world that's changing,"… Continue reading
May 07 Vladimir Putin sworn in for fourth term as Russian president By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Vladimir Putin took the oath of office Monday for his fourth term as Russian president, promising to pursue an economic agenda that would boost living standards across the country. Continue reading
May 06 Israeli PM steps up calls to end the Iranian nuclear deal By Josef Federman, Associated Press Benjamin Netanyahu said the world would be better off without any deal than with what he called the "fatally flawed" agreement reached in 2015. Continue reading
May 06 Bombing at mosque in Afghanistan kills 14, wounds 33 By Associated Press A bomb blast inside a mosque in eastern Afghanistan that was being used as a voter registration center killed at least 14 people and wounded 33, officials said. Continue reading