Dec 14 Who are Yemen's Houthis? By Myriam Renaud, University of Chicago Yemen is in the midst of an escalating conflict between two religious factions: the country’s Sunni Muslims and its Houthis. Continue reading
Dec 14 Sri Lankan Prime Minister expected to resign amid political crisis By Krishan Francis, Associated Press Sri Lanka has had no functioning government for nearly two weeks and is facing the prospect of being unable to pass a budget for next year. Continue reading
Dec 14 Theresa May sticks to her Brexit plan despite EU doubts By Lorne Cook, Jill Lawless, Associated Press May is seeking changes to the Brexit deal to make it more palatable to U.K. lawmakers, but European Union leaders say renegotiating the agreement is not an option. Continue reading
Dec 14 7 in police custody after Christmas market shooting in France By Samuel Petrequin, Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press Investigators looking into an attack that killed three people in Strasbourg are trying to establish whether the main suspect had help while on the run. Continue reading
Dec 14 Paris braces for fifth straight weekend of protests By Associated Press Paris' police chief said armored vehicles and thousands of officers will be deployed in the French capital in anticipation of the protests turning violent. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 6:11 News Wrap: French police kill Strasbourg shooting suspect In our Thursday news wrap, French police have found and killed the man accused of opening fire at a Christmas market in Strasbourg. The search for the suspect ended as a third shooting victim died of injuries. Also, after surviving… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 10:01 Senate takes aim at Yemen, bin Salman as UN peace talks progress The U.N. has announced a ceasefire in Hodeidah, a port city critical to the flow of humanitarian aid into Yemen. Meanwhile, the Senate passed a resolution directing the Trump administration to withdraw its support of Saudi forces in the ongoing… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 7:22 How anti-immigrant politics forced rescue ship Aquarius off the Mediterranean By Malcolm Brabant Due to political pressure and harassment from European governments, Doctors Without Borders is ending operations of its last rescue ship, Aquarius, which has saved an estimated 30,000 lives in the Mediterranean. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant, who spent three weeks aboard… Continue watching
Dec 13 Strasbourg suspect killed in shootout, French officials say By Samuel Petrequin, Elena Becatoros, Mstyslav Chernov, Associated Press The office of the Paris prosecutor, which handles terrorism cases in France, says a man killed in Strasbourg in a shootout with police has been identified as the main suspect in a Christmas market attack that killed three people. Continue reading
Dec 13 Negotiators scramble on Paris climate accord fine print as summit nears end By Frank Jordans, Associated Press The two-week U.N. climate summit in the southern Polish city of Katowice is scheduled to end Friday. Continue reading