Mar 30 U.S. says it has U.N. Security Council support for new sanctions against North Korea By Associated Press Ambassador Nikki Haley says the council's North Korea Sanctions Committee has unanimously approved sanctions designations on 21 shipping companies, one individual and 27 ships. Continue reading
Mar 30 At least 14 dead, hundreds wounded during Gaza protests By Fares Akram, Karin Laub, Associated Press It was the bloodiest day in Gaza since the 2014 cross-border war between Israel and Hamas. Continue reading
Mar 29 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: Russia expels diplomats in reprisal against U.S. and others By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Russia retaliated for the expulsions of more than 150 diplomats from the U.S. and other nations by announcing it's tossing out the same number, including 60 American diplomats. Also, families in Venezuela are demanding answers… Continue watching
Mar 29 Russia to close U.S. consulate in St. Petersburg, foreign minister says By Associated Press Sergei Lavrov said the same approach will be applied to other nations that expelled Russian diplomats this week. Continue reading
Mar 29 Families mourn after 68 inmates die in Venezuela jail fire By Associated Press The fast-moving fire on Wednesday swept through a station where prisoners were being kept in crowded cells, becoming one of the worst catastrophes involving the nation's prison system. Continue reading
Mar 29 Malala Yousafzai returns to Pakistan, advocates for girls’ education By Associated Press Malala Yousafzai said in a brief speech at a ceremony at Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's office that she will continue to campaign for the education of girls and asked Pakistanis to be united on issues like providing better health… Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 3:22 Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping hold high-stakes visit in secret By PBS News Hour The leaders of China and North Korea held an unofficial summit this week, waiting until Wednesday to announce it to the world. Kim Jong Un and Xi Jinping came face-to-face for the first time in Beijing, Kim first venture abroad… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 3:52 News Wrap: U.S., South Korea reach new trade deal By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. and South Korea have reached a new trade agreement, which will double American auto exports to the South. President Trump had called the existing deal a job killer. Also, Poland signed a major… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 7:27 What does Kim Jong Un’s China visit mean for the U.S.? By PBS News Hour Why did North Korean leader Kim Jong Un go to China, and what impact will that visit have on its nuclear standoff with the U.S.? Judy Woodruff gets two views from Michael Pillsbury, an adviser to the Trump administration, and… Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch 3:40 For Egypt’s Sisi, re-election not in doubt despite declining popularity By PBS News Hour Three days of voting in Egypt's presidential election ended Wednesday, and there’s no doubt about the outcome: President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ran with no real opposition. While dozens of opposition figures and seven political parties called for an election boycott… Continue watching