Sep 18 Watch 9:54 Flooding into Bangladesh, Rohingya refugees flee harrowing violence By PBS News Hour Hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingyas have fled to Bangladesh in the past three weeks after suffering violent attacks by Myanmar troops and Buddhist vigilantes. The sudden influx of Rohingyas is causing tensions with local Bengalis, who fear becoming the… Continue watching
Sep 18 WATCH: Trump delivers his first address to the U.N. General Assembly By Erica R. Hendry World leaders will begin addressing the assembly at 9 a.m. ET. Mr. Trump is expected to address the U.N. around 10:30 a.m. ET. Watch live here. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 3:29 News Wrap: UN hasn’t reached its full potential, says Trump By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Trump attended his first U.N. General Assembly and spoke at a meeting on U.N. reform. Despite widely criticizing the organization as a candidate, he said the U.S. will work with the Secretary General António… Continue watching
Sep 18 WATCH: In his UN debut, Trump urges the world body to reform By Darlene Superville and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump made his debut at the United Nations on Monday, using his first moments at the world body to urge the 193-nation organization to reduce bureaucracy and costs while more clearly defining its mission around the world. Continue reading
Sep 17 Trump advisers warn North Korea to give up weapons programs By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Top advisers to President Donald Trump on Sunday warned North Korea to give up its missile and nuclear weapons programs and to quit making threats against the U.S. Continue reading
Sep 17 Top U.S. diplomat says closing Embassy in Cuba ‘under review’ By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The Trump administration is considering closing down the recently reopened U.S. Embassy in Havana following a string of unexplained incidents harming the health of American diplomats in Cuba. Continue reading
Sep 17 UK rebukes Trump again for London subway tweet By Associated Press A senior British minister has renewed criticism of U.S. President Donald Trump for tweeting about the police inquiry into the bombing of a subway train in London. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 2:49 More than 400,000 Rohingya have fled to Bangladesh By PBS News Hour About 400,000 Rohingya, members of a Muslim minority group, have fled majority-Buddhist Myanmar into Bangladesh during the last month. The wave began when Myanmar's military cracked down on an armed resistance by the Rohingya minority, who have long been persecuted… Continue watching
Sep 16 How a shifting definition of ‘white’ helped shape U.S. immigration policy By Kamala Kelkar The definition of "white" has changed over time, but historians say it has always influenced immigration policy in the United States. Continue reading
Sep 16 Police search London suburb after subway attack By Michael D. Regan British authorities combed a London suburb on Saturday after the arrest of an 18-year-old man suspected of ties to a bombing on the city's subway a day earlier. Continue reading