Aug 22 WATCH: Tillerson commends North Korea restraint, but says ‘we need to see more’ By Associated Press It was rare positive expression from the U.S. toward the authoritarian government in Pyongyang and comes amid a slight easing in recent tensions between the adversaries that had flared after President Donald Trump pledged to answer North Korean aggression with… Continue reading
Aug 22 Do U.S. Navy collisions weaken our defense against a North Korean missile attack? By Kristen Doerer Two U.S. Navy ships, previously tasked with patrolling the Pacific are now out of commission. What does this mean for our missile defense capability?… Continue reading
Aug 22 Mattis in Baghdad to meet with Iraqi leaders, U.S. commanders By Robert Burns, Associated Press Islamic State militants, driven from their main stronghold in northern Iraq, are trapped in a military vise that will squeeze them on both sides of the Syria-Iraq border, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said. Continue reading
Aug 22 Some remains of Navy sailors found on USS John McCain, U.S. commander says By Annabelle Liang, Associated Press The commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet said some remains of Navy sailors were found in a compartment of the USS John McCain on Tuesday, a day after the warship's collision with an oil tanker in Southeast Asian waters left… Continue reading
Aug 22 Trump’s Afghanistan strategy makes new demands on India By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Laying out his new Afghanistan war strategy, President Donald Trump reissued old demands on neighboring Pakistan to eliminate militant sanctuaries. Less expected: an entirely new warning to close U.S. partner India to provide more economic aid. Continue reading
Aug 21 7 takeaways from Trump’s new Afghanistan strategy By Erica R. Hendry Foreign policy experts give us seven takeaways about Trump’s remarks and how he could change the country’s efforts in the region. Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 27:30 WATCH: President Trump addresses the nation on Afghanistan By PBS News Hour President Trump laid out the reasoning behind his decision to not pull troops out of Afghanistan, while eschewing preset troop levels by declaring "America's enemies must never know our plans" and vowing that the U.S. would no longer engage in… Continue watching
Aug 21 WATCH: Trump says U.S. can’t afford ‘hasty’ withdrawal from Afghanistan By Josh Lederman, Robert Burns, Associated Press In a prime-time address to the nation, Trump said his "original instinct was to pull out." Since taking office, Trump said, he'd determined that approach could create a vacuum that terrorists including al-Qaida and the Islamic State could "instantly fill."… Continue reading
Aug 21 Watch 3:54 News Wrap: Barcelona attack suspect killed by police By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Spanish police shot and killed the fugitive suspected of plowing a van through a crowd in Barcelona last week. Also, the American Embassy in Moscow stopped issuing non-immigrant visas for eight days, while three consulates… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 4:04 Do repeated Navy collisions suggest a systemic problem? By PBS News Hour After the Naval destroyer USS John S. McCain collided Monday with an oil tanker east of Singapore, the Navy’s top admiral ordered a one-day, worldwide safety review. Just two months ago, another deadly collision occurred between a destroyer and a… Continue watching