Aug 19 Israel's deadly Gaza strikes cast doubt on ceasefire progress days after Kushner visit By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press Deadly airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday cast more doubt on whether new U.S. efforts can advance a tenuous ceasefire in the Palestinian territory. Continue reading
Aug 19 Colombian president asks Trump to suspend tariffs to help earthquake recovery By Associated Press Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella has asked his ally U.S. President Donald Trump to suspend tariffs to help the South American nation recover from a powerful earthquake that killed at least 289 people. Continue reading
Aug 19 What to know about the outbreak of a rare kind of Ebola By Chinedu Asadu, Mogomotsi Magome, Mark Banchereau, Associated Press Bundibugyo virus is a rare type of Ebola that has no approved vaccine or treatment. Continue reading
Aug 19 Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics By Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The military said it would not launch criminal investigations into three other attacks that killed aid workers from World Central Kitchen and Doctors Without Borders. Continue reading
Aug 19 North Korea shrugs off Trump's scaled-back drills with South Korea, saying it changes nothing By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made the comments Wednesday night in her country’s first reaction to Trump’s moves to drastically cut back the annual U.S.-South Korean military drills. Continue reading
Aug 19 Trump says U.S. and Canada reached last-minute deal to delay 50% U.S. tariffs on Canadian imports By Paul Wiseman, Rob Gillies, Associated Press The announcement, which Trump made on his social media platform, buys time for more negotiations and avoids, for now, another strain in already tense relations between the historic allies. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 6:40 News Wrap: Meta faces trial over arguments its platforms harm children In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal trial against Meta started with four states laying out their case that the company's social media platforms harm children, crews are working to clear roads and restore power to tens of thousands of… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 9:09 South Korea relationship shift highlights Trump's transactional approach to allies By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn President Trump is straining one of America’s closest alliances after scaling back joint military exercises with South Korea. He cited their cost, his relationship with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Seoul’s refusal to join the Iran war. It's… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 4:35 Scientists explore new ways to target mosquitoes as warming climate expands threat By Ben Tracy It doesn't have sharp teeth or claws, but the mosquito kills more people than any other animal on earth. As the climate warms, mosquito season is lasting longer, giving them more time to spread dangerous diseases. Ben Tracy with Climate… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 7:15 'The party is in charge of everything,' freed pastor says of China's crackdown on religion By Nick Schifrin China recently took a rare step by releasing a detainee at the United States' request. Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri was picked up by Chinese authorities last October, one of dozens of Christians targeted by the Chinese Communist Party, which only… Continue watching