May 28 Watch 6:06 U.S. is still trying to revive talks with North Korea. Here's how The pace of diplomacy with North Korea picked up over the weekend in an effort to revive the summit between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. What goes into the preparation for such a moment and can… Continue watching
May 28 France's President Macron rewards migrant hero who saved dangling child By Sylvie Corbet, Elaine Ganley, Associated Press PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday lauded as a hero a migrant from Mali who scaled an apartment building to save a child dangling from a balcony, and rewarded the young man's bravery with an offer of French… Continue reading
May 28 U.S. team in North Korea raises expectations of a Trump-Kim summit By Catherine Lucey, Matthew Lee, Hyung-Jin Kim, Foster Klug, Associated Press A U.S. team was in North Korea to plan a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, according to President Donald Trump, raising expectations that the on-off-on meeting would indeed take place. Continue reading
May 28 Photos: As roles for female UN peacekeepers grow, so do the dangers By Sebastian Rich Sebastian Rich visited the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, or UNIFIL, to learn about women in the military and their particular challenges. Continue reading
May 28 Italy's political pandemonium, explained in 4 points By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press ROME — The Italian president's decisions to quash a proposed populist coalition and ask economist Carlo Cottarelli to assemble a politically neutral government sets up the steps to an early election that could have Italy's voters going to the polls… Continue reading
May 28 Ivanka Trump's brand expands business interests in China and Philippines By Erika Kinetz, Associated Press Ivanka Trump stepped back from management of her brand and placed its assets in a family-run trust, but she continues to profit from the business. Continue reading
May 28 European Union proposes ban on plastic straws, stirs and cotton buds By Raf Casert, Associated Press The European Commission said its proposal would seek to cut marine litter in half for the 10 most prominent items and avoid environmental damage estimated at over $250 billion over the next dozen years. Continue reading
May 27 Watch 5:57 The consequences of errors and lies on old world maps By PBS News Hour Long before satellites and Google, cartographers traced out maps of the world, some with errors that persisted for hundreds of years. In "The Phantom Atlas," author Edward Brooke-Hitching compiles the greatest "myths, lies and blunders" on maps, from honest mistakes… Continue watching
May 27 Lebanon LGBT scene empowered despite crackdown By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press Elias had a journey full of rejection, protest and finally limited acceptance in a country where homosexuality and dressing as the opposite gender are against the law. Continue reading
May 27 Man held in Venezuela for 2 years is welcomed home by Trump By Catherine Lucey and Joshua Goodman, Associated Press Days after Joshua Holt traveled married a woman in Venezuela, he was arrested and accused of being a U.S. agent trying to destabilize the country. Continue reading