Jun 20 How powerful is North Korea’s military? By Eleanor Albert, Council on Foreign Relations North Korea has embarked on an accelerated buildup of weapons of mass destruction and modernization of its already large conventional force. Read more in this Council on Foreign Relations explainer. Continue reading
Jun 20 Are you a mosquito magnet? Own socks? This study is for you By Dina Fine Maron, Scientific American Researchers are studying the way twins smell for clues about the genetic basis of mosquito appeal. Continue reading
Jun 20 Trump meets Poroshenko for brief ‘drop-in’ visit By Vivian Salama, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump met with his Ukrainian counterpart Tuesday amid intensifying questions over whether his administration will step in to protect partners in the face of Russian aggression. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 6:53 News Wrap: Student jailed by North Korea dies after returning to U.S. By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Monday, Otto Warmbier, an American college student who was imprisoned by North Korea for over a year, has died days after being returned to the U.S. in a coma. Also, the Supreme Court will hear… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 11:16 Fallout from U.S. strike on a Syrian jet further complicates messy battlefield By PBS News Hour An American aircraft shot down a Syrian air force fighter jet Sunday, prompting Russia to say it now considers all U.S. aircraft in the region a threat, and suspending its military hotline for coordination of air missions. John Yang reports… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 8:25 How human traffickers trap women into domestic servitude By PBS News Hour More than three million women are forced into servitude as domestic workers every year, often lured to other countries in the Persian Gulf or Middle East under false pretenses. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on ways some advocates… Continue watching
Jun 19 Syria brings new urgency to easing tensions between U.S. and Russia By Robert Burns, Matthew Lee, Associated Press As Syria's complex war ramps up, the Trump administration is scrambling to tamp down tensions and avoid open hostilities with the Russians. Continue reading
Jun 19 French police block off area near Champs-Elysees By Laura Santhanam The police action occurred in the area's shopping district. Continue reading
Jun 19 1 dead, 10 injured after man drives van into crowd outside London mosque By Laura Santhanam British Prime Minister Theresa May called the attack "terrorist" in nature. Continue reading
Jun 19 Every minute, 20 people are displaced by violence, persecution: UN report By Larisa Epatko Despite peace agreements and efforts to address a growing refugee crisis, the number of people forcibly displaced around the world continued to climb last year, according to a U.N. report issued Monday. Continue reading