Feb 05 Watch 6:25 How Twitter bots are recycling Cold War techniques to sow political division By PBS News Hour In the days leading up to the release of the disputed Nunes memo, the hashtag #ReleaseTheMemo became hugely popular among conservatives and allies of President Trump. But a series of reports suggest that some of those Twitter accounts were fake… Continue watching
Feb 05 Quiz: Test your knowledge of 2018's Winter Olympics By Larisa Epatko After the closing ceremony and the torch is doused, the Pyeongchang stadium will be demolished. What will it become? Test your knowledge of this and other Olympic-related questions in our quiz. Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch 9:13 White House, some progressives have common ground on NAFTA clause By Melanie Saltzman, Christopher Booker In less than eight weeks, ongoing talks over the North American Free Trade Agreement are set to expire. The White House has found common ground with some progressives over the Investor State Dispute Settlement, a NAFTA clause that allows foreign… Continue watching
Feb 04 Greeks protest Macedonia's name as leaders try to end decades-long dispute By Michael D. Regan More than 100,000 protesters met in Athens to demonstrate against a possible plan by Greece's government to accept the name "Macedonia" for the neighboring former Yugoslavian country. Continue reading
Feb 03 Why is Turkey attacking northwest Syria? By Hannah Grabenstein, Meredith Lee A new front is opening in the Syrian civil war, and a turning point, it seems, is coming for U.S.-Turkey relations. Continue reading
Feb 03 Italian gunman targets immigrants in drive-by shootings By Michael D. Regan A gunman shot six African immigrants from his vehicle on Saturday during a 2-hour rampage in the central Italian city of Macerata before he was arrested by police. Continue reading
Feb 03 UK says new powers signal crackdown on illicit wealth By Associated Press The British government has introduced new powers to seize suspicious assets that it says will help curb London's status as a haven for ill-gotten gains. Continue reading
Feb 02 Watch 9:31 Does Trump's nuclear plan increase the chance of conflict? By PBS News Hour The Trump administration's blueprint for America's arsenal continues the Obama administration's plans to rebuild all nuclear submarines, aircraft and missiles, but also calls for deploying new capabilities. Critics say the plan will spark a new arms race. Nick Schifrin gets… Continue watching
Feb 02 Terrorist attacks in Afghanistan put Kabul residents on edge By Larisa Epatko Major pre-planned attacks have hit an all-time high in Afghanistan's capital Kabul. Here's why. Continue reading
Feb 02 As Olympics near, Trump looks to boost pressure on North Korea By Jill Colvin and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Friday hosted about a half-dozen North Korean defectors in the Oval Office. He sought to increase pressure on Pyongyang over its nuclear program by consulting with allies and highlighting the human rights abuses suffered by defectors… Continue reading