May 22 In Riyadh, Trump took a selective stand on extremism, sent a clear message to Iran By Rhana Natour The Royal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is not known for modest gestures. President Trump's official visit this weekend included sword dancing, fighter jets trailed by red, white and blue contrails and three major summits set behind a gilded palatial backdrop. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 8:32 Trump calls on Arab world to unite against extremism By PBS News Hour President Trump on Sunday called on the Arab world to show unity and partner with the U.S. to combat extremism and terrorism. The speech was held in Saudi Arabia to a summit of leaders from 50 Arab and Muslim-majority countries. Continue watching
May 21 Trump lavishes praise on Saudis, but silent on human rights By Julie Pace and Vivian Salama, Associated Press President Donald Trump made clear there would be no public lecture from America on Saudi Arabia's abysmal human rights record. Continue reading
May 21 In Saudi visit, Trump offers contradictions from campaign By Ken Thomas and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia, at the start of his first trip abroad as president, has produced a number of statements that run counter to the harsh, anti-Muslim rhetoric from his 2016 campaign. Continue reading
May 21 Number of unaccompanied child migrants surged in recent years By Michael D. Regan More than 300,000 children have been discovered unaccompanied in recent years, up from 66,000 children in 2010 and 2011, according to a UNICEF report. Continue reading
May 21 Next stop for Trump is Israel, in pursuit of 'ultimate deal' By Julie Pace and Josef Federman, Associated Press President Donald Trump will step foot in Israel having offered few indications of how he plans to achieve what so many of his predecessors could not. Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: Trump delivers speech at Arab and Muslim leaders' summit By Jonathan Lemire and Julie Pace, Associated Press Watch President Donald Trump address the Arab Islamic American Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 9:08 Kenya races toward goal of electrifying every household By Sam Weber, Melanie Saltzman Kenya has made rapid gains in connecting households across the country to the electrical grid, as part of a goal to achieve universal access to power by 2020. Over the past three years the East African country has connected 12.4… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 2:59 Trump signs Saudi arms deal on first foreign trip By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump visited Saudi Arabia Saturday on his first stop abroad as commander-in-chief. During the visit, he signed several deals with Saudi King Salman, including a military sales worth billions and a commitment to cooperate on defense. Ben Hubbard,… Continue watching
May 20 Watch 3:31 Iran re-elects President Hassan Rouhani By PBS News Hour Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has been easily re-elected to a second four-year term, capturing 57 percent of the vote in a race that has implications for wars in Syria and Yemen. He’s considered a moderate who sought the nuclear disarmament… Continue watching