Jan 17 Trump announces a 10% tariff on 8 European countries for opposing U.S. control of Greenland By Emma Burrows, Josh Boak, Daniel Niemann, Associated Press President Trump said Saturday that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from eight European nations because of opposition to U.S. control of Greenland. Continue reading
Jan 17 Search is underway for Indonesian plane with 11 people that vanished in mountainous region By Associated Press The turboprop ATR 42-500 operated by the Indonesia Air Transport was on its way from Yogyakarta to the capital city of South Sulawesi when it vanished from radar, said a spokesperson for the Transportation Ministry. Continue reading
Jan 16 Trump's worldview and a rapidly changing global order By Nick Schifrin Donald Trump, the disruptor. The president's first year back in office has been a year of breaking norms, snatching and bombing adversaries, pushing peace and threatening allies. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses Trump’s worldview and the rapidly changing global… Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch Trump's worldview and a rapidly changing global order By Nick Schifrin, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Veronica Vela, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert Donald Trump, the disruptor. The president's first year back in office has been a year of breaking norms, snatching and bombing adversaries, pushing peace and threatening allies. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses Trump’s worldview and the rapidly changing global… Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 4:10 Machado urges U.S. leaders to push for a democratic government in Venezuela By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev, Veronica Vela Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado told an audience in Washington that she's confident democracy will return to her nation. But almost two weeks after the seizure of former President Maduro, Machado revealed little of her own plans. As Nick… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: Trump threatens tariffs for countries not supporting his Greenland takeover In our news wrap Friday, President Trump ramped up his threats about taking over Greenland and suggested that he may place tariffs on countries that don't support the move, the Supreme Court says it will hear an appeal from Bayer… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 9:57 As U.S. pledge for help goes unfulfilled, Iran's uprising meets brutal crackdown By Geoff Bennett It’s been a week since Iran imposed a complete internet blackout, with most of its 90 million people cut off from the world. And on Friday, the crown prince in exile urged U.S. military intervention. Geoff Bennett discussed the latest… Continue watching
Jan 16 WATCH: Trump commends Iran for reportedly canceling hundreds of executions By Associated Press “Iran canceled the hanging of over 800 people,” Trump told reporters while leaving the White House to spend the weekend at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. He added “and I greatly respect the fact that they canceled.”… Continue reading
Jan 16 Compass Points from PBS News By Nick Schifrin Leading experts analyze prominent international affairs topics and their impact on America today. Continue reading
Jan 16 Trump considers punishing countries with tariffs if they don't back U.S. takeover of Greenland By Daniel Niemann, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump suggested Friday that he may punish countries with tariffs if they don’t back the U.S. controlling Greenland, a message that came as a bipartisan Congressional delegation sought to lower tensions in the Danish capital. Continue reading