Sep 04 How the U.S. and Canada fell into a feud – and how it could end By Nick Schifrin It’s supposed to be the world’s longest peaceful border, but you wouldn’t know it listening to the country’s leaders. What’s next now that America and Canada, whose economies are intertwined, are on the verge of unwinding? Compass Points moderator Nick… Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 6:57 News Wrap: 2 men rescued from Nepal tunnel 9 days after catastrophic flood In our news wrap Friday, two men were pulled from a tunnel more than a week after the catastrophic deluge that barreled through Himalayan river valleys, Ukraine's president says a Russian drone struck the headquarters of the country's security service… Continue watching
Sep 04 WATCH: Trump calls Iran war 'small potatoes' and 'very intermittent' By Bryan Gallion President Donald Trump said Friday that he calls the Iran war a “military conflict” because he thinks it’s “small potatoes” for the United States. Continue reading
Sep 04 Russian drone strikes Ukraine security service headquarters as U.S. talks on the war are expected By Samya Kullab, Associated Press The air war between Russia and Ukraine has intensified as the conflict stretches toward five years since Moscow’s invasion of its neighbor. Continue reading
Sep 04 U.S. issues sanctions on Turkish bank that it calls a 'critical financial lifeline' for Iran By Farnoush Amiri, Andrew Wilks, Associated Press The Treasury Department accused the Turkish bank and its entities of being established to enable Iran's efforts to transfer oil revenues from China to Turkey, where they could then be converted to cash and gold. Continue reading
Sep 04 Rescuers pull 2 trapped workers from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods By Shristi Kafle, Sheikh Saaliq, Associated Press Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from an underground tunnel at a hydropower plant Friday, raising hopes of reaching dozens of others believed to be trapped nine days after deadly floods swept away villages and submerged the Himalayan region… Continue reading
Sep 03 Proud of their oil, Venezuelans view major U.S. stake in their reserves as a surrender By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press A troubled nation’s pride took a bruising last week when acting President Delcy Rodríguez agreed to give the United States control of roughly one-fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves – the largest in the world. Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 7:53 European countries confront Russian sabotage and shadow warfare By Nick Schifrin, Winston Wilde, Dan Sagalyn German police arrested two people suspected of attacking a weapons manufacturer in Munich. The incident comes after Germany officially blamed the Russian government for an attack involving drones that came close to downing an aircraft as it landed. Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 7:59 Russia may force more men to fight in Ukraine as military faces heavy losses By Simon Ostrovsky, Katia Patin With Russian military losses estimated at some 40,000 a month, there are signs the Kremlin is preparing for the possibility of a much broader call-up, perhaps after parliamentary elections later this month. Special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports. Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 4:02 U.S. strikes Iran again as Tehran targets American allies in Gulf region By Liz Landers, Kayan Taraporevala Iran attacked American bases and allies across the Gulf region on Wednesday. It followed U.S. attacks along Iran's southern coast that killed at least 18, according to Iran's health minister. At the White House, President Trump said this renewed campaign… Continue watching