Jul 31 Watch The widening Iran war and what it means for the region and the world By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Veronica Vela, Zeba Warsi, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert This week, the war in Iran that President Trump predicted would last four to five weeks entered its sixth month. Now, there are new fronts in the war. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses what the widening conflict means for… Continue reading
Jul 31 The widening Iran war and what it means for the region and the world By Nick Schifrin This week, the war in Iran that President Trump predicted would last four to five weeks entered its sixth month. Now, there are new fronts in the war. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses what the widening conflict means for… Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 5:46 What's in the proposed deal to disarm Hamas and withdraw Israeli forces from Gaza By Sonia Kopelev, Katie Marlow, Nick Schifrin There is a major development in the effort to bring lasting peace to Gaza. Hamas says it has agreed to a U.S.-backed framework that would ultimately see the militant group give up its weapons and control of Gaza, while Israeli… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 3:07 Tens of thousands of migrants enter Spanish territory, then return to Morocco By Geoff Bennett, Daniel Okay Spain is rushing troops and resources to one of its territories in North Africa, after tens of thousands of migrants crossed the border from Morocco into the small city of Ceuta. Geoff Bennett reports. Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 5:08 News Wrap: Death toll from Japan earthquake rises to 34 In our news wrap Friday, this week's powerful earthquake in Japan has claimed at least 34 lives, a sweltering heat dome descended over much of the West, a Marine Corps fighter jet crashed at Miramar Air Station in California and… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 6:10 How Iranians are living through months of war and government crackdowns By Zeba Warsi, Amna Nawaz As the Iran war enters its sixth month, the toll continues to grow. The UN says more than 2,500 children have been killed or injured in Iran alone. Amna Nawaz discussed more with New York Times reporter Yeganeh Torbati, whose… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 5:49 Unaccompanied migrant children at risk of losing legal representation By Ali Schmitz, Ali Rogin Thousands of unaccompanied migrant children could lose legal representation, now that a federal contract with legal aid groups representing the minors is expiring. That contract, held by the non-profit Acacia Center for Justice, had funded legal services for unaccompanied children… Continue watching
Jul 31 Most of the 60,000 migrants who crossed into territory of Ceuta have left voluntarily, Spain says By Sergio Rodrigo, Renata Brito, Suman Naishadham, Associated Press Many young Moroccans who crossed into Ceuta told The Associated Press that they had hoped to find better work opportunities in Spain but were returning given the mayhem in Ceuta. Continue reading
Jul 31 Quake survivors in southwestern Japan sleep in cars in sweltering heat as death toll rises to 34 By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press, Mayuko Ono, Associated Pres Rescuers raced to find those still missing after the quake triggered a mall explosion, toppled a factory chimney and flattened homes. Continue reading
Jul 31 Hamas says it will disarm if Israel halts strikes and withdraws from Gaza, but obstacles remain By Samy Magdy, Sam Mednick, Jonathan J. Cooper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Hamas said that laying down its heavy weapons, which would come later in the process, was contingent on the creation of a Palestinian state, something Israel's current government adamantly rejects. Continue reading