Sep 25 Watch Russia tests NATO with increasingly aggressive tactics in Europe By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Madison Staten, Satvi Sunkara, Veronica Vela, Zeba Warsi, Juliet Fuisz, Alexa Gold, Zoie Lambert Key European leaders are sounding the alarm over Russian aggression, warning that Vladimir Putin is planning attacks aimed at testing NATO’s security alliance. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses those concerns with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and two former U.S. Continue reading
Sep 25 Russia tests NATO with increasingly aggressive tactics in Europe By Nick Schifrin Key European leaders are sounding the alarm over Russian aggression, warning that Vladimir Putin is planning attacks aimed at testing NATO’s security alliance. Compass Points moderator Nick Schifrin discusses those concerns with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and two former U.S. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 6:30 News Wrap: Xi wraps up 3-day state visit with Trump In our news wrap Friday, Chinese President Xi wrapped up a three-day state visit with President Trump that was heavy on pageantry and light on policy announcements, tens of millions of people along the East Coast could see flooding, rough… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 6:13 Mexico's foreign secretary on Trump, cartel violence and U.S. trade talks By Amna Nawaz, Veronica Vela President Trump struck the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement in his first term, but threw out that trade agreement after retaking office last year. He imposed steep tariffs on both neighbors and even started a trade war with Canada. To discuss trade… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 6:06 Wrongfully detained Iranian American journalist remains jailed in Iran after 2 years By Amna Nawaz, Veronica Vela This week marks two years that Iranian American journalist Reza Valizadeh has been detained in Iran. For a decade, he worked for Radio Farda — an independent, but U.S.-funded Farsi-language news service. During a trip to Iran to visit family,… Continue watching
Sep 25 Violence has displaced more than half a million Mexican households in past 5 years By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Until now, Mexico's government did not share comprehensive data on people who have been forced to flee their homes due to ongoing violence in many parts of Mexico, leaving civil society groups piecing together information to get a wider view… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 5:37 Syrian dancer reflects on escaping ISIS and finding freedom through ballet By Sonia Kopelev, Devin Pinckard Ahmad Joudeh is a ballet dancer of unusual grace and grit. He was born stateless in a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus, Syria. He has traveled far on the power of his dreams and the elegance of his dance. He… Continue watching
Sep 25 Pope Leo XIV affirms need for media to cover public figures when asked about Trump ban By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV told journalists they were welcome to report on him, as he responded to the Trump administration’s attempt to bar U.S. media from the White House and affirmed the importance of journalists covering public figures. Continue reading
Sep 25 Pope opens France trip with warning that a 'paradise of machines' could undermine humanity By Nicole Winfield, Sylvie Corbet, John Leicester, Associated Press Pope Leo XIV warned Friday that a “paradise of machines” risked undermining humanity as he opened a trip to France by posing fundamental questions about what it means to be human in the age of artificial intelligence, a nuclear arms… Continue reading
Sep 25 Ukraine's Zelenskyy says he urged Trump to enlist China's help in ending Russia's invasion By Hanna Arhirova, Barry Hatton, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he asked U.S. President Donald Trump to press China’s leader to use Beijing’s influence over Moscow in a diplomatic effort to get Russia to end its 4½-year-long invasion of Ukraine. Continue reading