Jun 26 How the Iran war and peace talks are straining the U.S.-Israel alliance By Nick Schifrin Four months ago, the U.S. and Israel launched a joint war with a level of military and political integration rarely seen in history. But the U.S. is now unilaterally negotiating a memorandum of understanding with Iran. Compass Points moderator Nick… Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 4:46 Crews race to find survivors in mountains of rubble after Venezuela earthquakes By Nick Schifrin, Sonia Kopelev, Zeba Warsi The race to save lives in Venezuela is becoming a race against time. Rescue crews are digging through mountains of rubble, searching for survivors believed to be trapped after two powerful quakes struck just seconds apart. More than 900 people… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 2:18 Reporter in Caracas describes earthquake destruction and response in Venezuela By Geoff Bennett, Zeba Warsi Following the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, entire neighborhoods have been reduced to ruins across Caracas and the surrounding communities. As the United States, the UN and International aid teams rush into the disaster zone, the true scale of the unfolding… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 1:49 U.S. strikes Iran after drones target cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi On Friday, the U.S. military conducted new strikes against Iran in response to what President Trump said was Tehran's violation of the ceasefire. Nick Schifirin reports. Continue watching
Jun 26 Sergei Ivanov, former Russian defense minister once seen as Putin's likely successor, dies at 73 By Associated Press Putin and Ivanov knew each other since the 1970s when they both worked as young KGB officers in their hometown of Leningrad, as St. Petersburg was called during the Soviet times. Continue reading
Jun 26 U.S. strikes Iran in response to drone attack on cargo ship that Trump says violated ceasefire By Collin Binkley, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The strikes came shortly after Trump told reporters, “You’ll find out,” whether the U.S. would respond to a drone attack a day earlier on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. Continue reading
Jun 26 Heat catches Europe's fashion industry unprepared as models face the sun in fur and wool By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press The most coveted accessory at the Paris Fashion Week shows this week was not a bag, a sneaker or a watch. It was an ice pack. Continue reading
Jun 26 Trump threatens 100% tax on European imports if countries impose tax on digital services By Collin Binkley, Associated Press “Please let this statement serve to represent that any Country that imposes such a Tax will immediately be met with a 100% TARIFF on any and all Goods sent to the United States of America,” Trump wrote in a post… Continue reading
Jun 26 Mediators worked through threats and strikes to broker the U.S.-Iran deal, and challenges remain By Munir Ahmed, Abby Sewell, Samy Magdy, E. Eduardo Castillo, Associated Press As the U.S. and Iran exchanged escalating strikes on June 11, a plane carrying Qatari mediators was stranded on the tarmac in Tehran. Continue reading
Jun 26 Neighbors dig through Venezuela rubble to search for loved ones as death toll climbs By Megan Janetsky, Andry Rincón, Juan Pablo Arraez, Associated Press In cities across northern Venezuela, neighbors helped each other dig through rubble to search for loved ones, after back-to-back earthquakes killed at least 589 people and left thousands injured. Continue reading