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Trump is right to point out China’s anti-competitive trade practices, but starting a trade war is not the way to get what he wants.
These tariffs are disrupting global trade, straining critical relationships, and making Republicans uncomfortable. In other word: it’s classic Trump.
Nearly half, according to Doctors Without Borders, are women and children.
The situation in Syria is fluid, brutal, and complex. Plus: Ethiopia’s prime minister resigns, and in Germany, a new collective bargaining agreement gives 900,000 metal workers the right to 28-hour work weeks.
Zuma's ouster opens the door for Cyril Ramaphosa, ANC party leader and Deputy President, to take the reins.
Leader Kim Jong-un’s sister personally delivered an invitation to South Korean president Moon Jae-in to attend talks in Pyongyang. Plus: an Israeli air attack on Syrian and Iranian military positions inside Syria may mark a new phase in the conflict.
Evidence mounts for Rohingya genocide in Myanmar. Plus: in the face of food and supply shortages, Venezuela’s unrest grows, and Zimbabwe’s new president reverses Mugabe’s policy on land-leasing to white farmers.
With new tariffs on solar panels and washing machines, and demands to renegotiate longstanding trade deals, President Trump is inching toward a trade war. Plus: US military looks the other way on child sexual abuse in Afghanistan.
Turkey’s incursion into northern Syria could strain its relationship with the US. Plus: in 90 days, Cape Town will be the world’s first major city to run out of water, and the European Union tries to eliminate plastics.
Trump’s “shithole” remark further isolates him in the international community. Plus: The White House waives Iran sanctions one final time, relations between North and South Korea appear to be thawing, and Trump calls off his London trip.
The move comes after high-level talks between the two countries, and may signal a relief of tension after many terrifying months. Plus: the US tries to grandstand about Iran’s protests, and fails.
Despite current US policies, the world continues to work toward responsible climate policies, including important ocean protections. Plus: North Korea gets sanctioned again (and again and again and again), and the global back-and-forth between the US and Russia gets more complicated.
The tax bill passes, the CDC releases grim new figures on the opioid crisis, and the Pentagon confirms a long-running UFO program.
The backlash against Trump's decision to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem intensifies, and the ethnic cleansing of Rohingya in Myanmar continues. Plus: Canada's got a cannabis boom, and China builds refugee settlement ahead of a potential Korean conflict.
Homelessness has ticked up for the first time since 2010, despite a historically low jobless rate and record highs on Wall Street. Why?
North Korea's big new missile ups the stakes, Trump mulls recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, and Honduras is on the brink of a civil conflict as an opposition leader calls for a new presidential election.
Plus: Trump designates North Korea a state sponsor of terror, Saudi Arabia eases its blockade of Yemen, and "the butcher of Bosnia" gets life in prison.
In this international edition of the runoff, Saudi Arabia makes aggressive domestic and regional moves under its young new leadership, but the fallout has led to increased tension and conflict in the Middle East.
Top lawyers for Facebook, Twitter, and Google were on Capitol Hill this week to testify about the Russian propaganda efforts on their sites during the 2016 election. What happens next will transform American politics.
A new report saying that pollution is linked to millions of deaths each year arrives as the EPA under Scott Pruitt works to roll back environmental regulations.
