WASHINGTON

November 19, 2020

Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller has announced a major troop withdrawal in Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia. The news is being met with plenty of skepticism.

An American journalist was murdered in Turkey. Why didn’t the US investigate?

The World

November 17, 2020

Turkish authorities say Halla Barakat and Orouba Barakat were killed in a family dispute. Others suspect a targeted assassination.

2020 US presidential election

World leaders talking to Biden about the virus, other issues

Associated Press

November 12, 2020

World leaders spoke to President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday about cooperating on the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and other issues, even as President Donald Trump's refusal to concede complicates the US post-election transition.

Global Politics

Masha Gessen on the 2020 election: Democracy involves 'constant reinvention'

The World

November 06, 2020

Across the political landscape, members of the media, pundits and some Republicans described Trump's defiant speech about the election being "stolen" as a low point for American democracy.

2020 US presidential election

Retired US generals warn against calling the US election too early

The World

October 19, 2020

A nonpartisan group called Count Every Hero says that calling the election on election night may disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of military voters overseas who vote by mail.

COVID-19: The latest from The World

Fauci shuns Trump's politicization of COVID-19 science to focus on 'public health message'

The World

October 13, 2020

Dr. Anthony Fauci tells The World's host Marco Werman that President Donald Trump’s use of his words in a campaign ad was “inappropriate,” but that he has no recourse to undo the misleading appearance. As director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Fauci is also a key member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.

Former CDC head: COVID-19's spread in White House shows 'testing does not replace safety measures'

The World

October 05, 2020

Many who specialize in infectious disease control say the White House is setting a bad example for the rest of the globe. The World spoke to Dr. Tom Frieden, a former director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Top of The World

Confusion over Trump's health raises concerns about national security; Nagorno-Karabakh violence continues; Pope Francis says market capitalism has failed

The World

October 05, 2020

President Donald Trump on Monday began his fourth day at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center where he is being treated for COVID-19. And, missile strikes and violent fighting between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist territory of Nagorno-Karabakh are continuing in the mountainous Caucasus region. Also, Pope Francis said on Sunday in a new document titled “Fratelli Tutti,” that the coronavirus pandemic has shown that market capitalism has failed

Foreign policy

US Embassy closure in Iraq would hand Tehran a 'strategic victory,' says former Iraqi amb to UN

The World

September 29, 2020

Feisal al-Istrabadi, the former Iraqi ambassador to the United Nations, joins The World's host Marco Werman to talk about the potential closure of the US Embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone.

Global Politics

Pompeo voices support for talks between Greece, Turkey

Associated Press

September 29, 2020

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo expressed support Tuesday for talks between Greece and Turkey, NATO allies whose relations deteriorated to the point where both had warships facing off in the Mediterranean Sea.

WASHINGTON

Military experts say a US troop withdrawal complicates conditions on the ground

An American journalist was murdered in Turkey. Why didn’t the US investigate?

World leaders talking to Biden about the virus, other issues

Masha Gessen on the 2020 election: Democracy involves 'constant reinvention'

Retired US generals warn against calling the US election too early

Fauci shuns Trump's politicization of COVID-19 science to focus on 'public health message'

Former CDC head: COVID-19's spread in White House shows 'testing does not replace safety measures'

Confusion over Trump's health raises concerns about national security; Nagorno-Karabakh violence continues; Pope Francis says market capitalism has failed

US Embassy closure in Iraq would hand Tehran a 'strategic victory,' says former Iraqi amb to UN

Pompeo voices support for talks between Greece, Turkey

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