The World

If FCC bans Huawei, rural carriers may have to 'rip and replace' gear

Currently, about a dozen small, mostly rural carriers rely on this Chinese equipment to deliver internet, phone and other services to customers.

Gordon Sondland testifies in impeachment inquiry

Sondland described broad involvement at the upper levels of the Trump administration in a pressure campaign against Ukraine.

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff (D-CA) gives his closing remarks while House Intelligence Committee Ranking Member Devin Nunes (R-CA) listens.

Impeachment bombshells

Gordon Sondland testifies in impeachment inquiry November 20, 2019
Iran's deadly crackdown on protesters November 20, 2019
Is Helsinki the best place to work? November 20, 2019
Making Maori mainstream November 20, 2019
Impeachment bombshells November 20, 2019
UK debate November 20, 2019
UK, US tensions with China over Hong Kong November 20, 2019
First orangutan with 'nonhuman' rights arrives November 20, 2019
Impeachment update November 20, 2019
Life next to a Burisma gas well November 20, 2019

This orangutan’s 'personhood' victory brings hope to US animal rights movement

An orangutan granted 'legal personhood' rights in Argentina has just moved to the US, raising the hopes of some activists that her case will serve as an example for animal rights in the US.

Students play a soccer game on a basketball court at a boarding school for Uighur children on the outskirts of Istanbul, Turkey.

In Turkey, a boarding school cares for Uighur children separated from their parents

The children have been unable to speak to their parents in China. No one knows when — or if — the families will be reunited.

A fence is seen at the Jewish settlement of Kiryat Arba in Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

US sides with Israel on settlements

‘I will be fine for telling the truth’ November 19, 2019
Legal recognition of West Bank settlements could 'kill off' hope of two-state solution, says former US ambassador November 19, 2019
In Turkey, a boarding school cares for Uighur children separated from their parents November 19, 2019
Identity and 'Phantoms' remembered by Iranian musician November 19, 2019
If FCC bans Huawei, rural carriers may have to 'rip and replace' gear November 19, 2019
Hostages released in Afghanistan November 19, 2019
Love around the world November 19, 2019
Australia wildfires continue to rage November 19, 2019
The latest on impeachment November 19, 2019

Legal recognition of West Bank settlements could 'kill off' hope of two-state solution, says former US ambassador

Former US ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, spoke with Marco Werman about the US' decision to recognize Israeli settlements in the West Bank as legal. He explains the ramifications this decision could have for peace in the region.

A black and white panda bear holds a bamboo in his mouth

Bye-bye, Bei Bei: Is diplomacy at play with this panda’s return to China?

The US and China don’t have the best relationship right now. Could panda diplomacy be why Bei Bei the panda is leaving the National Zoo?

People attend a protest organized by National Council of Resistance of Iran in Germany to support nationwide demonstrations in Iran against the rise in gasoline prices, in Berlin, Germany.

Protests over fuel prices sweep Iran

Protests in Iran turn violent November 18, 2019
Violent clashes at a Hong Kong university November 18, 2019
A miniature Brontë manuscript November 18, 2019
Tech security for government officials November 18, 2019
Bye-bye, Bei Bei: Is diplomacy at play with this panda’s return to China? November 18, 2019
Trump lashes out at Pence aide Jennifer Williams November 18, 2019
Rudy Giuliani, international man of mystery November 18, 2019
'I just couldn't sleep': Uighur activist calls for China to stop targeting minorities November 18, 2019
‘For Sama’ film premieres in US November 18, 2019

An indigenous woman holding a Wiphala flag carries a kid, in La Paz, Bolivia November 13, 2019.

Bolivia sees backlash against conservative interim leader

Unrest in Bolivia worsens as protesters want to restore a popular government that has reduced poverty rates and has given the nation’s long-neglected Indigenous people a voice. Critics see the backlash to interim president Jeanine Añez as a dangerous effort to undermine democracy.

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