Play buttonU.S. Politics Best G-7 can do for global economy: just don’t make it worsepbs.org - David McHugh, Associated Press BIARRITZ, France — The global economy craves a double shot of confidence right now but the best that leaders of the Group of Seven can offer is a …
Protest Hong Kong police draw guns in latest protest violencepbs.org - Kelvin Chan, Associated Press HONG KONG — Police in Hong Kong drew their guns Sunday night after a small group of protesters attacked officers with sticks and rods, and used tear …
Emmanuel Macron G-7 summit in France a test of unity among world leaderspbs.org - Lori Hinnant, Associated Press BIARRITZ, France — Efforts to salvage consensus among the G-7 rich democracies frayed Saturday in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s …
Amazon River Brazil military begins operations to fight Amazon firespbs.org - Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO — Backed by military aircraft, Brazilian troops on Saturday prepared to deploy in the Amazon to fight fires that have swept the region …
Space Station Russian capsule carrying robot fails space station dockingpbs.org - Associated Press MOSCOW — A Russian space capsule carrying a humanoid robot has failed to dock as planned with the International Space Station. A statement from the …
Play buttonKorean Peninsula N. Korea test-fires missiles again after joint drills endpbs.org - Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles off its east coast on Saturday in the seventh weapons launch in a …
Play buttonProtest Hong Kong police and protesters clash, ending violence lullpbs.org - Kelvin Chan, Associated Press HONG KONG — Hong Kong protesters threw bricks and gasoline bombs at police, who responded with tear gas, as chaotic scenes returned to the …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPlay buttonU.S. Politics At global summit, Trump facing limits of go-it-alone stancepbs.org - Zeke Miller, Associated Press BIARRITZ, France (AP) — President Donald Trump arrived Saturday in France for an international summit with the leaders of the globe’s economic powers …
Trade War How trade war and Trump’s rhetoric are further unsettling the economypbs.org The trade war between the U.S. and China escalated today, sending the financial markets into a tailspin. It all came as President Trump leveled his …
Yamiche Alcindor As world leaders gather in France, how Trump has changed the G-7pbs.org This evening, President Trump will be leaving Washington for Southwest France, for this weekend's G7 summit of world leaders. Our White House …
Amazon International pressure mounts for Brazil to counter raging Amazon firespbs.org - William Brangham Forest fires are common in Brazil this time of year, but their numbers have skyrocketed to more than 75,000 this year. That's up 80 percent from …
Poverty A scientific approach to evaluating global anti-poverty programspbs.org - Fred de Sam Lazaro The foreign aid dispensed every year by the U.S. amounts to about 1 percent of the total federal budget, but that tiny percentage is often a giant …
Greenland U.S. to reopen Greenland consulatepbs.org - Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is planning to open a U.S. consulate in Greenland for the first time in decades amid increased strategic …
Jair Bolsonaro Bolsonaro prepares to send army to contain Amazon firespbs.org - Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Under increasing international pressure to contain record numbers of fires in the Amazon, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro …
Greenland Danish leader speaks with Trump amid Greenland disputepbs.org - Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has had a phone conversation with U.S. President Donald Trump amid a dispute about …
Democracy Hong Kong protesters form human chains to call for democracypbs.org - Kelvin Chan, Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Supporters of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement created human chains on both sides of the city’s harbor Friday, inspired by a …
Vladimir Putin Putin orders Russia to respond to U.S. missile testpbs.org - Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered the Russian military on Friday to work out a quid pro quo response after the test of a new …
Play buttonSouth Korea Japan leader says end of South Korea intelligence-sharing deal damages trustpbs.org - Kaori Hitomi, Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said South Korea’s decision to cancel a deal to share military intelligence, mainly on North Korea, …
Tariffs China announces tariff hike on $75 billion of U.S. productspbs.org - Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has announced it will raise tariffs on $75 billion of U.S. products in retaliation for President Donald Trump’s planned Sept. 1 …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAmazon River Amazon fires spark global concern but Bolsonaro remains defiantpbs.org - Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Amid global concern about raging fires in the Amazon, Brazil’s government complained Thursday that it is being targeted in …
Korean Peninsula How current Japan-South Korea tensions reflect decades of resentmentpbs.org The two most important U.S. allies in Northeast Asia are engaged now in a damaging economic confrontation, haunted by a long and painful …
West Flanders In Europe, business booms when cruise ships arrive — but is it worth the bother?pbs.org - Malcolm Brabant Some of Europe's most beautiful waterfront cities are joining forces to try to reduce the impact of cruise ships. Venice will ban larger ships from …
Giraffes Giraffes move closer to endangered species protectionpbs.org - Jamey Keaten, Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Nations around the world moved Thursday to protect giraffes as an endangered species for the first time, drawing praise from …
South Korea South Korea cancels Japan intelligence-sharing deal amid trade disputepbs.org - Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Thursday it will terminate an intelligence-sharing deal with Japan that focused on classified information …
Rohingya UN report: Myanmar military committed war crimes against Rohingya minoritypbs.org - Grant Peck, Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Sexual violence carried out by Myanmar’s security forces against the country’s Muslim Rohingya minority was so widespread and severe …
Angela Merkel Merkel calls for EU-wide climate neutrality by 2050pbs.org - Mike Corder, Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel called Thursday for the European Union to support ambitious targets for the entire …
Play buttonProtest Hong Kong students plan class boycott as part of ongoing protestspbs.org - Kelvin Chan, Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong university student leaders said Thursday they’ll call for a boycott of the start of classes to pressure the government to …
