December 29, 2018 Russian and Turkish ministers meet for Syria talks Russian and Turkish foreign and defense ministers met in Moscow on Saturday to discuss northern Syria as U.S. forces prepare to withdraw and Turkey threatens to launch a military operation against U.S.-backed Kurdish forces controlling nearly a third of the country.
December 29, 2018 Marco Rubio calls MLB deal with Cuba 'a farce' that needs to be 'overruled' Like a catcher guarding home plate, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio this week decried a recent agreement between Major League Baseball, its players union and the Cuban Baseball Federation that's intended to make it easier for Cuban players to play in the big leagues without having to defect.
December 28, 2018 Trump and China loom over a tumultuous year in Asia To judge by the stream of extraordinary images on the Korean Peninsula, you might think 2018 marked the beginning of an elusive peace in one of the world's last vestiges of the Cold War.
December 28, 2018 Israeli PM visits Brazil ahead of Bolsonaro inauguration Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu opened the first visit to Brazil by a leader of Israel on Friday, saying he hopes for a strong partnership between the two countries.
December 28, 2018 Brazil's leftist parties to boycott Bolsonaro's inauguration Brazil's largest left-leaning opposition parties said Friday they will boycott the inauguration of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro on Jan. 1.
December 28, 2018 Vatican hears testimony from alleged McCarrick abuse victim The Vatican has taken testimony from a man who says ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick sexually abused him for years starting when he was 11, evidence that the initial case against the retired archbishop has expanded to include serious allegations of misconduct.
December 27, 2018 Father of dead Guatemalan boy, 8, heard rumors he could cross into US with children, family says An 8-year-old Guatemalan boy who died in U.S. custody joined his father on a journey to travel to the U.S. border after hearing rumors that migrant parents who had a child with them would be allowed into America, the boy’s stepsister said Wednesday.
December 27, 2018 US fossil fuel exports spur growth, climate worries In South Korea's largest shipyard, thousands of workers in yellow hard hats move ceaselessly between towering cranes lifting hulks of steel.
December 27, 2018 Strong 5.5 quake rattles Venezuela before dawn; people flee A strong earthquake jolted Venezuelans from their sleep early Thursday, forcing residents in the capital to evacuate buildings in their pajamas before sunrise.
December 27, 2018 Iraqi lawmakers demand US withdrawal after Trump visit Iraqi lawmakers Thursday demanded U.S. forces leave the country in the wake of a surprise visit by President Donald Trump that politicians denounced as arrogant and a violation of Iraqi sovereignty.