Category: World

Civil liberties advocates have expressed alarm over the case involving a protest outside Prairieland Detention Center.

Iran and the U.S. are once again at odds, this time over nuclear inspections. The U.S. said that the UN nuclear watchdog will inspect Iran’s facilities, but Iran says no deal is in place. It was just one of several disagreements since the weekend meetings in Switzerland between the Americans and Iranians, the first round of negotiations since a new ceasefire deal was struck. Nick Schifrin reports.

Congress never authorized military action in Iran, but the U.S. Senate today voted to limit President Trump’s Iran war powers in a rare rebuke. White House correspondent Liz Landers caught up with Senators on both sides of the aisle.

To discuss the U.S. nuclear negotiations with Iran, Amna Nawaz spoke with Ernest Moniz. Trained as a nuclear physicist, he was the Energy Secretary during the Obama administration and was a chief architect and the lead technical negotiator of the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement. He’s now chief executive officer of the EFI Foundation, which focuses on energy policy.

The ruling was a big victory for the Republican administration, which views the expansion of so-called expedited removal as a key tool for carrying out its mass deportation policy.

In our news wrap Tuesday, the Supreme Court sided with the Trump administration in an immigration case strengthening the government’s power to deport green card holders accused of crimes and the Justice Department has reportedly withdrawn grand jury subpoenas to reporters at The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal.

Tuesday marks the 10th anniversary of the most divisive day in Britain’s recent history: Brexit, the vote to leave the European Union. Voters were promised a Britain free of European laws, decreased immigration, and a major boost to business, without the EU’s economic constraints. But as Malcolm Brabant reports, leave and remain voters have one thing in common. They’re not celebrating.

Federal student loans will undergo significant changes starting July 1. These changes will not only restructure the loan system, but also the repayment options for millions of borrowers. Some might see higher monthly payments, others will have to deal with stricter caps on how much they can borrow and fewer forgiveness options. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Danielle Douglas-Gabriel.

More than half of the continental U.S. is facing drought conditions. But other parts of the country are facing the opposite problem. Extreme weather conditions can have major impacts on farmers and their crops at a time when they’re already facing high production costs. Paul Solman recently traveled to southern Georgia to hear from some of those farmers. It’s for our series, Tipping Point.

Green water, floating liner chunks, and workers dumping jugs of hydrogen peroxide. These are the images that have characterized the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in the weeks since its reopening following President Donald Trump’s ordered renovations.

Nearly 1,100 peacekeepers from countries around the world have lost their lives in the line of duty and thousands of others have been injured since 1948, according to U.N. peacekeeping department figures.

The U.S. and Iran were in dispute Tuesday over whether Tehran had agreed to allow U.N. inspections of its nuclear sites.

President Donald Trump insisted Tuesday that Iran agreed to United Nations watchdog inspections of its nuclear sites, but said there is “no rush.”

The U.S. government has slapped additional sanctions on Cuban companies that are expected to spook foreign investors and deepen a severe economic crisis.

One demonstrator who shot and wounded a police officer during a protest outside a Texas immigration center July 4 has been sentenced to 100 years in federal prison.

The request adds to an already sizable military spending boost sought by President Donald Trump.

The country is about to get its seventh prime minister since the 2016 vote to leave the EU.

Andy Burnham is preparing for a Labour Party leadership contest that could make him Britain’s prime minister within weeks.

Iran’s top negotiator Mohammad Ghalibaf also says an agreement reached with the US to release $12bn in frozen assets.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal face Uzbekistan in a must-win group match, as race for the knockouts intensifies.