Category: World

Tournament has showcased unity and solidarity in Brooklyn’s sizable Arab American community, football fans say.

Mohsen Rezaee has warned that if the US continues bombing Iran, Tehran will escalate its response into full-scale war.

At least 20 schools have now been completely destroyed in southern Lebanon, with 100 more damaged.

The US has broadened its military campaign in Iran, says Al Jazeera’s Mike Hanna.

Eric Ham argues President Donald Trump’s renewed focus on election security is attempt to expand federal authority.

US president has frequently been accused of trading government influence for improper financial gain.

Mullin pledged to make Trump’s election security demands ‘mandatory’ and implement a ‘maximum pressure’ campaign.

“The White House promised a bombshell, and they delivered a dud,” said David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation & Research.

The Trump administration escalated efforts to exert control over the nation’s elections. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened local election officials with jail time if they refuse to cooperate with requests for voter data. It follows the president’s prime-time address reviving debunked claims about the integrity of American elections. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.

Pressure is growing within the EU to sanction Israel for its illegal settlements and violence against Palestinians.

President Trump is again trying to sow doubt in the election process in the United States. For perspective, Geoff Bennett spoke with Sue Gordon. She spent 30 years in the intelligence community, serving as principal deputy director of national intelligence during President Trump’s first term, the highest-ranking career intelligence official in the country at the time.

To discuss how state election administrators are responding to President Trump’s speech, Liz Landers spoke with two election officials in key battleground states: Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Gabe Sterling of the Georgia Secretary of State’s office.

In our news wrap Friday, health concerns are growing as wildfire smoke is blanketing large parts of the U.S., Taylor Farms is recalling lettuce after it was linked to the cyclosporiasis outbreak and Democrats are demanding answers about the vetting of immigration officers following an Associated Press report that the ICE agent who shot a man has a history of violence and mental health issues.

Big U.S. restaurant chains don’t get linked to foodborne illness outbreaks often, but the number of meals they serve causes a lot of concern when contamination of some kind sickens customers.

Billionaire investor Leon Black, who for years paid Jeffrey Epstein for tax and financial advice, is facing scrutiny over his relationship with the late convicted sex offender after walking out of a closed-door interview with House investigators last month.

David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including President Trump once again putting false claims about the 2020 election at the center of the national political debate and the tactics of federal immigration enforcement officers.

Sunday’s World Cup final is expected to be watched by more than 1 billion people. As the tournament comes to a close, we have an inside look at how it has helped Palestinians in Gaza find moments of connection and hope. Nick Schifrin and producer Shams Odeh report.

Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” is shaping up to be one of the biggest movies of the year. The highly anticipated film is already breaking ticket-sales records. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at what’s driving the excitement and why a story that’s nearly 3,000 years old continues to resonate today. It’s part of our arts and culture series, CANVAS.

Conspiracy theories may seem like a modern phenomenon, but they’ve been a part of America’s story since the nation’s founding. On Judy Woodruff’s “In Pursuit of Happiness” podcast, she speaks with journalist and author Jesse Walker about the surprising role conspiracy thinking played during the American Revolution.

Royal watchers and experts fear the new measures could doom the 1,500-year-old hereditary institution by insisting that only males can be emperor.