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Now displaying: May, 2017
May 31, 2017

The world braces for a U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement on climate change, and is Goldman Sachs helping to prop up the Venezuelan regime of Nicolás Maduro?

May 30, 2017

The Trump administration is preparing to unveil harsh new policies aimed at Cuba and the U.S. complains to the WTO about cheap foreign solar panels.

May 26, 2017

At least 23 members of the Egyptian Coptic community were killed in a terror attack on Friday, and Google unveils a product linking credit card purchases with online advertising.

May 25, 2017

Former President Barack Obama returns to Berlin and echoes past remarks condemning the construction of walls between cultures. And the US sails by occupied Chinese islands.

May 24, 2017

Taiwan's high court legalizes same-sex marriage, martial law may be coming to the Philippines and President Trump meets with Pope Francis. 

May 23, 2017

Fighters pledging loyalty to the Islamic State capture Marawi City in the southern Filipino island of Mindanao, and a new report reveals widespread coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef.

May 22, 2017

A new study finds one person around the world is displaced from their home every second. North Korea tests another ballistic missile, and Africa records serious anti-poverty gains.

May 18, 2017

Senator John McCain has called for the expulsion of Turkey's Ambassador to the U.S. after a Turkish security detail assaulted protesters in D.C.

May 17, 2017

NATO officials have reportedly asked attendees of an upcoming summit to keep their remarks short, fearing President Trump will lose focus if they drag on.

May 16, 2017

Three French LGBT rights groups ask the International Criminal Court to investigate reports of an anti-gay "genocide" in the Russian republic of Chechnya.

May 12, 2017

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson backs an Arctic Council resolution acknowledging the gravity of the climate change threat. What does that mean for the Paris Agreement?

May 11, 2017

Senior U.S. officials consider expanding March rules banning laptops and large electronics from carry-on baggage when flying to the U.S. from the Middle East on foreign airlines.

May 10, 2017

Xi Jinping promises President-Elect Macron that he'll guard the global climate treaty, and President Trump prepares to escalate the wars in Syria and Afghanistan.

May 9, 2017

South Koreans elect liberal president Moon Jae-in and two firms accuse a Russian-backed hacking group of breaching French president-elect Macron's email servers. 

May 8, 2017

Emmanuel Macron handily wins the French election and injects new energy into the European project. And the CDC identifies a strain of avian influenza as the top candidate to cause a global pandemic.

May 5, 2017

The French presidential election comes down to the wire and a top E.U. leaders takes a dig at the English language in the wake of Brexit.

May 4, 2017

Russia, Iran and Turkey agree to a Syrian safe zone plan (without opposition consent) and a NATO general warns about the consequences of a US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement.

May 3, 2017

Japanese PM Shinzo Abe says he'll seek to redo the country's pacifist constitution by 2020, and U.S. Senators prepare to crack down on Venezuela.

May 2, 2017

President Trump's pick for ambassador to China promises to maintain freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, and a new survey shows a surge in piracy off West Africa.

May 1, 2017

The U.N. condemns 'cruel' and 'arbitrary' executions in Arkansas, and the Gaza-based group Hamas seeks to soften its image in a possible attempt to undermine the Palestinian Authority.

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