Indonesian authorities issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after eruptions at Ruang mountain sent ash thousands of feet high, Iran’s attack against Israel over the weekend has spurred bipartisan legislative action in Congress and the family of a Minnesota man who was killed by a state trooper during a traffic stop filed a federal civil rights lawsuit. Daniela Kopřivová has today’s News in :90.
Donald Trump faces criminal charges, Iran attacked Israel and the FBI is investigating the Baltimore bridge collapse.
Booms and air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Sunday after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East closer to a regionwide war.
Harvey Weinstein will attempt to overturn his conviction for sexual misconduct at the New York Court of Appeals today. Explosions struck a natural gas pipeline in Iran early Wednesday morning. The U.S. House of Representatives impeached Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayors by one vote on Tuesday. AP Wire CME Kevin Lynch has today’s News in :90.
A St. Paul police officer was shot in the leg and the suspect was critically injured in a shooting on Thursday afternoon. Rocket attacks on the U.S. embassy in Baghdad caused minor damage but no casualties earlier this morning. Harvard University president Claudine Gay has apologized for her remarks made during a congressional hearing on antisemitism. Justin Jones has today’s News in :90.
Long-time Mideast rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia took another significant step toward reconciliation Thursday, formally restoring diplomatic ties after a seven-year rift, affirming the need for regional stability and agreeing to pursue economic cooperation. Protesters disrupted vehicle traffic at Paris’ main airport and police fired clouds of tear gas in other French cities as people marched in a new round of strikes and nationwide demonstrations Thursday seeking to get President Emmanuel Macron to scrap pension reforms that have ignited a monthslong firestorm of public anger. Tennessee’s GOP-dominated House is preparing to vote Thursday on whether to expel three Democratic members for their demonstration calling for gun control following the Nashville school shooting, an extraordinary move that the chamber has used only a handful of times since the Civil War.
Russia said Friday that Western demands for it to pull out of Ukraine for any future negotiations would rule out any such negotiations. President Biden has declared that Democrats should give up “restrictive” caucuses and prioritize diversity at the start of their presidential primary calendar. Christian Pulisic is on track to play for the United States in its World Cup match against the Netherlands Saturday. Sam Larson has today’s News in :90.
The World Press Institute will resume its 57th annual journalism fellowship program on March 18, which will house journalists at St. Thomas for three weeks before the fellows travel around the United States, ending May 21.
Iran’s government said Monday that 12 people have died from the new coronavirus nationwide and local artist Alyssa Baguss covered the back wall of the Anderson Student Center Hearth Room with a forest landscape. Reporter Leila Weah has today’s News in :90.
President Trump says America is “locked and loaded” in response to a drone assault on Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure, Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren has released her anti-government corruption plan, and a Maine nonprofit was destroyed by a gas explosion. Chief Video Editor Jack Stanek has today’s News in :90.
Iran chastises the U.S. for pulling out of the nuclear deal, an E. coli outbreak has reached Minnesota, and three Americans detained in North Korea for over a year are heading home. Director Sophie Carson has today’s News in :90.
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the U.S. is pulling out of the landmark international nuclear accord with Iran, declaring he was making the world safer but dealing a profound blow to allies and deepening his isolation on the world stage.
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Vladimir Putin’s, John McCain’s and Hassan Rouhani’s letters to the editor seem to be actually contributing to building international community and understanding.
