Iranian students in US scramble as sanctions ratchet up tuition costs
Iranian students studying in the US are feeling the effects of escalating tensions between the two countries — from difficulties paying tuition or rent to the inability to focus on their studies
View ArticleIsraeli escalation against Iran is a ‘multi-level’ game
Israeli troops on the northern border with Lebanon are on high alert after a drone attack in Beirut's southern suburbs. Israel has not claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Iranian-backed...
View ArticleFor undocumented workers, demanding better work conditions could mean...
For undocumented workers, the consequences of demanding better work conditions can be high — and include risking deportation.
View ArticleWhat US-Iran tensions mean for US allies in the nuclear deal
European parties to the deal are struggling to calm the deepening confrontation between Iran and the United States since US President Donald Trump pulled Washington out last year.
View ArticleTrump abruptly canceled Afghan peace talks. What comes next?
In the wake of Trump's abrupt cancellation of a possible troop drawdown in Afghanistan, one expert says violence from both sides is likely to increase.
View ArticleIn Israel’s election, the Arab vote could be pivotal
A few days before a national election in Israel, there wasn’t a campaign poster in sight at a horse show in a rural area just outside of Nazareth.
View ArticleImmigrant FBI informant pressured to spy on NYC mosques seeks a way out
At around 3 a.m. one night in 2017, Bilol, an Uzbek immigrant, heard a knock on his door.
View ArticleWhy did Trump withhold $250 million in military aid from Ukraine?
Does $250 million in US military aid to Ukraine have anything to do with a whistleblower's "urgent concern" about US President Donald Trump? The World speaks with Nina Jankowicz of the Wilson Center.
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View ArticleKhashoggi’s fiancée calls for justice: ‘Jamal did no wrong to his country’
Hatice Cengiz, the fiancée of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi, spoke with The World's Shirin Jaafari about her message for world leaders and how his death has affected her.
View ArticleAfter Khashoggi, exiled journalists say ‘you can’t feel safe, anywhere you go’
Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist and expert on the region’s politics who was murdered on Oct. 2, 2018, was an occasional guest on "Egyptian Street."
View ArticleTrump scandal threatens to derail Ukraine's anti-corruption efforts
Ukrainians are accustomed to powerful forces meddling in their judicial system, Anne Applebaum, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and expert on central and Eastern Europe, tells The World's host,...
View ArticleWhy a diplomat’s wife likely won’t be charged for a killing a UK teen
The wife of a US diplomat allegedly hit and killed a British teenager in a car crash — and then used her diplomatic immunity to return to the US.
View ArticleDoes US withdrawal leave Syria open to Russia?
In a Twitter thread, US President Donald Trump said the US withdrawal from Syria would be a thorn in the side of Russia and China, who "love to see us bogged down, watching over a quagmire, &...
View ArticleGen. Zwack: Calling Vindman a ‘double agent’ ahead of testimony is...
A witness in the impeachment inquiry faced accusations of being a "double agent" by conservative media before his appearance on Tuesday. A retired general who supervised Army Lt. Col. Alex Vindman says...
View ArticleSusan Rice: US is 'exporting instability and unpredictability'
The former US national security adviser and ambassador to the UN under Obama says the Trump administration's foreign policy has undermined US alliances and upended national security.
View ArticleCanadian court weighs whether the US is safe for asylum-seekers
The lawsuit concerns a “safe-third country” agreement that the US and Canada signed shortly after 9/11, in 2002.
View ArticleNew testimony, transcripts, paint fuller picture of quid pro quo
Transcripts of more than 350 pages each from House interviews with US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland and the Trump Administration's special envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker were made public, as was...
View ArticleIn the impeachment inquiry, is the US a defender of democracy — or corrupt...
The impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump moved to open hearings Wednesday. The central issue in the inquiry is what responsibility the president may carry for abandoning public duty in...
View ArticleYovanovitch testimony shows US foreign policy is 'in shambles,' former...
In the second day of televised impeachment hearings, one former diplomat says it's been distressing to watch the testimony of Marie Yovanovitch, who was abruptly removed from her post as US ambassador...
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