Republican Bill Weld on how Trump's impeachment compares to Nixon’s and Clinton’s
December 18, 2019
On Saturday, Iran launched some 300 drones and missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israel’s April 1 bombing of the Iranian consulate in Syria.
Hundreds demonstrated in Niger's capital, Niamey, on Saturday to demand the removal of US troops, much as they called for the exit of French forces last year.
On Saturday, a Chinese coast guard vessel blocked two Philippine government ships near the country’s coast forover eight hours.
Ukraine’s situation on the eastern front line has “significantly worsened,” wrote the country's top military commander, Oleksandr Syrskyi, on Saturday.
Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: In the Middle East, unprecedented strikes by Iran and its proxies against Israel. Clearly a very dangerous thing to do, but could have been a hell of a lot worse. What do I mean by that? Well, it is not World War III. Americans warned Iran not to hit the United States, and the Iranians gave a heads-up, days in advance.
Late Saturday, Tehran launched ballistic and cruise missiles toward Israel as part of a retaliatory attack for the recent Israeli strike on Iran’s consulate in Damascus that killed top Iranian commanders. IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari said early Sunday that more than 200 different rockets, including drones and ballistic and cruise missiles, were launched at Israel, with Israeli defenses and partners having intercepted the vast majority.
Listen:US Ambassador to China Nick Burns joins Ian Bremmer on the GZERO World Podcast to look at the complex and contentious state of the US-China relationship. What do the world's two biggest economies and strongest militaries agree on, and where are they still miles apart? After Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met at a summit in San Francisco last November, it seemed like frosty relations were starting to thaw. But while China and the US have committed to re-engage diplomatically after the 2023 Chinese spy balloon low-point, there is still a lot of daylight–and no trust–between the two.
President Xi Jinping’s nationalist agenda is turning China inwards at a time when the country needs to open up and revive its flagging economy.
“White Bronco.” “Lance Ito.” “If it doesn’t fit, you must acquit.” “Kato Caelin.” “Johnny Cochran.” Each of these names and moments associated with the 1995 murder trial of ex-football star OJ Simpson, who died of cancer on Wednesday at 76, is a time warp for anyone who was even remotely conscious in the mid-1990s.