Sinn Féin
This week, the British government says it intends to avoid a hard border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland after Brexit; the United States, Mexico, and Canada open negotiations to reform NAFTA; the Taliban tells President Trump to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan; and more.
The empowerment of women and girls around the world must remain a central and core pillar of the U.S. national security agenda, writes Karen Richardson.
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This week on Global Beat: Syrian government troops seize control of Aleppo’s opposition-held eastern sector; a Colombian court approves "fast track" status of the new peace accord with FARC rebels; China responds to President-elect Trump's phone call with Taiwan's president; and more.
As part of the First 100 Days interview series, Suzie Abdou discusses the refugee crisis and calls on the Trump administration to make clear its position on human rights and war.
USS Mason
This week, the United States retaliated against Houthi rebels in Yemen who fired missiles at a U.S. Navy destroyer; three Syrian refugees are hailed as heroes after stopping another refugee from carrying out a bomb attack in Berlin; election-related violence erupts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo; and more.
This week on Global Beat: Theresa May is selected as the United Kingdom’s second female prime minister; renewed fighting erupts in Kashmir; an international court rules against China’s territorial claims to the South China Sea; and more.
This week on Global Beat: North American nations make a massive clean power pledge; Turkey reels from a terrorist attack on Istanbul's Atatürk Airport; the Iraqi military pushes the Islamic State out of Fallujah; and more.
This week on Global Beat: Haiti gets ready for a new presidential election; a new report claims there are nearly 46 million slaves worldwide; the former president of Chad was convicted of crimes against humanity; and more.
European Commission
This week on Global Beat: several southern African nations declare states of emergency due to severe drought; Colombia’s FARC rebels agree to free their child soldiers; rising seas due to climate change threaten islands in the Pacific; and more.
This week, tensions between the United States and North Korea reach a fever pitch; the United States expels two Cuban diplomats following an "acoustic attack"; Israel moves to ban Al Jazeera; and more.
