Secretary Tillerson, Divided II
Rex Tillerson opens up in rare, wide-ranging interview; and, Oprah follows up with the partisan voters in Michigan
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Rex Tillerson opens up in rare, wide-ranging interview; and, Oprah follows up with the partisan voters in Michigan
Defending the U.S. from North Korea's nuclear threat; Qatar's emir stands defiant in face of blockade; then, how a WWII-era forger saved lives, one fake document at a time.
Fallout from the military coup in Myanmar increases as the U.S. suspends a trade deal and protests continue. In South Africa, the president is taking a hard line against corruption, while tensions are increasing between North and South Korea. China tightened its grip over Hong Kong with a new law. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins CBSN AM with the roundup.
President Biden faced reporters in the White House for the first formal press conference of his presidency, taking questions on immigration, foreign policy and his political future. Mr. Biden said the COVID-19 pandemic was "the most urgent problem" facing the U.S., but the press conference showed how it has taken a back seat to other issues. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports on the press conference, and CBSN Washington reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN AM to discuss.
As the Biden administration hones its North Korea policy, Kim Jong Un issues a "clear statement of intimidation" with what his regime claims was a new weapon.
In his first formal news conference since taking office, President Biden admitted on Thursday that it will be "hard" to meet the May 1 deadline to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. CBS News senior foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano with the latest.
CBS News reporter and producer Haley Ott has been following the tensions rising overseas after North Korea launched two missiles into the Sea of Japan. She joins CBSN AM to discuss that and other stories from around the world.
A U.S. official tells CBS News that North Korea fired off two projectiles, “most likely” short-range ballistic missiles. It comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken wraps up his three-day visit to Brussels for NATO meetings. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini joined CBSN to discuss the latest.
Pyongyang has provoked the Biden administration with a missile launch. Ramy Inocencio reports.
A short range ballistic missile launch would be a violation of United Nations resolutions.
Senior administration officials said it was "normal" activity for North Korea and the actions were not covered under United Nations Security Council resolutions that put limits on the country's nuclear program.
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, has warned the U.S. against "causing a stink," right before top U.S. officials travel to South Korea. Jeanine Áñez, the former interim president of Bolivia, has been ordered to four months detention for her role in the alleged 2019 coup that ousted leader Evo Morales. CBS News' Chris Livesay joins CBSN AM's Anne-Marie Green with these and other headlines from around the world.
The warning from North Korea comes as President Biden's top military and diplomatic officials visit America's closest Asian allies to show solidarity against Kim, and China.
The Dutch Parliament has declared China's treatment of its Uighur Muslim minority a genocide, making the Netherlands the first European country to do so. Plus, the Armenian prime minister says he is facing an attempted military coup. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joined "CBSN AM" from London with those stories and more international headlines.
North Korea shares a border with Russia in the far eastern part of the isolated rogue nation, but there are no trains running between the countries amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The court said many of the 83-strong crew were mentally and physically abused during their captivity.
Dozens of protesters across Spain were arrested Wednesday as clashes with police turned violent amid a reckoning over the future of free speech in the country. Meanwhile, Facebook is blocking news content for users in Australia as the country tries to get the tech giant to pay publishers. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee joins CBSN AM with the latest.
The Justice Department has charged three North Korean hackers over a wide-ranging scheme that included the attempted theft of more than $1.3 billion from banks around the world — and cyberattacks targeting the entertainment industry. Isaac Stone Fish, a CBSN contributor and Strategy Risks founder, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss the latest developments.
The indictment expands on the earlier case related to the 2014 hack of Sony Pictures.
A South Korean lawmaker told reporters about a briefing by his nation's spy agency.
The summary said North Korea "produced fissile material, maintained nuclear facilities and upgraded its ballistic missile infrastructure" in the last year.
Dozens were killed and hundreds injured after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia, toppling buildings and triggering landslides. Also, North Korea displayed new missiles during a military parade, and Argentina has legalized elective abortions. Meanwhile, the U.N. Human Rights Council is holding a secret ballot to pick their president after some countries blocked a candidate from Fiji. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab joined "CBSN AM" with those headlines from around the world.
After failed diplomacy with Trump, Kim Jong Un flouts new weaponry in huge military parade, but much of it remains unproven, and likely still needs work.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un admitted during a rare meeting of his ruling party that his economic plan failed. Also, Japan declared a state of emergency in Tokyo and three nearby areas after days of record new coronavirus infections and a rising death toll, and Zimbabwe is in a new monthlong lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi joins CBSN AM from London with those stories.
The last time the leader of North Korea sent such a letter to ordinary citizens was on Jan. 1, 1995, according to Seoul's Unification Ministry.