Iona Craig with The Intercept told NPR she isn’t optimistic this will happen since previous efforts to broker peace between the government and the rebels that have failed.
Mattis and Pompeo’s comments on Yemen came a day before The Washington Post broke a story that said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called journalist Jamal Khashoggi a “dangerous Islamist” on a call with President Trump’s son-in-law/senior advisor Jared Kushner and National Security Advisor John Bolton...
How will this new attention on Saudi military action play out?
In Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel confirmed that her current term will be her last, and that she will step down in 2021. Her announcement follows state elections that brought double-digit drops in the vote shares of center-left and center-right parties. Who could fill Merkel’s role? What’s behind her decision not to run again?
As predicted, in Brazil, far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro was elected to the presidency, despite fierce campaigning against him. Bolsonaro is well known for provocative statements about women and other minorities. Why are some calling him Brazil’s version of President Trump?
And in Pakistan, protests broke out after a Christian woman was acquitted of blasphemy. Asia Bibi spent eight years on death row.
Interview:
https://the1a.org/shows/2018-11-02/friday-news-roundup-international
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