2020-03-04

USA

In rare rebuke, Chief Justice Roberts slams Schumer for 'threatening' comments

"You have released the whirlwind and you will pay the price," Schumer said of Trump appointees as the justices were hearing a case on abortion rights.

04/03/2020

Turkey

Watch: Brawl in Turkish parliament over military action in Syria

Turkish parliamentarians got into a physical fight over Turkey's military involvement in Syria.

04/03/2020

Ukraine

'We need new brains': MPs vote to oust Ukraine's prime minister

Denys Shmygal is Ukraine's new prime minister after MPs voted to accept the resignation of Oleksiy Honcharuk.

04/03/2020

USA

Trump on Super Tuesday: Biden 'incredible', Warren 'spoiler', Bloomberg 'won nothing'

The president was surprised reporters hadn't asked about the results, so he solicited their questions on the voting.

04/03/2020

USA

Coronavirus: Congressional leaders strike nearly $7.8 billion bipartisan emergency funding deal

The virus has killed at least nine people in the U.S. and over 3,100 worldwide.

04/03/2020

USA

Divided Supreme Court hears challenge to Louisiana abortion law

With a crowd of demonstrators outside the court, the justices heard the first major abortion case since the retirement of Anthony Kennedy, who supported Roe v Wade.

04/03/2020

Europe News

EU border crisis is 'Erdogan's violence', says Manfred Weber

As Europe faces questions over human rights on the border of Greece, the EU stands firmly behind Athens on its tough stance protecting the frontier.

04/03/2020

USA

Elizabeth Warren to assess path forward after disappointing Super Tuesday

This comes as former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg announced Wednesday morning that he was dropping out of race and endorsing Biden for president.

04/03/2020

Belgium

Greece should 'respect international law amid border crisis', says EU

He was speaking after accusations of violence at the Greek-Turkish border.

04/03/2020

USA

Super Tuesday lessons: 7 key takeaways from a big night

Results from the voting in 14 states and NBC exit polls reveal a lot about the state of Democratic race to take on Trump.

04/03/2020

USA

Billionaire Mike Bloomberg drops out of Democratic presidential race

He pumped $500 million of his own fortune into the campaign.

04/03/2020

USA

Bloomberg ends presidential campaign after dismal Super Tuesday

The billionaire ex-New York mayor's campaign faltered after underwhelming debate performances and criticisms of his stop-and-frisk policing policy and past statements about women.

04/03/2020

USA

Bloomberg spent nearly $200M on ads in Super Tuesday states. It didn't get him much.

The billionaire former New York City mayor outspent the rest of the field, but it didn't translate into votes.

04/03/2020

World News

2020: A critical year for climate and biodiversity

"It is industry, it is agriculture, it is overfishing, it is infrastructure, it is overexploitation, invasive species. Each of these are the areas that we need to talk about and get commitments," says Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme.

04/03/2020

USA

Biden grabs the delegate lead, and it's going to be hard for Sanders to catch him

First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter.

04/03/2020

No Comment

Migrants seeking Europe wade through Evros River

Migrants waded across the Evros River in northwestern Turkey on Wednesday as they attempted to reach the land border with Greece.

04/03/2020

USA

Euroviews. Trump's peace deal with the Taliban could end an endless war. But at what cost? ǀ View

As we head closer to the 2020 presidential election, it is critical to ask how this war is going. Are we winning or losing? Is enduring peace in Afghanistan even possible?

04/03/2020

USA

Barry Diller weighs in on the Hollywood streaming wars

Quibi is "a total speculation," and Apple "hasn't decided yet" about Apple TV+, the Hollywood mogul says.

04/03/2020

Greece

Greece denies accusations that migrant was killed by gunfire

A migrant was killed by gunfire while trying to illegally cross the border from Turkey to Greece, authorities in Turkey said on Wednesday. Greece issued an immediate denial.

04/03/2020

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The UK’s Serious Fraud Offices’ failure in the landmark Barclays case has exposed its flaws ǀ View

Following the dramatic acquittal of all three senior Barclays’ executives last week, John Binns and Harry Travers, partners in the Business Crime team at BCL Solicitors analyse what went wrong and why it matters for the SFO.

04/03/2020

China

Greenhouse gas emissions in China have fallen due to coronavirus

The satellites of the European Copernicus agency have registered an unusual drop in nitrogen dioxide levels, due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

04/03/2020

USA

U.S. carries out first airstrike on Taliban since Doha deal

Colonel Sonny Leggett, a spokesman for the U.S. Forces, said it was a "defensive strike" to disrupt an expected attack.

04/03/2020

Europe News

COVID-19 sparks fears of massive aviation slump and tourism losses

The knock-on effects of COVID-19 include potentially catastrophic drop-offs in tourist number across Europe.

04/03/2020

Europe News

Greta Thunberg says EU law to tackle climate change is 'surrender'

"This climate law is surrender. Nature doesn't bargain, and you cannot make deals with physics", Greta Thunberg told the European Parliament on Wednesday.

04/03/2020

Afghanistan

US hit Taliban with 'first airstrike in 11 days' after failed treaty

A spokesman for the US Forces in Afghanistan detailed the strike on Wednesday,

04/03/2020

Greece

Turkish people-smugglers operate in plain sight on Greek border

As a growing number of migrants tries to cross from Turkey into Europe, people-smugglers are working to thwart Greek border patrols.

04/03/2020

Ireland

Irish architects Farrell and McNamara won 2020 Pritzker Prize

The Irish architects have been awarded the 2020 Pritzker Prize for leading the way for women in a male-dominated profession.

04/03/2020

USA

Biden scores major delegate haul on Super Tuesday, NBC News projects

The former vice president is now in a position to potentially win an outright majority of delegates to clinch the nomination.

04/03/2020

Earth News

How these unique trousers are helping to tackle our body shame

Sustainable brand Lucy & Yak has launched the Vulva collection with the hope that it will start a conversation.

04/03/2020

USA

Bloomberg reassessing candidacy, will meet with advisers

The former New York City mayor fell short in most Super Tuesday states, lagging far behind in the delegate count.

04/03/2020