SocietyABC News legal expert Bernarda Villalona examines three high-profile murder cases returning to court this week.
SocietyABC News legal expert Bernarda Villalona examines three high-profile murder cases returning to court this week.
WorldNoah Taylor, head of operations at the Norwegian Refugee Council, says people fleeing Sudan’s conflict are caught in worsening food insecurity, repeated displacement and lost livelihoods. Families are taking dangerous routes across front lines and borders to seek safety, while about 13 million people are displaced and many are sheltering in Chad and South Sudan.
WorldHarvard international relations professor Stephen Walt argues that Donald Trump’s unpredictability is not improving the US position in the Iran war because Iran has no reason to trust what he says. Walt describes the conflict as a ‘hurting stalemate’ in which neither side wants to escalate and both are waiting for the other to crack.
EconomyUS President Donald Trump has hit back at Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on US products, calling it “foolish” to think Canada could win a trade war with him. He also said Canada wanted the benefits of being a state without being one. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the two countries were engaged in a trade war and vowed to match US tariffs.
PoliticsKristen Welker conducts exclusive interviews with Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina and Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland. Leigh Ann Caldwell, Ashley Etienne, Matt Gorman and Ryan Nobles join the roundtable.
CultureCompetitors gathered at a village hall in Pflugdorf-Stadl, Bavaria, for the 65th German finger-pulling championships, known as Fingerhakeln, where victory can depend on a single finger.
PoliticsSenate Majority Whip John Barrasso, a Republican from Wyoming, discusses US-Iran tensions, President Donald Trump’s plans to escalate sanctions and the GOP’s legislative agenda ahead of the midterms on Sunday Morning Futures.
WorldPresident George W. Bush launches a global “war on terror” after al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden orchestrates the 9/11 attacks, which kill 2,977 people. The program revisits major political and cultural milestones of the 2000s, including the 2000 election, the Iraq war and Barack Obama’s election.
PoliticsTexas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks exclusively with ABC News’ Jonathan Karl about data centers, the Texas Senate race and other issues. The program also examines growing bipartisan backlash to data centers and features former chief White House photographer David Hume Kennerly discussing decades of presidential photography.
SocietyThousands gathered in Stockholm to protest the climate crisis weeks before Sweden’s general election. Experts in Sweden have warned that the government’s climate policy puts targets at risk, including cutting transport CO₂ emissions by 70% by 2030 and reaching net-zero emissions by 2045.
WorldAfter nearly six months of war, the United States appears to be changing its approach to Iran. Donald Trump says Washington will launch what he calls a “crushing economic operation,” as efforts to reach a deal to end the war stall. The US is urging other countries to join what it describes as the world’s greatest coordinated economic isolation campaign, while Iran says participants will be treated as enemies.
OtherThe program reports that a fast-moving brush fire is forcing evacuations and prompting Nevada’s governor to declare a state of emergency. It also covers President Donald Trump’s 50% tariffs on many Canadian imports after trade talks collapsed, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s retaliatory tariffs, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s pledge of the “toughest sanctions” in history.
PoliticsABC News’ Jonathan Karl interviews Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, on “This Week.” Abbott says people are not talking to him about Trump.
TechLiquid Death founder and CEO Mike Cessario discusses growing public opposition to the rapid expansion of data centers. Despite strong interest in AI investments, sentiment toward data center growth has been notably negative, with Cessario also addressing the company’s IPO prospects in an interview with Romaine Bostick.
EconomyPresident Donald Trump is seeking to lower prices for American consumers by allowing up to 300,000 metric tons of ground-beef imports over the next 90 days without an out-of-quota tariff. He also committed to having the beef sold 25% below current market prices.
SocietyAs Europe struggles with successive heatwaves and forest fires, awareness of the importance of wearing a hat has grown. Tourists in Greece appear better prepared for the risks posed by sun and extreme heat.
HealthAs the Democratic Republic of the Congo faces one of the world’s worst Ebola outbreaks, former patients are leading awareness efforts. In communities where distrust of the response remains strong, they walk through neighborhoods urging people to adopt life-saving practices, with personal testimony often carrying more weight than official messaging.
EconomyPrime Minister Mark Carney has pledged that Canada will retaliate “dollar for dollar” after trade talks with the United States collapsed Friday night and new punitive U.S. tariffs took effect. Eric Miller of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute and Rideau Potomac Strategy Group discusses Canada’s response and its implications for supply chains and the economy.
WorldFox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst reports on economic sanctions against Iran. A panel on Fox News Sunday also examines midterm election strategies and US trade negotiations with Canada.
EconomyFollowing the breakdown of U.S.-Canada trade negotiations and the activation of fresh tariffs, Trump has offered his first public response.
WorldFirefighting teams from the EU entered the operation at Serbia’s Deliblato nature preserve after the country triggered the bloc’s Civil Protection mechanism.
TechRepresentative Rich McCormick says the US should keep expanding data centers to maintain its leadership in artificial intelligence. He argues that the facilities can be developed responsibly while also supporting local economies.
OtherDavid Gura, Christina Ruffini and Alexis Christoforous host a live weekend program from New York covering major headlines, with guests including former Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and other political, security and market commentators.
PoliticsAt the Aug 23 National Day Rally, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced plans to reclaim land and merge existing islands to support new industries, raise income ceilings for subsidised public housing, and expand support for parents. Measures include more childcare leave and greater financial assistance. The report looks at public reactions.