VICE News Tonight
Episode 139 - U.S. Troops in Romania & Saudi Arabia's Comic Con (2017x89)
: 25, 2017
VICE News joins U.S. troops deployed as part of the Congress mandated Operation Atlantic Resolve, a display of force against Russia. Romania is playing a key role in this new American mission.
President Rodrigo Duterte imposed martial law on the island of Mindanao in response to violence caused by Islamic State-linked militants. Plus, the Guardian reporter who was body slammed by Greg Gianforte speaks out.
Saudi Arabia recently held its first Comic Con in Jeddah, the conservative Gulf state’s culture capital. VICE News attended the three-day festival to see how it all went down, and met a team of creators who introduced a new and controversial character to the lineup.