World Jan 13 Russian military escalation with Ukraine looms as diplomatic efforts make little progress A week of diplomacy in Europe concluded Thursday, with the U.S. and European countries meeting with Russia over its massive military deployment on the borders of Ukraine. But the talks did not end well. Nick Schifrin reports on where the…
World Jan 12 U.S., NATO meet with Russia over massive troop buildup at Ukraine border The U.S. and its NATO allies met with Russian officials Wednesday in Brussels as part of a whirlwind week of diplomacy across Europe, sparked by a massive Russian troop buildup on its border with Ukraine. The crisis comes as questions…
World Jan 11 Examining the human toll of China’s stringent COVID policy Chinese authorities locked down after discovering two cases of omicron in Anyang, a city of 5.5 million people about 300 miles outside Beijing. It’s the third Chinese city now in lockdown and comes less than a month before the Beijing…
World Jan 10 U.S., Russia begin tense talks amid stark disagreements over Ukraine It is one of the most significant crises with Russia since the end of the Cold War: 100,000 Russian troops on Ukraine’s border that the U.S. says could invade within weeks. Meanwhile, American and Russian diplomats have kicked off intense…
World Dec 29 Hong Kong’s pro-democracy leaders urge the West to ‘step up’ amid raids on free press One of the largest remaining independent media outlets in Hong Kong shut itself down Wednesday. The closure came after police raided its offices, arrested editors and board members, and accused them of “sedition.” As Nick Schifrin reports, the death of…
World Dec 28 How Russia is trying to control history in bid for geo-political strength Memorial Human Rights Center, the leading human rights organization that was closed in Russia, documented today’s Russian political prisoners, as well as past Soviet human rights atrocities. As Nick Schifrin reports, the banning of Memorial comes almost exactly 30 years…
World Dec 28 Armed group in Iraq demands U.S. forces withdraw by end of 2021, threatens violence The Iraqi Supreme Court on Monday ratified the parliamentary election results, clearing the path for the forming of a government. Kataib Hezbollah, one of the groups that disputed the election results, wants all U.S. military forces out of Iraq by…
Nation Dec 24 U.S. service members perform ‘Feliz Navidad’ On this Christmas Eve, we continue a tradition we started a few years ago with members of the U.S. military providing a holiday song. This year, musicians from the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine Corps perform "Feliz Navidad." This…
World Dec 15 Three experts on U.S. role and response options in Taiwan-China conflict Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense is warning that current Chinese military exercises could be cover for a future invasion. China's President Xi Jinping has said he wants to reunite with Taiwan peacefully, but Beijing has increased the pace of its…
World Dec 10 Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Ressa on the importance of a free press The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony was held Friday in Oslo, Norway, and this year's winners were two journalists honored for their unrelenting pursuits of truth. Dmitry Muratov, editor of one of Russia's last independent news sources, was honored for his…