World Jul 16 Climate models predicted extreme weather fluctuations. Can the damage be reversed? In western Germany this week, whole cities seem to be underwater after days of heavy rainfall filled rivers to capacity and quickly turned into flash flooding. As parts of Europe dig out of this latest weather disaster, the European Union…
World Jul 13 Fire at Iraq COVID hospital leaves 92 dead, more than 100 injured A fire swept through a COVID hospital ward in southern Iraq overnight, killing at least 92 and injuring more than 100. Nick Schifrin reports.
World Jul 12 Why are Cubans protesting? Examining the nation's disappointment with the Communist Party Police are out in force tonight in Havana, Cuba, after thousands of protesters rose up Sunday, taking to the streets across the country in the largest demonstrations against communist rule in a generation. Nick Schifrin begins our coverage, and talks…
World Jul 09 Who will replace Jovenel Moïse? Exploring his assassination and Haiti's future After Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated, Prime Minister Claude Joseph announced a 15 day state of siege. But a new prime minister appointed by Moise — Ariel Henry — says he's the rightful ruler. John Yang discusses the Haiti's…
World Jul 09 UN votes to keep sole humanitarian border crossing open to starving Syrians The U.N. Security Council unanimously extended the sole humanitarian crossing into Syria — one day before it was set to close — after a deal between the U.S. and Russia. The White House said Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin…
World Jul 08 Poorer nations are 'perilously at risk' as delta variant spreads. Can the U.S. help? More than 4 million people have officially died from COVID-19 globally, but the actual number is almost certainly much higher. As wealthy nations with high vaccination rates like the U.S. begin emerging from the pandemic, the disease is accelerating in…
World Jun 23 Myanmar's armed forces show no signs of restraint amid rising revolts The general who led a coup in Myanmar just over 4 months ago criticized foreign interference Wednesday, days after the U.N. General Assembly approved an arms embargo resolution, and as new ethnic militia began fighting his military amid the country's…
World Jun 15 Corruption, cyberattacks and Ukraine among issues Biden promises to challenge Putin on President Joe Biden's upcoming meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin could arguably be the highest profile event of Biden’s first overseas trip, with Biden expected to challenge Putin on his crackdown on critics and cybersecurity, among other issues. Nick Schifrin…
Politics Jun 14 3 issues that will test US partnerships with EU allies President Joe Biden will meet European Union leaders in Brussels, Belgium Tuesday. After the fractious relationship between former President Trump and many of those same leaders, Biden has been hailed as a fresh start by many of them. But issues…
World Jun 08 Can structural reforms in Central America stem migration to the U.S.? Vice President Kamala Harris wrapped up her first international trip in Mexico on Tuesday, a day after stopping in Guatemala, in a bid to stem migration to the U.S. from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador. Nick Schifrin looks at Harris's…