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Malcolm Brabant is a special correspondent for the PBS NewsHour.
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World Nov 11
Bataclan attack survivors and victims’ loved ones on resulting hate, compassionSaturday will be six years since gunmen of the Islamic State attacked several venues in Paris, France, and killed 130 people, 90 of whom were murdered at the Bataclan music hall. The trial of the perpetrators is underway in the…
World Oct 01
How Brexit played a role in Britain’s gas shortagesThe British government is warning that the country’s fuel crisis is likely to last for another week. Gas stations across Britain have had to shut down because a lack of truckers has caused huge supply difficulties. As special correspondent Malcolm…
World Sep 27
Germany’s deadlock election highlights voters’ generational divideAngela Merkel is staying on as interim German chancellor after the country’s election ended in virtual deadlock. Talks aimed at establishing a new coalition government are underway, but could take months. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Berlin.
World Sep 24
Germany faces tight race to replace Angela Merkel, with climate change as top voter issueGermany is one of America's most important allies. Nearly every American president since George W. Bush has worked closely with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. But for the first time since 2005, she will not be a candidate when Germans head…
Science Sep 21
As high temperatures hurt Sicily’s food production, rising sea levels threaten housingClimate change experts in Sicily, Italy are warning that rising sea waters are threatening some of the island's most crucial heavy industrial plants. They are also forecasting food shortages because crops are being destroyed. The island endured record temperatures this…
World Sep 01
Tensions rise in Lampedusa, a small Italian island, over swell of economic migrantsEurope’s human rights commissioner has called on the continent to welcome Afghan refugees with open arms. But this latest chapter in the refugee and migrant crisis will add to thousands of people, mainly from Africa, still making the desperate journey.
World Jul 28
Greeks split over pathway, elevator construction for disabled Parthenon visitorsThe United Nations world heritage body, UNESCO, wants Greece to stop installing concrete paths around the iconic Parthenon atop the Acropolis in Athens. Much of the work has been completed, intended to make it more accessible for tourists, especially the…
World Jul 26
Greek authorities crackdown on critical nonprofits amid backlash for refugee pushbackPolice in Greece’s most eastern islands have launched a human-trafficking prosecution against nonprofits that help asylum seekers try to avoid being pushed back at sea to Turkey. The move is being seen as part of a wider effort by some…
World Jul 22
Migrants left adrift at sea after boat pushback from Greek coast guardPro-refugee groups allege the Greek coast guard is endangering migrants in the Aegean Sea and breaching international law with a new aggressive migration policy that involves pushing them back towards Turkish waters. Critics also accuse the European Union of ignoring…
World Jun 26
Northern Ireland Troubles truth commission is opening old woundsThe British government promised a new law to deal with the so-called legacy cases from the sectarian conflict in Northern Ireland or the Troubles, in which 3,500 people were killed between 1968 and 1998. Part of the proposal is to…