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Malcolm Brabant is a special correspondent for the PBS NewsHour.
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World May 18
With Brexit looming, Britain will vote in European electionsAs Britain's departure from the European Union remains on hold, the country will participate next week in the European Parliament elections. Britain's new Brexit Party is forecast to win a majority of the United Kingdom’s seats in the EU's 28-nation…
World Apr 16
Amid the ashes, France vows ‘resurrection’ for Notre DameIn Paris, the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral is extinguished, but devastating damage remains. Parisians stood alongside global travelers at the site Tuesday, paying tribute to the landmark of cultural achievement that has stood for nearly a millennium. Amid the…
World Apr 09
In the UK, Brexit supporters feel their will is being thwartedPrime Minister Theresa May is seeking an extension for the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, after failing three times to get Parliament to agree to her proposal. Now some Brexit supporters are afraid their country’s separation from the…
World Mar 27
How theater helps these Syrian refugees manage the trauma of warHow does one manage the trauma of war? A group of refugees from Syria, which has been consumed by fighting for eight years, is trying theater. In Glasgow, Scotland, a therapeutic drama program is staging an ancient play about the…
World Mar 25
Prolonged Brexit impasse causes rising angst in the UKEuropean leaders agreed to delay the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union for at least a few weeks, but there is still no deal for how the withdrawal will occur. As the impasse drags on, protesters take to the…
World Mar 19
Silenced at ‘the university of whispers,’ an Assad prison survivor can now tell his storySyrian teen Omar Alshogre was arrested and jailed for participating in a protest. He survived three years of torture in a compound referred to as “the university of whispers” because its prisoners were forbidden to speak. After fleeing to Turkey…
World Feb 11
After nerve agent attack, this UK city tries to woo back visitorsIt has been almost a year since Kremlin intelligence officers attempted to kill a Russian defector in the British city of Salisbury by poisoning him with a nerve agent. That attack, and the subsequent death of a British woman, scared…
Science Jan 30
Microchipping humans wields great promise, but does it pose greater risk?An intense debate is underway over the benefits and drawbacks of using microchips, typically relied upon to identify ranch animals and pets, on humans. Advantages include fast communication of critical patient data to medical teams, seamless payment and automatically opened…
World Dec 13
How anti-immigrant politics forced rescue ship Aquarius off the MediterraneanDue to political pressure and harassment from European governments, Doctors Without Borders is ending operations of its last rescue ship, Aquarius, which has saved an estimated 30,000 lives in the Mediterranean. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant, who spent three weeks aboard…
World Dec 08
British police brace for backlash to Brexit voteAs the British Parliament prepares to vote Tuesday on U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan to exit from the European Union, police are taking precautions for what could be a violent backlash. To some, the vote is the biggest decision…
