Episode Jun 19 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 19, 2016 On this edition for Sunday, June 19, Orlando is mourning one week after the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. Later, hear about both sides of the so-called “Brexit” debate on whether the U.K. should leave the European Union. Hari…
World Jun 19 Britain debates membership in EU before Brexit vote The potential consequences of a so-called Brexit – the British exit from the European Union -- on the nation’s economy, immigration, and sovereignty are deeply dividing British voters, with the latest polls very close. Special Correspondent Patricia Sabga in England…
World Jun 18 After assassination, what’s at stake with Brexit vote? The suspected murderer of the British member of parliament who was killed this week appeared in court today. Authorities say his motive may have been the member’s position on whether the U.K. should stay with the European Union, which is…
World Jun 18 What will happen in Afghanistan as Obama leaves office? There is still a debate about how many U.S. troops should remain in Afghanistan 15 years after 9/11. President Barack Obama plans to cut the number of troops by almost half. Reuters reporter Phil Stewart joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss…
World Jun 18 World’s largest Syrian refugee camp has developed its own economy Zataari in Jordan, the largest Syrian refugee camp in the world with 80,000 people, was supposed to provide temporary housing when the government and United Nations opened it in 2012. But since residents have not been able to leave, they…
World Jun 17 News Wrap: Iraqi leader declares ‘victory’ in Fallujah; British mourn murdered politician In our news wrap Friday, after a month-long campaign, Iraqi special forces pushed into the heart of Fallujah for the first time since it was seized by the Islamic State in 2014; Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi declared victory over the…
World Jun 17 State Department officials push for military intervention in Syria The question of how to end the devastating five-year Syrian Civil War has split the United States foreign service. Recently, a group of State Department officials signed an internal memo protesting U.S. policy in Syria and calling for military intervention…