World Mar 28 Sister of Evan Gershkovich discusses fight to free him from Russian detention Thursday marks one year since Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained by Russian police. He has remained in detention ever since on espionage charges, an accusation both the U.S. and Journal strongly deny. Nick Schifrin speaks with Gershkovich's…
World Mar 27 Israeli holiday celebrations subdued by loss of loved ones and war in Gaza This week for the first time in more than four decades, Jerusalem held a parade for the Israeli holiday of Purim. It’s traditionally a party for kids and adults, but this year, the war has muted the festivities and even…
World Mar 26 Pentagon presents alternative to Israel’s plan to assault Rafah At the Pentagon Tuesday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin presented an alternative vision to Israel’s stated plan to assault Rafah, the city in southern Gaza where more than one million Gazans have fled. The discussion between Austin and Israeli Defense…
Arts Mar 26 War reporter Rod Nordland on his memoir ‘Waiting for the Monsoon’ and facing death After decades of covering war, traveling the world and being estranged from his family, journalist and author Rod Nordland was in New Delhi when he was struck by a grand mal seizure and given a diagnosis of incurable cancer. Nick…
World Mar 25 Rift between U.S. and Israel widens over U.N. Gaza cease-fire resolution There is a public break between the United States and Israel after the U.S. refused to veto a UN Security Council resolution that calls for a cease-fire in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the U.S. of changing its policy…
World Mar 21 Study finds military suicide rates highest among tank brigades The military has experienced suicide in its ranks for decades. In recent years, it was partly attributed to the stresses and strains members experienced in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But those conflicts are over and suicides remain at…
World Mar 20 China tightens grip on Hong Kong with passage of strict law punishing dissent China criticized the West for questioning Hong Kong's new national security law. The once mostly autonomous city is now led by legislators entirely handpicked by Beijing and critics say Article 23 is a death blow to whatever independence the city…
World Mar 19 Experts warn of ‘imminent’ famine in Gaza with lack of aid reaching Palestinians More than half of North Gaza’s population is at risk of starvation and in southern Gaza, Rafah is projected to face famine by July. Israel says it places no restrictions on aid and blamed the humanitarian crisis on Hamas, but…
World Mar 18 What Putin’s continued rule in Russia means for Ukraine and the world Russian President Vladimir Putin declared his intention to advance deeper into Ukraine and voiced new threats against the West a day after he secured his fifth term in office. It was an election with no suspense and whose outcome was…
World Mar 15 U.S. skeptical that Israel can protect Gaza civilians as Rafah assault looms Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday announced he had approved plans to assault Rafah, where more than half of all Gazans have fled. At the same time, Netanyahu and international mediators also acknowledged that negotiations for a cease-fire have…