World Apr 03 Was Israeli strike on aid convoy negligence or accident? Retired military leaders weigh in Following Israel's deadly strike on aid workers in Gaza and the international outrage it caused, Nick Schifrin has views from Wes Bryant, a retired U.S. Air Force joint terminal attack controller who called in air strikes and led strike planning…
World Apr 02 Israeli strike killing 7 World Central Kitchen members sparks international outrage There have been few incidents in six months of war in Gaza that created the level of outrage that leaders across three continents expressed Tuesday. It comes after an Israeli strike killed seven members of Chef Jose Andres' World Central…
World Apr 01 Attack on Iran consulate in Syria escalates conflict in Middle East There is an escalation of tension in the Middle East. On Monday, warplanes attacked a building inside Iran's consulate complex in Damascus, Syria. Some of the most senior members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard were killed. Iran blames Israel for the…
World Mar 29 Brutal wave of gang violence leaves 1.4 million Haitians on brink of starvation The UN says more than 1,500 Haitians have been killed so far this year in a situation it calls "cataclysmic." For nearly a month, the country has been engulfed in another wave of brutal gang violence. Nick Schifrin reports, and…
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…