World Jun 25 NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Trump, Ukraine and new spending commitments To talk about President Trump, Ukraine and NATO’s new spending commitments, Nick Schifrin sat down with Secretary General Mark Rutte.
World Jun 24 Fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire holds as Trump lashes out at both sides President Trump is in the Netherlands for the NATO summit as the ceasefire between Iran and Israel is holding. Israel described enormous damage to Iran’s nuclear program. But PBS News Hour learned an initial U.S. assessment of the damage caused…
World Jun 23 How Iran’s response to U.S. strikes signaled a desire to de-escalate Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at a U.S. military base in Qatar, though also indicated a desire to de-escalate. President Trump is echoing that call and announced a ceasefire between Iran and Israel, which began this recent conflict…
World Jun 22 What we know about the U.S.’ unprecedented direct attack on Iran The Middle East stands at a pivot point Sunday after the Trump administration launched airstrikes on three of Iran’s largest nuclear sites. In response, Iran said the time for diplomacy is over and hinted at military retaliation against the United…
Nation Jun 06 ‘We have earned our spots’: Facing Trump ban, trans troops reflect on military service Friday marks the deadline for the estimated 4,200 active-duty transgender military members to accept what the Defense Department calls "voluntary separation." Those who volunteer to leave may be eligible for separation pay while transgender troops who don’t leave voluntarily will…
World Jun 05 Germany’s chancellor visits Trump as Europe’s alliance with U.S. is fracturing President Trump met with German Chancellor Merz in the Oval Office on Thursday. Merz urged Trump to increase pressure on Russia, but the president made no commitments and instead compared Ukraine and Russia to two fighting children who needed to…
World Jun 03 More than 2 dozen killed as Gazans again face gunfire outside humanitarian aid site It's designed to deliver food to the most desperate, but for the third time in three days, Gazans faced gunfire outside a new humanitarian aid site. It comes as half a million Gazans are extremely food insecure and on the…
World Jun 02 As delegations meet for ceasefire talks, Russia reels from Ukrainian drone attacks Ukraine launched an unprecedented attack that sent drones deep inside Russia to target bombers. Russia’s strikes also accelerated as it launched the largest drone salvo of the war. One attack killed more than a dozen soldiers, leading to the resignation…
World May 29 How Israel is responding to latest U.S. proposals to pause war in Gaza Israel said it accepted a new draft of a U.S. peace plan in Gaza, but Hamas so far has not provided an official reply. The deal would pause the war for 60 days, but not permanently end it, as Hamas…
World May 27 New U.S.-backed aid distribution system in Gaza quickly overwhelmed The new aid distribution system in Gaza was quickly overwhelmed by Palestinians who for 11 weeks have been blocked from assistance. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, backed by the U.S. and Israel, says the old UN-led system allowed Hamas to flourish.