World Feb 03 U.S.-led raid kills ISIS leader. What’s next in the fight against the terrorist group? U.S. special operations forces conducted a raid overnight Thursday in Syria that ended in the death of the leader of the Islamic State, Abu Ibrahim al Hashimi al-Qurashi. Nick Schifrin examines the collateral damage and the future of the fight…
World Feb 01 Diplomatic efforts intensify across Europe amid threat of Russian invasion in Ukraine Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday accused the U.S. and its allies of ignoring Moscow's security demands but said he's willing to hold more talks amid tensions over Ukraine. Katarzyna Pisarska, chair of the Warsaw Security Forum, and Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff,…
World Jan 31 Why North Korea’s most recent missile tests are worrying U.S. officials Over the weekend, North Korea tested a missile that flew so far that it could have reached the U.S. territory of Guam in the South Pacific. It is North Korea’s longest-range test since 2017, and seventh such test this month…
World Jan 28 Can the U.S. and Russia agree on Ukraine? Here’s the latest on the negotiations On the Ukraine crisis, there was a sharp juxtaposition Friday as the Pentagon warned that Russian troops could invade at any time, while Ukraine’s president accused the West of sowing panic. Both statements came as Moscow provided its first comments…
World Jan 26 U.S., NATO allies reject major Russian demands, offer different compromise The United States and NATO on Wednesday rejected Russia's demands that Ukraine never be allowed to become a member of NATO, and that the expansion of NATO since 1997 be rolled back. Russian officials said they would study the written…
World Jan 25 Ukraine believes Russian invasion not imminent, but Western allies remain concerned Ukraine’s leaders on Monday tried to reassure the country, despite more than 100,000 Russian troops deployed near the nation's northern and eastern borders, and despite new announcements of Russian training exercises. The West considers an invasion as possibly imminent, and…
World Jan 25 Ukraine urges calm over invasion fears but asks U.S. to sanction Russia, send more weapons Ukraine’s leaders on Monday tried to reassure the country, despite more than 100,000 Russian troops deployed near the nation's northern and eastern borders. Nick Schifrin speaks to Oksana Markarova, Ukraine's ambassador to the United States, about the country's tensions with…
World Jan 24 U.S. puts troops on high alert as Russia-Ukraine tensions escalate It's the most acute crisis between the West and Russia since the end of the Cold War, and both sides escalated their military deployments Monday. The United States is putting troops on higher alert, NATO says it will reinforce its…
World Jan 21 Russia potentially weeks away from being able to invade Ukraine The United States on Friday agreed to submit written responses next week to Russia's demands over how to end the crisis over Ukraine. The announcement came during a high level diplomatic meeting in Geneva, as Russia maintains overwhelming force along…
World Jan 20 Why NATO countries can’t agree on how to respond to Russia-Ukraine conflict President Joe Biden on Thursday cleaned up comments he made a day earlier, to say any Russian incursion into Ukraine would lead to a severe and unified response by the United States and its allies. In Berlin, Secretary of State…