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Nick Schifrin is PBS NewsHour’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent. He leads NewsHour’s daily foreign coverage, including multiple trips to Ukraine since the full-scale invasion, and has created weeklong series for the NewsHour from nearly a dozen countries.
The PBS NewsHour series “Inside Putin’s Russia” won a 2017 Peabody Award and the National Press Club’s Edwin M. Hood Award for Diplomatic Correspondence. In 2020 Schifrin received the American Academy of Diplomacy’s Arthur Ross Media Award for Distinguished Reporting and Analysis of Foreign Affairs. He was a member of the NewsHour teams awarded a 2021 Peabody for coverage of COVID-19, and a 2023 duPont Columbia Award for coverage of Afghanistan and Ukraine.
Prior to PBS NewsHour, Schifrin was Al Jazeera America's Middle East correspondent. He led the channel’s coverage of the 2014 war in Gaza; reported on the Syrian war from Syria's Turkish, Lebanese and Jordanian borders; and covered the annexation of Crimea. He won an Overseas Press Club award for his Gaza coverage and a National Headliners Award for his Ukraine coverage.
From 2008-2012, Schifrin served as the ABC News correspondent in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In 2011 he was one of the first journalists to arrive in Abbottabad, Pakistan, after Osama bin Laden’s death and delivered one of the year’s biggest exclusives: the first video from inside bin Laden’s compound. His reporting helped ABC News win an Edward R. Murrow award for its bin Laden coverage.
Schifrin is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a board member of the Overseas Press Club Foundation. He has a Bachelor’s degree from Columbia University and a Master of International Public Policy degree from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS).

Nick’s Recent Stories

World May 15

Trump wraps Mideast tour with UAE pledging new investments in U.S.

President Trump finished his tour of the Middle East with a trip to the United Arab Emirates, where the nation promised significant investment in the U.S. and partnership on AI technology and infrastructure. Nick Schifrin reports.

World May 13

Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia as he sets new course for American policy in Middle East

President Trump signed several new agreements with Saudi Arabia on the first leg of a three-nation tour of the Middle East. It's his first major trip abroad since retaking the White House. Trump also assailed decades of American policy in…

World May 12

Last living American hostage released by Hamas as Netanyahu plans for Gaza’s reoccupation

The final living American hostage held by Hamas is free. Edan Alexander entered Israel from Gaza in a deal made directly between Hamas and the United States. His release came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went further than before…

World May 09

Putin uses Russia’s WWII celebration to strengthen alliance with China

Russia celebrated the Soviet Union’s victory over Nazi Germany in World War II in an annual parade that filled Red Square with military hardware and dozens of foreign leaders. Vladimir Putin once again tied Russia’s past triumphs to today’s war…

World May 08

U.S. pushes for de-escalation as India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations

Tensions in South Asia are running high after India and Pakistan accused each other of firing at their respective military sites. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called leaders in both countries and pushed for what he called immediate de-escalation and…

World May 07

Pakistan calls Indian strikes an ‘act of war’ and vows to respond

Pakistan is vowing to avenge Indian missile strikes that Pakistan says killed more than 30 people. India says it targeted terrorist infrastructure in retaliation for a terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir. Cross-border fire between the countries continues and there are…

World May 06

India strikes Pakistani territory in response to militant attack on tourists

India has launched missile strikes against Pakistan in an apparent response to a deadly terrorist attack in India-administered Kashmir two weeks ago. India blamed those attacks on Pakistani militants and struck nine targets in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, the disputed border region…

World May 06

As Germany selects a new conservative chancellor, a look at the challenges he inherits

In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in Germany’s modern history, he lost the parliament’s initial vote and needed a second round to secure a majority. Nick Schifrin reports…

World May 05

The implications of Israel’s plan to expand military operations in Gaza

The Israeli government voted to expand military operations in Gaza and could end with the reoccupation of the strip. Humanitarian officials warn that an Israeli plan to take over aid distribution in Gaza is unworkable, and more Palestinians will suffer.

World May 02

Top Yemeni official visits Washington seeking more U.S. support in fighting Houthis

The Houthis are an Iranian-backed rebel group that controls parts of western Yemen. Most of the rest of the country is controlled by the internationally recognized government, which has fought the Houthis with support from a Saudi-led coalition. In March,…

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