World Mar 01 News Wrap: First phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire ends as talks for phase two stall In our news wrap Saturday, phase one of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire ended with no progress reported in talks about phase two, a federal judge extended an order blocking Trump’s plans to pull federal funding from institutions that provide care for…
Episode Mar 01 March 1, 2025 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy goes to London to rally European support after a fiery Oval Office exchange signals a rift in U.S.-Ukraine relations. Then, Canada braces for a trade war after trying to head off steep…
Episode Feb 23 February 23, 2025 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, Germany goes to the polls in an election that could have sweeping consequences for U.S.-European relations. Thousands attend the funeral of Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanon. The Trump administration’s shifting positions on Russia and Ukraine fuel…
World Feb 23 News Wrap: Hamas accuses Israel of violating ceasefire deal by delaying prisoner release In our news wrap Sunday, Israel delayed the release of 620 Palestinian detainees it was supposed to free on Saturday, Musk’s team asked more than 2 million federal employees to explain their work or risk losing their jobs, the pope…
Episode Feb 22 February 22, 2025 – PBS News Weekend full episode Monday on the News Hour, three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, the U.S. breaks with European allies and sides with Russia on a vote at the UN. The Trump administration's latest firings at the Pentagon and IRS raise new concerns.
Politics Feb 22 News Wrap: Trump touts his administration’s achievements at CPAC In our news wrap Saturday, Trump spoke at the final day of CPAC, new FBI director Kash Patel is shifting agents away from the D.C. area, Hamas released the last six living hostages promised in the first phase of its…
Episode Feb 16 February 16, 2025 – PBS News Weekend full episode Sunday on PBS News Weekend, the U.S. and Russia are expected to start negotiations Monday on ending the war in Ukraine, as Europe is left out in the cold. As a deadline for Israeli troops to withdraw from southern Lebanon…
World Feb 16 News Wrap: Rubio reaffirms Trump’s Gaza takeover plan on trip to Israel In our news wrap Sunday, Marco Rubio made his first trip to Israel as secretary of state and called Trump’s plan to take over Gaza a bold vision for the future, floods and mudslides have inundated states in the Southeast,…
Episode Feb 15 February 15, 2025 – PBS News Weekend full episode Saturday on PBS News Weekend, at the Munich Security Conference, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy says his country likely won’t survive its war with Russia without U.S. support. Then, the untold stories of millions of Africans lost at sea on the journey…
World Feb 15 News Wrap: Israel and Hamas complete another exchange as ceasefire holds In our news wrap Saturday, Israel sent hundreds of freed Palestinian prisoners to Gaza after Hamas released three Israeli hostages as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal, the IRS could soon be the latest agency to see mass layoffs, five…