World Sep 09 Israeli strike on Hamas in Qatar adds fresh volatility to already unstable region There was a dramatic escalation in an already white-hot Middle East on Tuesday. For the first time, Israel attacked Qatar, a key American regional ally and the mediator of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas. The target was a meeting…
World Sep 04 U.S. military strikes on suspected drug smugglers spark legal and diplomatic concerns The Trump White House is signaling a new war on drug cartels. On Monday, the president released video of what the administration says was a strike on a drug-running boat off the coast of Venezuela. Nick Schifrin takes a closer…
World Sep 03 What China’s display of military might and diplomacy mean for the U.S. There was an extraordinary display of military might on the streets of Beijing. China's parade was the culmination of several days of high-level diplomacy, without the United States, as China seeks to cement its place as a preeminent global power.
World Sep 02 How Lebanon is planning to disarm Hezbollah by the end of the year The Lebanese government approved a U.S. plan to disarm Hezbollah, the group whose military wing was recognized by previous governments as a parallel security structure to Lebanon’s armed forces. The agreement calls for Hezbollah’s disarmament by the end of the…
World Sep 01 Devastating earthquake strikes Afghanistan, deepening humanitarian crisis A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan late Sunday night, devastating entire villages. Thousands are believed to have been killed or injured with hundreds still feared trapped under the rubble. The quake’s epicenter was in the mountainous eastern province of Kunar,…
World Aug 25 Another 5 journalists killed after Israel strikes Gaza’s largest hospital A pair of Israeli strikes on a Gaza hospital killed five journalists and more than a dozen others, including first responders. Some of their deaths occurred on live television in what Israel called a "tragic mishap." This incident follows strikes…
World Aug 22 A glimpse of life in Gaza, through the voices of its children As many as 132,000 children in Gaza under the age of five are at risk of dying from acute malnutrition between now and next summer, according to a U.N.-backed group of experts. Half of Gaza’s population is children, and many…
World Aug 14 What Trump and Putin are hoping to accomplish at summit in Alaska As President Trump prepares to meet Vladimir Putin in Alaska, Nick Schifrin spoke with Dmitri Trenin for a Russian perspective on what Putin hopes to accomplish.
World Aug 12 Sudan’s famine worsens as civil war intensifies: ‘We have nothing to eat but animal feed’ Over the last two and a half years, a brutal civil war between the Sudan Armed Forces and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has killed tens of thousands. Over 14 million Sudanese, more than a quarter of the population, have been…
World Aug 07 Mideast experts analyze consequences as Israel considers full Gaza occupation The Israeli cabinet is in a marathon session debating whether or not to completely reoccupy the Gaza Strip militarily. For two perspectives, Geoff Bennett spoke with David Makovsky of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy's Project on Arab-Israeli Relations…