World Aug 05 Israeli hostage shown in Hamas video is starved, tortured and ‘a broken man,’ cousin says This weekend, Hamas released a haunting video of 24-year-old Evyatar David, an Israeli hostage abducted from the Nova Music Festival during the Oct. 7 attacks. In the video, David appears so emaciated and pale that his father said he didn’t…
World Aug 01 Security contractor says he witnessed ‘barbaric’ and un-American tactics at Gaza aid sites The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S. and Israeli-backed humanitarian aid initiative, has been delivering aid into Gaza since May. But since then, the U.N. says hundreds of Palestinians have been killed outside of GHF aid sites. Nick Schifrin spoke with…
World Jul 24 Inside Gaza’s neonatal wards where babies born into a war zone battle the odds President Trump’s Middle East envoy announced that he was bringing his team home from Gaza ceasefire negotiations. Steve Witkoff said he was withdrawing from talks where Israel, Hamas and mediators had been discussing a deal. As Nick Schifrin reports, it…
World Jul 22 How Trump’s tariffs on Asian allies impact the U.S. strategy to counter China President Trump says he reached a trade agreement with the Philippines following a White House visit by its president. The U.S., the Philippines and other Asian allies are increasing their cooperation to counter China, but these partners are also being…
World Jul 16 Palestinian American ambushed on family land and killed by Israeli settlers, cousin says The U.S. is demanding accountability amid a surge in Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians. On Friday, a 20-year-old Palestinian American was beaten to death in the West Bank. Saifullah Musallet is now the fifth American to be killed in the…
World Jul 11 After decades of insurgency against Turkey, PKK begins disarming in step toward peace For the first time in four decades, the Kurdistan Workers Party, known as the PKK, is laying down its arms and says it will end its insurgency against Turkey. The separatist group’s disbandment comes after its imprisoned leader announced an…
World Jul 09 Gaza family documents their desperate search for food in a barren landscape A senior Israeli official predicts Israel and Hamas will come to a ceasefire in the "next week or two," a longer timeframe than previously expected. Until a ceasefire can be reached, fighting goes on and Israel continues its airstrikes. Nick…
World Jun 30 Dozens in Gaza killed by Israeli strikes and gunfire as U.S. makes new push for ceasefire Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes killed more than 60 people, including at a cafe in northern Gaza and outside a food distribution site in southern Gaza. The violence comes as President Trump is making a push this week for a…
World Jun 26 Ksenia Karelina says release from Russian prison ‘feels like starting a new life’ Ksenia Karelina thought she was going to visit family in Russia in January 2024, but authorities there had other ideas. They detained the 32-year-old because of a small donation she made to support Ukraine. They charged her with treason and…
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.