• EU’s top foreign policy official calls 30,000 killed in Gaza ‘a massacre’

    EU’s top foreign policy official calls 30,000 killed in Gaza ‘a massacre’

    Mar 14, 2024 10:45 PM EDT

    ... to Ukraine has to continue, not only for generosity with the people who are defending themselves from an invasion, but also in our own interest. Nick Schifrin: Can the European Union provide military aid to Ukraine that is in enough quantity to replace American military assistance? Josep Borrell: From the ...

  • Israel announces plan to evacuate Rafah ahead of southern offensive

    Israel announces plan to evacuate Rafah ahead of southern offensive

    Mar 13, 2024 10:35 PM EDT

    ... haven't seen it. And the most important thing is to see it and to make sure that it's something that can be implemented. Nick Schifrin: U.S. officials I speak to, Geoff, are, frankly, skeptical that there will ever be a plan that Israel has to evacuate all ...

  • Gazans struggle with starvation and displacement this Ramadan

    Gazans struggle with starvation and displacement this Ramadan

    Mar 13, 2024 10:34 PM EDT

    ... to die and you don't, you want to start serving and helping others. It's like a new lease on life. Nick Schifrin: And the Gaza soup kitchen was born. So, for the Almadhouns, this Ramadan is about charity amid catastrophe. For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Nick Schifrin.

  • Gangs edge Haiti to brink of collapse as regional leaders seek solutions

    Gangs edge Haiti to brink of collapse as regional leaders seek solutions

    Mar 11, 2024 10:50 PM EDT

    ... Haiti, whether they are going to arrive and whether they are going to be there on time, because the situation is deteriorating as we speak. Nick Schifrin: The gang leader, Barbecue, has said publicly that the violence, at least the latest round of violence, will stop if Henry steps down ...

  • ‘The Achilles Trap’ offers a new look at Saddam Hussein’s relationship with the U.S.

    ‘The Achilles Trap’ offers a new look at Saddam Hussein’s relationship with the U.S.

    Mar 10, 2024 09:35 PM EDT

    ... these new materials to really expand our sense of where this tragedy came from. Nick Schifrin: The book is called "The Achilles Trap, Saddam Hussein, the CIA and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq." Steve Coll, thank you very much. Steve Coll: Nick, great to be with you.

  • Hungary’s Orbán gives Trump an 'illiberal' roadmap for American conservatives

    Hungary’s Orbán gives Trump an 'illiberal' roadmap for American conservatives

    Mar 08, 2024 11:40 PM EDT

    ... want to do it through whipping up culture wars. This is the recipe that can come to a country near you. Nick Schifrin: And whether any of that recipe is served up in the U.S. could hinge on the November election.For the "PBS NewsHour," I'm Nick Schifrin.

  • ‘The Internationalists’ explores Biden's foreign policy approach after Trump

    ‘The Internationalists’ explores Biden's foreign policy approach after Trump

    Mar 07, 2024 11:35 PM EDT

    But with that context, with that different context, it's harder to have as much suasion over the Israelis as the U.S. had in 2021. Nick Schifrin: You quote an administration official in 2021 saying that the team was not putting a -- quote -- "effing second of effort into a ...

  • How Sudan's civil war has created a massive hunger crisis

    How Sudan's civil war has created a massive hunger crisis

    Mar 06, 2024 11:35 PM EDT

    ... need more. And I can't do it unless the world community steps up and pays attention to what is going on in this region. Nick Schifrin: The State Department called out both sides of this conflict for -- quote -- "the obstruction of humanitarian assistance." The State Department says the Sudanese ...

  • Family members of hostages offer opposing perspectives on a resolution

    Family members of hostages offer opposing perspectives on a resolution

    Mar 05, 2024 11:40 PM EDT

    ... absolutely, I do not support that idea that military action prioritized or certainly on its own is going to get even one hostage home alive. Nick Schifrin: Do you believe that you represent the vast majority of the families of those being held in Gaza? Jonathan Dekel-Chen: Absolutely,there ...

  • The issues hindering Gaza cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas

    The issues hindering Gaza cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas

    Mar 04, 2024 11:45 PM EDT

    ... between the Israeli opposition leader Benny Gantz and the vice president, Kamala Harris. Help us understand what led to it and what they actually discussed. Nick Schifrin: Yes, U.S. officials tell me that Gantz requested this trip. And the people who met Gantz today tell me that he's ...