• What's in the U.S.-China deal for an American TikTok spinoff

    What's in the U.S.-China deal for an American TikTok spinoff

    Sep 19, 2025 10:55 PM EDT

    ... TikTok himself. He has more than 15 million followers on TikTok since he joined. So this would be a big deal if he was able to push through this deal with Xi and with China.William Brangham: Liz Landers, Nick Schifrin, thank you both so much. Nick Schifrin: Thank you.

  • Israeli ambassador to U.S. says war ends when Gaza is 'free of Hamas'

    Israeli ambassador to U.S. says war ends when Gaza is 'free of Hamas'

    Sep 18, 2025 10:35 PM EDT

    ... the context of greater accommodation, in the context of normalization with Saudi Arabia and other countries in the Middle East, there's no reason why the Jordan River should not be established as our eastern border. Nick Schifrin: Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, thank you very much. Yechiel Leiter: Thank you, Nick.

  • UN commission accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Lawyers offer opposing views on findings

    UN commission accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza. Lawyers offer opposing views on findings

    Sep 17, 2025 10:30 PM EDT

    ... totally ignores the reality in which Hamas simply steals significant portions of this aid, commandeering some of the aid going in and, in this way, actually, sustaining its war effort against Israel. Nick Schifrin: Eran Shamir-Borer, thank you very much. Dr. Eran Shamir-Borer: Thank you very much, Nick.

  • Rubio affirms U.S. support for Israel's vision of military victory in Gaza

    Rubio affirms U.S. support for Israel's vision of military victory in Gaza

    Sep 15, 2025 10:55 PM EDT

    ... ally to the United States. Nick Schifrin: But, today, Netanyahu said he would take the shot again. Benjamin Netanyahu: We sent a message to the terrorists. You can run, but you can't hide. Know we will catch you.Nick Schifrin: For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Nick Schifrin.

  • NATO responds to Russia’s drone incursion with ‘Eastern Sentry’ defense plan

    NATO responds to Russia’s drone incursion with ‘Eastern Sentry’ defense plan

    Sep 12, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... is their read as well, that the U.S. isn't willing to take that step on China. And so this official sees this more as negotiating tactics than the final U.S. demand on Europe. Amna Nawaz: All right, Nick Schifrin, thank you very much. Nick Schifrin: Thank you.

  • Son of detained Hong Kong journalist Jimmy Lai on Beijing’s crackdown on speech

    Son of detained Hong Kong journalist Jimmy Lai on Beijing’s crackdown on speech

    Sep 12, 2025 10:35 PM EDT

    Nick Schifrin: As you know, I interviewed your father in August 2020, and this was my last question to him. You are, as we talked about earlier, accused of colluding with a foreign power. Are you resigned on a personal level to being found guilty and spending a long time ...

  • Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro convicted of attempted coup

    Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro convicted of attempted coup

    Sep 11, 2025 10:35 PM EDT

    ... way that some of the trials against President Trump reanimated Republican supporters who appeared ready at one point to sort of look toward other candidates. Nick Schifrin: But there is clearly a version of Bolsonaro's movement that will follow Bolsonaro after, whether he's in prison or in house ...

  • 'Putin is mocking' Trump, Polish foreign minister says after Russian drone incursion

    'Putin is mocking' Trump, Polish foreign minister says after Russian drone incursion

    Sep 10, 2025 10:50 PM EDT

    Nick Schifrin: So, given the military pressure that you are trying to help Ukraine impose on Russia, given this economic pressure that we're talking about, do you believe that that combined really could convince Vladimir Putin to stop the war in Ukraine? Radoslaw Sikorski: Yes, I do, because this ...

  • Israeli strike on Hamas in Qatar adds fresh volatility to already unstable region

    Israeli strike on Hamas in Qatar adds fresh volatility to already unstable region

    Sep 09, 2025 10:50 PM EDT

    Nick Schifrin: David Schenker, if you were still assistant secretary of state right now, would you advise, should the president impose any kind of penalty on Israel for targeting a U.S. non-NATO major ally? David Schenker: Listen, I think Qatar can withstand quite a bit. Let's remember ...

  • Israel targets Gaza high-rises as Trump gives Hamas 'last warning' to accept ceasefire

    Israel targets Gaza high-rises as Trump gives Hamas 'last warning' to accept ceasefire

    Sep 08, 2025 10:55 PM EDT

    Nick Schifrin: There's not much warning in Gaza these days, about nine seconds between an initial airstrike on a high-rise that Israel claims is being used by Hamas and a second airstrike designed to demolish. Israel says it has now destroyed 50 high-rises, including two today. The ...