• UN's top court orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza

    UN's top court orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza

    Jan 26, 2024 11:50 PM EDT

    ... International Court of Justice opinion actually quoted language from Lazzarini in its report. And the Israelis could now say that that -- those statements are biased or inflicted by an anti-Israel view on the part of UNRWA. Nick Schifrin: Harold Koh, thank you very much. Harold Koh: Thank you, Nick.

  • Possible deal on Ukraine aid, immigration reform at risk of collapsing

    Possible deal on Ukraine aid, immigration reform at risk of collapsing

    Jan 25, 2024 11:55 PM EDT

    ... seeking it since last fall. When does the inaction to pass funding here start to create more problems there?Lisa Desjardins: I want to credit Nick Schifrin for a lot of this reporting as well. Right now, the U.S. is paying not only for some help, critical weaponry, but ...

  • Experts weigh in on threat posed by Iran and line U.S. is walking to avoid regional war

    Experts weigh in on threat posed by Iran and line U.S. is walking to avoid regional war

    Jan 24, 2024 11:35 PM EDT

    ... Schifrin: Yes. Ali Vaez: So that is working in our favor. But as long as the tensions in the region are continuing, the risk of U.S. fatalities, I think, remains pretty high. Nick Schifrin: Yes. Ali Vaez, Michael Doran, thanks very much to you both. Michael Doran: Thank you.

  • Deaths of IDF soldiers in Gaza mark Israel’s deadliest day since Oct. 7 Hamas attacks

    Deaths of IDF soldiers in Gaza mark Israel’s deadliest day since Oct. 7 Hamas attacks

    Jan 23, 2024 11:40 PM EDT

    Nick Schifrin: The fighting is most intense in Southern Gaza on Hamas' home turf, literally. Hamas' video shows a fighter firing from a bedroom window and Hamas fighters shooting from inside blown-out buildings, aiming at Israeli soldiers in buildings across the way. Israeli military video shows soldiers in close ...

  • UN’s top humanitarian official discusses crisis in Gaza

    UN’s top humanitarian official discusses crisis in Gaza

    Jan 23, 2024 11:35 PM EDT

    ... people who suffer, as we were discussing at the top of the piece, of the civilians who have had nothing to do with those decisions. Nick Schifrin: Martin Griffiths, the undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief coordinator, thank you very much. Martin Griffiths: Thank you so much, Nick ...

  • Israeli leaders increasingly divided over Hamas war and prospect of two-state solution

    Israeli leaders increasingly divided over Hamas war and prospect of two-state solution

    Jan 22, 2024 11:56 PM EDT

    Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Prime Minister (through interpreter): I utterly reject the Hamas monsters' capitulation terms. Only total victory will ensure the elimination of Hamas and the return of all our hostages. Nick Schifrin: But U.S. officials say there are negotiations over a longer pause in exchange for the release ...

  • Retired Israeli generals share opposing views on how war in Gaza should end

    Retired Israeli generals share opposing views on how war in Gaza should end

    Jan 22, 2024 11:55 PM EDT

    ... tremendous power and security control for a long time and require demilitarization for a long time and international oversight. I think things can be moved. Nick Schifrin: There are some who criticize Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for making decisions based on personal decisions, trying to extend his prime ministership, as ...

  • American doctor who worked in Gaza describes dire humanitarian crisis civilians there face

    American doctor who worked in Gaza describes dire humanitarian crisis civilians there face

    Jan 18, 2024 11:30 PM EDT

    ... you tell her that her -- that she has to bury her child. That's what we're there for, to serve people that are suffering. Nick Schifrin: You're back in the U.S. You're in New York. What do you want world leaders to know, whether in New ...

  • State Department official overseeing Yemen discusses U.S. response to Houthi attacks

    State Department official overseeing Yemen discusses U.S. response to Houthi attacks

    Jan 17, 2024 11:45 PM EDT

    ... an ability where the international community can focus on the peace effort in Yemen and move away from this conflict and the attacks on shipping. Nick Schifrin: Could the military strikes have an impact on the peace efforts that you have helped lead, from the United States' perspective, which have ...

  • World leaders concerned about Mideast war escalating after attacks in Lebanon and Iraq

    World leaders concerned about Mideast war escalating after attacks in Lebanon and Iraq

    Jan 16, 2024 11:40 PM EDT

    Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Jassim Al Thani, Qatari Prime Minister: What we have right now in the region is a recipe for escalation everywhere. Nick Schifrin: Three thousand miles away, at the World Economic Forum, leaders from the region and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan acknowledged concerns of wider war ...