• 'We gave everything’: Afghan allies abandoned by U.S. share fears of life under Taliban

    'We gave everything’: Afghan allies abandoned by U.S. share fears of life under Taliban

    Sep 05, 2025 10:40 PM EDT

    ... everything we had. And now we are living in limbo. We are living anonymously. We are hiding in a corner of our home. Nick Schifrin: Hiding and hopeless. Four years later, American allies and many Afghans have never felt more alone. For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Nick Schifrin.

  • U.S. military strikes on suspected drug smugglers spark legal and diplomatic concerns

    U.S. military strikes on suspected drug smugglers spark legal and diplomatic concerns

    Sep 04, 2025 10:40 PM EDT

    ... the destination of the vessel, and hadn't enacted any of the multiple procedures that we have for interdicting, identifying, and appropriately addressing the vessel. Nick Schifrin: Michael Brown, do you have faith that the intelligence was good enough to take that strike? Michael Brown: Well, based on my understanding ...

  • What China's display of military might and diplomacy mean for the U.S.

    What China's display of military might and diplomacy mean for the U.S.

    Sep 03, 2025 10:55 PM EDT

    ... partners, all of whom are deeply anxious about the trade negotiations they have experienced with Washington over the course of the last couple of months. Nick Schifrin: Southeast Asian officials describe to me surely as a frustration with the Trump policy when it comes to tariffs, but they see a ...

  • U.S. military strikes Venezuelan drug boat in Caribbean, killing 11

    U.S. military strikes Venezuelan drug boat in Caribbean, killing 11

    Sep 02, 2025 10:53 PM EDT

    ... This would be a full-scale continental war. Nick Schifrin: Maduro trying to paint this clearly, Amna, as an inevitable U.S. military effort against Venezuela, which the Trump administration says is not on the cards right now. Amna Nawaz: Nick Schifrin, thank you, as always. Nick Schifrin: Thank you.

  • Frustrations rise in Israel as war endures and hostages remain in Gaza

    Frustrations rise in Israel as war endures and hostages remain in Gaza

    Aug 29, 2025 10:40 PM EDT

    ... want to send my sons to a never-ending story war. This is not the way we want to live here. Nick Schifrin: But, for now, that is life here, because, despite the demands, despite the urgency, the war goes on.For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Nick Schifrin.

  • Why European countries want to reimpose harsh sanctions on Iran

    Why European countries want to reimpose harsh sanctions on Iran

    Aug 28, 2025 10:40 PM EDT

    ... four months. Iran is still demanding it contain -- or continue its enrichment. And the U.S. as part of any deal is arguing that Iran needs to stop enrichment. And that impasse maintains even today. Geoff Bennett: Nick Schifrin, thank you so much for this reporting. Nick Schifrin: Thank you.

  • Russia and Ukraine target each other's energy infrastructure as war persists

    Russia and Ukraine target each other's energy infrastructure as war persists

    Aug 27, 2025 10:30 PM EDT

    ... and I don't want that. Nick Schifrin: Russia's oil industry will bounce back. But Ukrainians will keep looking for any weakness and any opportunity to force Russians to feel pain, even if it's just pain at the pump. For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Nick Schifrin.

  • Retired major general calls Trump's National Guard plans 'unneeded and dangerous'

    Retired major general calls Trump's National Guard plans 'unneeded and dangerous'

    Aug 26, 2025 10:30 PM EDT

    ... Whereas law enforcement officers receive four to six months of training, our young men and women receive three or four hours of training, not months. Nick Schifrin: Let's talk about the impact on the Guard -- Guardsman themselves. Defense officials tell me that the quick reaction force would be able ...

  • 'Man-made disaster': Famine declared in Gaza City where half a million face starvation

    'Man-made disaster': Famine declared in Gaza City where half a million face starvation

    Aug 22, 2025 10:45 PM EDT

    ... so the policy of the Israeli government is very clear. It's to restrict aid. And that has its consequence that you're seeing today. Nick Schifrin: And, just to be clear, those five tons that you say are stuck -- quote -- "on the wrong side of the border," you believe ...

  • A glimpse of life in Gaza, through the voices of its children

    A glimpse of life in Gaza, through the voices of its children

    Aug 22, 2025 10:40 PM EDT

    ... could travel and be like any other children around the world. Nick Schifrin: But, in Gaza today, the dreams are often nightmares. This week, a graduation ceremony in a makeshift school for Gaza's orphans, an entire generation scarred by loss.For the "PBS News Hour," I'm Nick Schifrin.