May 27 Watch 6:51 Humanitarian crisis worsens as fighting in Myanmar’s civil war ramps up By John Yang, Andrew Corkery The United Nations estimates that nearly 18 million people need humanitarian aid as a result of the civil war in Myanmar, now entering its third year. Aye Min Thant, Burmese-American journalist, and Jonathan Head, the BBC’s southeast Asia correspondent, join… Continue watching
Dec 07 South Sudan’s ruling party backs longtime president for another run By Deng Machol, Associated Press Kiir has been the country's only president since it gained independence from Sudan in 2011. South Sudan has since grappled with a five-year civil war and the slow implementation of a peace deal signed in 2018. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 6:33 Assessing threats of political violence and rising extremism on the far-right In response to the FBI search at Mar-a-Lago, Trump supporters have increased calls for a civil war. Those dangerous threats are being fueled by conspiracy theories, and mistrust of the FBI and Justice Department promoted by many Republican politicians. Barbara… Continue watching
Apr 07 Yemen’s president steps aside amid efforts to end long-running civil war By Ahmed Al-Haj, Samy Magdy, Associated Press Thursday's development comes as international and regional efforts to end the country's long-running civil war recently gained momentum with a two-month truce. Continue reading
Apr 16 U.N. says 40 civilians died in central Yemen in March By Noha Elhennawy, Associated Press The UNHCR released a statement Friday saying that at least 70 incidents of armed violence including shelling, crossfire, and air strikes have caused injuries and deaths among civilians during the first quarter of 2021. Continue reading
Jan 16 Some in the GOP parrot far-right talk of a coming civil war By Jay Reeves, Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press War-like imagery has begun spreading in Republican circles after the attack on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters, with some elected officials and party leaders rejecting pleas to tone down rhetoric calling for a second… Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 6:09 Inside the conflict bringing Ethiopia to crisis Ethiopia is confronting what the United Nations calls a “full-scale humanitarian crisis.” The federal government has been fighting a war with the government of the Tigray region in the country’s north. It’s unclear how many people have died, and the… Continue watching
Oct 20 Missouri capital city to remove disputed Confederate general marker By Associated Press Jefferson City Council members voted 8-2 Monday to remove the marker dedicated to Confederate Gen. Sterling Price. The marker said Price intended to attack Jefferson City on Oct. 7, 1864 , but decided against the plan and spared the city. Continue reading
May 10 Watch 9:45 Photographer known for images of bald eagles deported back to war zone By Tom Casciato, Michael D. Regan, Mori Rothman A Yemeni wildlife photographer specializing in images of bald eagles spent 22 years in the U.S. before he was deported in January to his country in the midst of civil war. Now, as stories like his recede from the news… Continue watching
Jan 21 Documents: Extremist group wanted Virginia gun rights rally to start a ‘civil war’ By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Authorities say a hidden camera captured members of a violent white supremacist group expressing hope that violence at a gun rights rally in Virginia this week could start a civil war. Continue reading