Jan 30 Watch 5:15 How civilians caught in the Ukraine conflict are coping By PBS NewsHour Fierce fighting has resumed between pro-Russian rebels and government forces in Eastern Ukraine, killing civilians on both sides. Meanwhile, scheduled peace talks were abandoned when rebel delegates refused to participate. Judy Woodruff talks to Shaun Walker of The Guardian about… Continue watching
Jan 29 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Islamic State prisoner swap deadline passes By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, the Jordanian government demanded confirmation that a pilot held hostage by the Islamic State is still alive before they release a female prisoner in a ransom deal. Also, an Afghan soldier killed three American security… Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 7:13 News Wrap: European Central Bank launches stimulus program By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, the European Central Bank announced a plan to buy up $1.2 billion of bonds to stabilize Europe’s economy, a program similar to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s quantitative easing. Also, at least 13 people died in… Continue watching
Jul 21 Malaysia Prime Minister says his country will take custody of MH17’s black boxes By Colleen Shalby In a statement released Monday, Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib Razak said that a Malaysian team in Donetsk will take custody of two black boxes from the downed Malaysia Airlines jet that crashed over eastern Ukraine Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch Understanding the risks of flying in unfriendly skies By PBS NewsHour For a closer look at the challenges on the ground at the site of the downed Malaysia Airlines plane in Eastern Ukraine, Judy Woodruff talks to Matt Frei of Independent Television News from Donetsk. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien joins in… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch Malaysia Airlines plane shot down near Russian border of Ukraine By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch Fighting flares as Ukraine blames Russia for downed military plane By PBS NewsHour Kiev blamed the Russians for shooting down a Ukrainian military plane, while Moscow accused Ukraine of killing a man on the Russian side of the border. Judy Woodruff talks to Sabrina Tavernise of The New York Times about the plane… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Why has Russia toned down its rhetoric on Ukraine? By PBS NewsHour Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to discuss recent victories of the Ukrainian military over pro-Russian separatists, the obstacles to reclaiming military control of the city of Donetsk and the chances that President Obama will impose further… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Ukraine’s Poroshenko dismisses rebel hopes for Donetsk battle By PBS NewsHour Continue watching
May 31 Watch Clashes continue in eastern Ukraine By PBS NewsHour Since the election last weekend, the Ukraine story seems to have slid off many of the front pages here in the U.S. At the border on the eastern part of the country, however, there have been continued clashes throughout the… Continue watching