Apr 01 World trade body chief says vaccine inequity ‘unacceptable’ By Associated Press WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said Thursday that "vaccine inequity" during the coronavirus pandemic demonstrates the need for developing nations to be able to make vaccines. Continue reading
Oct 23 Fighting Libyan factions sign countrywide cease-fire By Associated Press The breakthrough, which among other things orders foreign mercenaries out of the country within three months, sets the stage for political talks in November to find a lasting solution. Continue reading
Sep 12 With looming Idlib crisis, what can we expect from another round of Syria peace talks? By Larisa Epatko The next round of Syria peace talks are scheduled to begin Friday, even as the international community braces for a potential bloodbath in Idlib province, the country’s last rebel stronghold. Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 6:52 News Wrap: Siege near Damascus to end after 4 years; suicide bomb kills 11 in Turkey By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, hundreds of Syrian residents and fighters were allowed to leave Daraya, a suburb of Damascus that had been under siege since 2012. Secretary of State John Kerry met his Russian counterpart in Geneva to discuss… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 9:19 Syrian peace talks begin, but the migrant crisis remains dire By PBS News Hour The first round of UN-backed Syrian peace talks began in Geneva Monday morning -- but for those trapped in overcrowded refugee camps, seeking to enter Europe through the Balkans’ closed borders, help seems far away. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret… Continue watching
Feb 18 A new Iran deal? Syria truce may demand one By Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The pursuit of peace in Syria may require the United States and Iran to break new ground in their increasingly comfortable diplomatic relationship. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 3:23 News Wrap: Geneva on high alert over terror warnings By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, officials say the search is on for two to four suspects with possible links to the Islamic State group, amid new warnings of possible terrorist attacks in Geneva. Also, the U.S. military is attempting to… Continue watching
Nov 13 Watch Should the U.S. change its Islamic State strategy in Syria? – Part 2 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 12 Cuba pledges 165 healthcare workers to combat Ebola outbreak By Jaywon Choe An overtaxed international response to the Ebola outbreak will receive some much needed help. Cuba has agreed to send 165 healthcare workers to the region, the largest detachment of foreign doctors and nurses committed thus far. They are expected to… Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch Pro-Russian protesters in Eastern Ukraine hold their ground despite tentative deal By PBS News Hour Continue watching