Dec 23 Berlin attack suspect killed in shootout with Italian police By Joshua Barajas Anis Amri, a Tunisian man who was suspected of crashing a truck into a Christmas market full of shoppers in Berlin, was shot and killed by Italian police in Milan early Friday. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch Why German surveillance failed to stop the Berlin attack suspect By PBS News Hour The man suspected of carrying out an attack on a Christmas market was well known to German authorities. Anis Amri was under surveillance for six months and slated for deportation, but his home country refused to accept him. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Dec 22 Trump denounces Berlin attack, vows tough immigration plan By Jonathan Lemire and Julie Pace, Associated Press Donald Trump, when asked if the Berlin attack would cause him to evaluate the proposed ban of Muslims in the U.S., said "You know my plans. All along, I've been proven to be right, 100 percent correct."… Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 4:42 Berlin attack suspect is a ‘nightmare’ for authorities By PBS News Hour The manhunt stemming from Monday’s Christmas market massacre in Berlin has spread across Europe, and there’s a new suspect. His name is Anis Amri, and he is a 24-year-old asylum seeker from Tunisia. Judy Woodruff speaks with special correspondent Malcolm… Continue watching
Dec 21 After violence in Turkey and Germany, Trump meeting with security adviser By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President-elect Donald Trump is planning to meet with his incoming national security adviser in the aftermath of a rattling day of violence around the world. Continue reading
Dec 20 Watch 7:59 Kellyanne Conway: Russian interference claims are ‘pure politics’ By PBS News Hour Kellyanne Conway, senior adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the conclusion by the U.S. intelligence community that Russia tried to influence the election, the president-elect’s tweets in the wake of violence in Germany and Turkey, relations… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 7:23 Is Berlin truck attack a turning point for Germany? By PBS News Hour Berlin’s normally bustling Christmas market was quiet Tuesday, as investigators searched for clues into a truck attack that killed a dozen people and injured 50. A suspect who was detained after the attack was released due to insufficient evidence, and… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch 3:58 What we know about the attacks in Germany and Turkey By PBS News Hour It’s been a day of terror, with attackers striking in Germany and Turkey. In Berlin, a truck drove into a crowd of Christmas shoppers, leaving the street full of dead and wounded. Hours earlier, the Russian ambassador to Turkey was… Continue watching
Dec 19 Germany issues warrant for Tunisian possibly connected to Berlin truck attack By News Desk Germany issued a warrant on Wednesday for Anis Amri, a Tunisian man suspected of connections to an attack on a crowded Christmas market in Berlin earlier this week. Continue reading
Dec 06 German Chancellor Angela Merkel advocates for banning face veils By Harry Zahn German Chancellor Angela Merkel called for a nationwide ban on full-face veils Tuesday, hardening her stance on immigration issues as she faces a wave of criticism for her pro-refugee policies. Continue reading