Mar 22 Trump offers new insight into foreign policy posture By Jill Colvin, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Confronting doubts about the depth of his knowledge of world affairs, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump delivered a sober speech to a pro-Israel crowd, outlining for the first time the team of foreign policy thinkers advising his campaign. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 1:56 Merkel suffers setback from anti-immigrant party in German referendum By PBS News Hour Millions of voters in Germany went to the polls on Sunday in a referendum on Chancellor Angela Merkel's welcoming of more than a million refugees from the Middle East. Early exit polls show that the outcome may be a disappointing… Continue watching
Mar 13 Doctor suggested Germanwings pilot seek treatment before crash By Michael D. Regan A Germanwings co-pilot who flew a commercial jetliner into a French mountainside in March last year possibly exhibited psychotic behavior weeks before he killed himself and 149 others on board the plane he was commandeering. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 5:01 News Wrap: Obama attributes Trump's rise to obstructive GOP; leaks identify ISIS fighters By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Obama refused to accept blame for the rise of antiestablishment populists like Donald Trump in the 2016 election, saying that the fault lies with the GOP’s years of hardline opposition to his administration. Also:… Continue watching
Mar 10 The surprising beauty in Europe's abandoned border checkpoints By Corinne Segal Photographer Josef Schulz's series on abandoned border checkpoints has taken on a renewed importance, as one of the largest migrations in European history has brought new discussion about the continent's borders. Continue reading
Mar 07 Here's what BMW did before it made luxury cars By Larisa Epatko BMW turns 100 years old on Monday. Before the company made high-end motorcycles and cars, it powered some of Germany’s preeminent fighter airplanes as far back as World War I. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 8:15 Merkel's open-door migrant policy and popularity tested by recent attacks By PBS News Hour Germany's open door migrant policy has reached a crossroads after hundreds of women alleged they were attacked mainly by men of North African or Arabic appearance in Cologne. Now German Chancellor Angela Merkel has become a target of the public… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 4:07 Deadly blast in Turkey targets tourists By PBS News Hour An explosion ripped throughout the historic heart of Istanbul on Tuesday, scattering bodies at a major tourist destination. The suicide blast killed 10, most of whom were German visitors. Turkey's prime minister declared the Islamic State was responsible. Chief foreign… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 4:10 Anti-migrant protests turn violent in Germany By PBS News Hour Germany has accepted more than a million asylum seekers in the past year, and on Saturday, anti-immigrant sentiment was on display in response to New Year's Eve assaults on women, allegedly by migrants. NewsHour Special Correspondent Malcolm Brabant joins Hari… Continue watching
Jan 08 Watch 6:04 New Year's assaults stoke tensions over migrants in Germany By PBS News Hour In Cologne, Germany, more than 100 young women were assaulted by crowds of men during New Year's celebrations. German authorities say they have identified 18 asylum seekers among the 31 suspects linked to the troubles, polarizing public opinion about that… Continue watching