Jul 18 Watch 8:10 Drought and famine threaten life for nomadic Somali herders By PBS News Hour Many regions in East Africa are at risk of famine for the third time in 25 years. Twenty million people in the war-torn countries of Yemen, South Sudan and Somalia, as well as drought-stricken neighbors like Ethiopia are at risk. Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch 6:27 Aleppo’s survivors face a grim, uncertain future By PBS News Hour Last week, the Syrian government declared that it had retaken full control of Aleppo from rebel forces. But this success came at a high cost: survivors have lost their homes and family members, and many have been severely wounded. Their… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 3:08 Civilians remain trapped in eastern Aleppo after evacuations fail By PBS News Hour Friday brought doubts about the durability of the plan to allow tens of thousands of civilians and fighters to leave eastern Aleppo. Evacuations that began Thursday abruptly halted amid renewed violence and recriminations. Meanwhile, the Assad regime consolidated its hold… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 7:13 After devastating Haiti, Hurricane Matthew threatens Florida By PBS News Hour Three days after Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti, the death toll is above 800 and expected to rise sharply as rescue teams reach the hard-hit southwestern peninsula. So far, the eye of the storm has skirted Florida’s coast, but Gov. Rick… Continue watching
Oct 05 Watch 15:13 What’s next for U.S. involvement in Syria? By PBS News Hour The French government announced on Wednesday a renewed push for a Syrian cease-fire, following the end of a U.S.-Russia deal. As Washington grapples with what to do next, a humanitarian catastrophe mounts in Aleppo. For more on the conflict, Judy… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 6:02 Mass graves of ISIS victims discovered across Iraq and Syria By PBS News Hour Documenting atrocities committed by the Islamic State can seem impossible. A new report from the Associated Press, however, catalogs 72 mass graves around Syria and Iraq -- including one site that held 1,700 bodies. Gwen Ifill speaks with the AP's… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 5:49 A portrait of turmoil in South Sudan, from behind the lens By PBS News Hour South Sudan, the world’s newest country, is again on the brink of a civil war. Photographer Sebastian Rich has covered the conflict in the country for more than four decades, and he is there now on a mission with UNICEF,… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 9:47 Will the haunting image of an injured Syrian boy make a difference? By PBS News Hour Airstrikes are a constant in Aleppo, Syria. But this week, global attention was captured by a haunting snapshot of one strike’s aftermath: a 5-year-old boy bloodied, dust covered and dazed. Such images have a history of going viral. But do… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: Devastating southern floods continue; UN warns of crisis in South Sudan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, residents of the flood-stricken South faced overnight downpours that brought total rainfall to two feet in some places, uprooting trees and collapsing roads--with more rain expected this weekend. Also, the UN issued a warning that… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 5:37 Fleeing and fighting Islamic State forces in Anbar province By PBS News Hour After being driven out of Tikrit, the Islamic State has renewed its push into Western Anbar province. The government in Baghdad is wary of letting in fleeing families, seeing displaced people from IS strongholds as security risks. Meanwhile, Iraqi forces… Continue watching