Jul 29 Watch News Wrap: Israel bombs Gaza power plant By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Israel widened the scope of its military barrage in Gaza, with strikes on its only power plant, the home of the leader of Hamas and a Hamas-run TV station. There were reports of possible cease-fire… Continue watching
Jul 29 Congress at odds over $225 million aid package for Israel By Donna Cassata, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican members of Congress scrambled Tuesday to seal a $225 million boost to Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system before they break this week for a month-long recess. But the House and Senate are at odds… Continue reading
Jul 15 Kerry on Iran negotiations: 'Still have more work to do' By Lara Jakes, George Jahn, Associated Press WASHINGTON — World powers and Iran still face significant gaps in their negotiations to curb Tehran's nuclear program, foreign ministers said Tuesday while forging ahead with efforts to secure a deal that could finally bridge a decades-long diplomatic chasm between… Continue reading
Jul 15 Major gaps remain in nuclear negotiations with Iran, Kerry warns By George Jahn, Bradley Klapper, Associated Press Kerry, who joined the foreign ministers of Britain, France and Germany on the weekend to add diplomatic muscle to the talks, said the negotiations would continue until at least Sunday. In the meantime, he said, he would consult with President… Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch News Wrap: Boko Haram leader claims responsibility for unreported attacks By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a new video surfaced from the militant group Boko Haram in which the group’s leader claims responsibility for attacks never reported by the Nigerian government. The militant leader also offered to trade in kidnapped schoolgirls… Continue watching
Jul 14 U.S., Iran search for nuclear agreement ahead of July 20 deadline By Bradley Klapper, George Jahn, Associated Press VIENNA — The top U.S. and Iranian diplomats searched Monday for a breakthrough in nuclear talks, their efforts complicated by crises across the Middle East and beyond that have Washington and Tehran aligned in some places but often opposed. The… Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch What's the state of Iran's nuclear program? By PBS News Hour For a closer look at the international peace talks surrounding Iran's nuclear program, New York Times reporter David Sanger joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Vienna. Continue watching
Jun 21 As alliances blur in Mideast, US and Iran are potential partners By Associated Press For years, Iran has been an archenemy of the United States. Now, with alliances blurred in the Mideast, the two countries are talking about how to stop an offensive in Iraq by al-Qaida-inspired insurgents. Continue reading
Jun 19 Kerry dismisses Cheney's criticism of U.S. policy in Iraq By Associated Press Kerry noted the failure of the United States to secure a continuing military arrangement with Iraq's government after U.S. combat forces left. "We didn't have operational theater capacity at the time" of the surge in violence spawned by al-Qaida-inspired Islamic… Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch What Iraq's violent sectarian split means for its neighbors By PBS News Hour The insurgency by Sunni militants in Iraq, known as ISIL or ISIS, adds conflict to an already volatile region. Gwen Ifill talks to Hisham Melhem of Al Arabiya News and Mary-Jane Deeb of the Library of Congress about the failure… Continue watching