Jan 21 Watch 2:50 News Wrap: Two suicide bombings kill at least 32 people in Iraq In our news wrap Thursday, at least 32 people were killed in a pair of suicide bombings in central Baghdad, new Labor Department numbers continue to highlight the pandemic’s economic toll, President Biden proposes a five-year extension of a longstanding… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 3:41 News Wrap: U.S. sets a new deadly record from COVID-19 By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, nearly 3,900 people died from COVID-19 Wednesday -- the highest one-day total so far, President-elect Joe Biden introduced federal Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general, fresh violence kills at least… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch 7:42 Pro-Iran militias in Iraq grow increasingly hostile toward the U.S. By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn, Jack Hewson It has been one year since Iranian Brigadier General Qassem Soleimani was assassinated at Baghdad airport by an American drone, and tensions between the U.S. and Iran have been heating up over the past few weeks. Iraqi militias, with ties… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 6:09 News Wrap: Congress overrides Trump’s veto of defense bill In our news wrap Friday, Congress overrides a veto by President Trump for the first time, the U.S officially passes 20 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, the pandemic mutes New Year's celebrations, Senators wrangle over increasing pandemic relief checks, and… Continue watching
Dec 23 How the Blackwater pardons could have a lasting impact: ‘The Americans got away with it’ By Ali Rogin Analysts, experts and attorneys who have filed suit in the past against the Blackwater contractors said they feared these pardons would do lasting damage to the perception of U.S. integrity in the Middle East. Continue reading
Nov 18 Acting defense secretary cites risks during troop reductions By Robert Burns, Associated Press The acting defense secretary says the period of U.S. troop withdrawals from Afghanistan and Iraq in the coming weeks is "fraught with risk."… Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 7:12 McMaster: U.S. has ‘partnered with the Taliban against the Afghan government’ The United States is moving to reduce its troops in Afghanistan, Iraq and Somalia over the next two months. As national security adviser to President Trump, retired Lt. General H.R. McMaster was at the center of the administration’s military decisions. Continue watching
Nov 17 Pentagon to cut troop levels to 2,500 in Iraq, Afghanistan By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The new plan will accelerate troop withdrawals from Iraq and Afghanistan in Trump's final days in office, despite arguments from senior military officials in favor of a more methodical pullout. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Iraq’s President Salih calls for equitable distribution of vaccine at U.N. General Assembly By Associated Press Iraq's President Barham Salih spoke at the 75th session of the U.N. General Assembly as the world continues to fight the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 4:07 News Wrap: UN warns that warming globe could mean more extreme weather In our news wrap Wednesday, the United Nations is warning the warming globe could mean more natural disasters and extreme weather. A new report says the world is now nearly 2 degrees warmer than during pre-industrial times; the targeted ceiling… Continue watching