Oct 22 Watch 54:20 PBS NewsHour full episode October 22, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton testifies before a Republican-led committee on the Benghazi attack. Also: American and Kurdish forces free Islamic State captives in Iraq, what happens when workers own a craft brewery, a priest’s mission to protect migrants… Continue watching
Oct 22 Pentagon: 1 U.S. service member killed in Iraq hostage rescue By News Desk The U.S. military helped Kurdish forces in northern Iraq free dozens of Kurdish captives held by Islamic State (ISIL) militants, and one American service member was killed in the rescue operation, the Pentagon said Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch How ISIS built its own multi-million dollar industry by attacking oilfields By PBS News Hour In Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State finances much of its military from siphoning and selling oil, amounting to more than a million dollars a day, according to estimates. Erika Solomon, a reporter for the Financial Times, joins Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: U.S., Russia discuss air rules over Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, American and Russian military officials held their third round of video conferencing in an attempt to set rules for airspace above Syria after a close call over the weekend. Also, Iraqi forces say they’ve launched… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch 9:13 Migrant-magnet Sweden strains to shelter unexpected influx By PBS News Hour Amid a major migration crisis, Sweden has received more refugees per capita than any other European country, and is proud of its open door policy. But the welcoming nation's immigration system is straining to meet the demand, which far exceeds… Continue watching
Oct 02 I was a refugee. I'm haunted by today's images of child refugees By Rusul Alrubail When I see images of children refugees now, I feel haunted by them. Even though my nightmare is over, theirs is just beginning. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 8:18 Prime Minister Abadi: Iraq welcomes Russia in Islamic State fight By PBS News Hour Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi joins chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner to discuss Russia’s launch of military action in Syria, whether Iraq would allow Russian forces inside its borders to fight the Islamic State and the announcement of a pact… Continue watching
Sep 30 Iraqi PM says he supports Russian airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria By Joshua Barajas Russia's President Vladimir Putin said he ordered airstrikes in Syria on Wednesday to fight Islamic State militants, a move that Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said he would welcome in Iraq, if needed. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 4:16 Leaders see Islamic State fight as long slog By PBS News Hour Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner, reporting from the UN, talks with Judy Woodruff about what came out of an anti-Islamic State meeting among world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly and a meeting between President Obama and Russian… Continue watching
Sep 26 Number of migrants entering Europe will continue to grow, UN says By Rialda Zukic With nearly 8,000 migrants entering European borders daily, the United Nations said this week it predicted no end in the flow of refugees moving into the continent. Continue reading