Jan 02 Watch News Wrap: ISIS claims responsibility for Baghdad suicide bombing By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a suicide bomber detonated a truck bomb at a Baghdad market, killing at least 36 people. Also, a riot at a Brazilian prison left at least 60 inmates dead. Officials blamed a fight between members… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 2:02 Turkey nightclub attacker still at large; ISIS claims responsibility By PBS News Hour In Turkey, a nationwide manhunt is underway for the attacker who opened fire on an Istanbul nightclub in the early hours of New Year’s Day, killing 39. Turkey has been a key player in the fight against the Islamic State… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: FBI says ISIS is urging holiday attacks on the U.S. By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the FBI is warning that Islamic State supporters are urging attacks on holiday gatherings and churches in the U.S. Also, the suspect who plowed a truck into a Berlin Christmas market has been shot dead. Continue watching
Dec 23 Berlin attack suspect killed in shootout with Italian police By Joshua Barajas Anis Amri, a Tunisian man who was suspected of crashing a truck into a Christmas market full of shoppers in Berlin, was shot and killed by Italian police in Milan early Friday. Continue reading
Dec 22 What should Trump do about Syria? We get 5 takes By Larisa Epatko When President-elect Donald Trump enters office on Jan. 20, the bloody war in Syria against the Assad regime will be nearing its sixth year. We asked several analysts what Trump should do about one of the most intractable problems he… Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 8:51 Can UN monitors help protect Aleppo evacuees? By PBS News Hour Evacuations resumed overnight in Eastern Aleppo after days of delays, under terms of a fragile cease-fire. The UN Security Council unanimously voted to deploy monitors to Aleppo to ensure evacuees are unmolested. Judy Woodruff reports and speaks with David Miliband… 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
Dec 15 Watch 4:04 Epic destruction leaves Aleppo an empty shell at siege’s end By PBS News Hour The brutal fighting in Aleppo, Syria, seems to be over. But even this morning, President Assad's artillery couldn't resist one last go at killing those still trapped. Evacuations of civilians and fighters began Thursday, the devastation of four years of… Continue watching
Dec 14 In collapse of US-Russian military ties, some experts see nuclear risk By Robert Burns, Associated Press The collapse of U.S. military relations with Russia could prove to be one of the most consequential aspects of President Barack Obama's national security legacy. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch The fall of Aleppo is a turning point. What’s next for Syria’s war? By PBS News Hour Continue watching