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
Oct 05 Watch 3:02 How the Trump and Clinton campaigns are reacting to the VP debate By PBS News Hour Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton will meet for their second debate on Sunday, a matchup that could be every bit as combative as the vice presidential debate Tuesday night in Virginia. While Sen. Tim Kaine might have lost style points… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 3:22 News Wrap: EU backing pushes Paris climate pact into effect By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the path is now clear for the Paris climate change accord to take effect. It got backing from enough countries to account for 55 percent of global emissions. Also, there’s a new surge in the… Continue watching
Oct 04 Kerry says U.S. not abandoning peace efforts in Syria By Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press BRUSSELS — The United States won't abandon its pursuit of peace in Syria after suspending direct U.S.-Russian talks on a cease-fire, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday, even as he announced no new strategy to replace diplomatic efforts… Continue reading
Oct 03 State Department suspends contacts with Russia over Syria By Associated Press The State Department says the U.S. is suspending bilateral contacts with Russia over Syria. That comes after last week’s threat by Secretary of State John Kerry to suspend contacts amid new attacks on the city of Aleppo. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch Bombing onslaught in Syria triggers condemnation, threatens U.S.-Russia cooperation By PBS News Hour Two hospitals were among dozens of other targets bombed in Aleppo, Syria, on Wednesday. Activists say that in the last eight days there have been 1,700 airstrikes and at 400 killed. And at the U.N., the U.S. threatened to cut… Continue watching
Sep 28 Kerry threatens to end Syria talks with Russia over attacks in Aleppo By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry is threatening to cut off all contacts with Moscow over Syria, unless Russian and Syrian government attacks on Aleppo end. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 3:05 Launching new strikes, defiant Assad blames U.S. for failed cease-fire By PBS News Hour The Syrian army announced a major new offensive against the rebel-held, eastern sectors of Aleppo. That came after scores of airstrikes lit the skies of Aleppo overnight. It was all a thundering, brutal answer to Secretary of State John Kerry’s… Continue watching
Sep 22 US, Russia attack each other over Syria conflict during UN By Matthew Lee, Associated Press After a fractious meeting of the council on Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov were set to duel again at a gathering of foreign ministers from the roughly 20 nations that have interests in… Continue reading
Sep 19 U.S. says it’s willing to extend Syria truce despite violations By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The United States said it is prepared to extend the window for Syria's fractured week-old cease-fire despite numerous violations and the Syrian military's announcement that the truce is over. Continue reading