Jul 01 Watch How ISIL’s bid for a new caliphate taps historical yearning By PBS News Hour How does ISIL's declaration of a new Islamic state complicate the military and political problems already challenging the Iraqi government? Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to examine the history of the term “caliphate” and what threats ISIL… Continue watching
Jun 23 Margaret Warner recalls how Mohamed Fahmy helped NewsHour crew escape an attack By Margaret Myers In 2011, PBS NewsHour chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner and a television crew narrowly escaped the rush of an angry mob outside of the Israeli Embassy in Cairo. It was the swift actions of journalist Mohamed Fahmy that safely… Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch U.S. policy in Syria focuses on humanitarian crisis By PBS News Hour Presidential elections were held in Syria on Tuesday, with President Bashar al-Assad taking nearly 90 percent of the vote. Is the U.S. 'behind the curve' in its handling of the conflict? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Liz Sly, the Beirut bureau… Continue watching
May 27 Watch As Ukraine ratchets up offensive on separatists, Russia warns against aggressive military action By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 26 Watch Can Ukraine’s Poroshenko deliver on lofty expectations? By PBS News Hour Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff from Kiev for an update on the latest fighting and chaos in Eastern Ukraine. Warner also discusses the challenges facing the likely future president, Petro Poroshenko, as he lays out plans… Continue watching
May 23 Watch Putin tries to distance Russia from Ukraine crisis to avoid tighter sanctions By PBS News Hour Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Jeffrey Brown from Kiev to discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin’s opposing motivations, the fate of the Donetsk People’s Republic, and last-minute preparations — or lack thereof — leading up to Sunday’s national elections. Continue watching
May 23 Watch Ukraine’s national security secretary: Putin will fail to stop national elections By PBS News Hour Russia’s President Vladimir Putin questioned why his country is being blamed for Ukraine’s unrest, but also said he would respect the outcome of its national elections Sunday. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner talks to Andriy Parubiy, secretary of Ukraine’s… Continue watching
May 22 Watch Fearing violence, voters in Eastern Ukraine may stay home on election day By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 21 Watch Ukrainian businessman takes a stand against pro-Russian separatists By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 19 Watch Disputed Russian troop withdrawal doesn’t shake separatist resolve in Donetsk By PBS News Hour Continue watching