Aug 11 Watch 3:33 News Wrap: Kenyan president wins second term amid election tensions By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Kenya’s election commission says President Uhuru Kenyatta has won a second term. It’s a victory that followed days of protests from backers of opposition leader Raila Odinga, who had claimed the vote was rigged. Also,… Continue watching
Aug 11 WATCH: Trump says he won't rule out military option in Venezuela By Associated Press President Donald Trump says he's considering possible military action against Venezuela in response to President Nicolas Maduro's power grab. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 3:59 Opposition leaders arrested in Venezuela, deepening the country's political crisis By PBS News Hour Venezuelan security agents descended in the dead of night, seizing opposition leaders from their homes. Their arrests came after Sunday's deeply divisive election to fill a new assembly tasked with rewriting the country's constitution. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 4:41 Will U.S. sanctions have an effect on the turmoil in Venezuela? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 4:16 News Wrap: U.S slaps Venezuela's Maduro with financial sanctions By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro celebrated the election of a new legislative body that would give him sweeping new powers. However, the U.S. slapped Maduro with financial sanctions, with President Trump calling the leader a… Continue watching
Jul 31 U.S. prepares new sanctions against Venezuela after controversial election By Matthew Lee and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The Trump administration is preparing to levy new sanctions on Venezuela, U.S. officials said Monday, in response to a weekend election that gives the South American country's ruling party virtually unlimited powers. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch Ahead of vote, Venezuelans protest expanding presidential power By PBS News Hour Venezuela on Sunday will hold an election for a new national assembly that could rewrite its constitution. Parties opposed to President Nicolas Maduro, whose party has presided over a severe economic downturn in recent years, are boycotting the vote for… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 9:31 Dire conditions drive growing anti-government opposition in Venezuela By PBS News Hour Venezuela is in freefall after years of recession, skyrocketing inflation and a formidable food crisis, sparking outcry and protest. It’s pushed angry Venezuelans to take to the streets on a regular basis, demanding that President Nicolas Maduro step down, and… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 3:52 Unrest in Venezuela continues as political tensions rise By PBS News Hour In a movement dubbed “The Mother of all Marches,” thousands of Venezuelans hit the streets Wednesday to protest President Nicolas Maduro. National Guard troops fired tear gas at the crowd. At least five people were killed, and hundreds were arrested. Continue watching