Jul 08 Watch 5:30 Global security and trade dominate G20 summit By PBS News Hour World leaders from 20 nations concluded their annual summit in Hamburg, Germany, on Saturday, a gathering that was dominated by discussions on trade as well as North Korea’s weapons testing. The meetings also drew tens of thousands of demonstrators who… Continue watching
Jul 08 U.S. bombers join jets from Japan, South Korea for training mission By Associated Press Two U.S. bombers flew to the Korean Peninsula to join fighter jets from South Korea and Japan for a practice bombing run as part of a training mission in response to North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programs. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 8:37 Trump and Putin’s closed-door meeting yields contradiction on election meddling By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first face-to-face meeting since Mr. Trump took office on Friday during the G20 summit, discussing Syria and North Korea, as well as Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 9:48 West must engage with Russia, but can’t be ‘business as usual,’ says U.K. defense secretary By PBS News Hour President Trump plans to meet with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the G20 summit, where they'll likely discuss the fight against the Islamic State, the role of NATO and more. U.K. Defense Secretary Michael Fallon joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 4:10 News Wrap: U.S., Japan and South Korea unite on North Korea By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Friday, the U.S., Japan and South Korea have agreed to apply “maximum pressure” after North Korea’s most recent intercontinental ballistic missile test. Also, President Trump met with Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto and emphasized the… Continue watching
Jul 07 WATCH: Syria ceasefire must ‘be applied on the ground’ to work, British defense minister says By Larisa Epatko British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said that unlike previous calls to disarm, the cease-fire deal announced Friday by the U.S., Russia and Jordan in southwestern Syria "is welcome, but it's got to be enforced, it’s got to be an actual… Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 4:01 News Wrap: World powers joust over North Korea By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Thursday, the president of China called for restraint over how to handle North Korea's test of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Meanwhile, Russia reportedly blocked the U.N. Security Council's approval of a statement strongly condemning the… Continue watching
Jul 06 To hurt North Korea, Trump administration may sanction Chinese companies By Josh Lederman and Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Having lost patience with China, the Trump administration is studying new steps to starve North Korea of cash for its nuclear program, including an option that would infuriate Beijing: sanctions on Chinese companies that help keep the North’s… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 8:53 Could new economic pressure change North Korea’s ambitions? By PBS News Hour When it comes to facing the threat of North Korea, there are no easy answers and few good options. Could new economic sanctions change the trajectory of the country’s? Judy Woodruff gets views from John Mearsheimer of the University of… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 3:24 U.S. calls for global diplomatic effort to punish and sway North Korea By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin North Korea's Tuesday missile launch crossed the intercontinental threshold the U.S. had been hoping to prevent. At the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday, the U.S. tried to rally the world to punish and isolate the regime. Meanwhile, North Korean leader… Continue watching