Jan 13 Watch 6:38 News Wrap: French lawmakers reaffirm fight against Islamic State By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Prime Minister Manuel Valls addressed the French National Assembly, saying France is at war with terrorism, not Islam or Muslims. Meanwhile, investigators probed deeper into the weapons and financing behind last week's terror attacks. Also,… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 4:41 Terrorist training of Paris attacker puts spotlight on Yemen By PBS News Hour One of the brothers involved in the Paris attacks received al-Qaida training in Yemen. Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner joins Gwen Ifill to explain why that country is a hotbed for jihadism, and to examine the competition and cooperation between… Continue watching
Jan 12 White House: We should have sent someone with a ‘higher profile’ to Paris By Julie Pace, Associated Press The White House appeared to have been caught off guard by both the display of international unity at the Paris march and the criticism of its decision to be represented only by Ambassador Jane Huntley. Monday's admission of error seemed… Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 3:05 ‘Sense of siege’: French citizens on edge after Paris attacks By PBS News Hour In the aftermath of this week's terrorist attacks in Paris, people remain on edge, despite many marches and gatherings of solidarity throughout the country. Rachel Donadio of the New York Times joins Hari Sreenivasan via Skype from Paris to gauge… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 11:47 Shields and Brooks on Paris terrorism and tolerance, GOP takeover in Congress By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss this week’s news, including the geopolitical and social consequences of the terrorist attacks in France, as well as what to expect from the new… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 7:42 High volume of potential threats challenges Western counterterrorism efforts By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 3:22 Paris police hunt for woman tied to supermarket siege By PBS News Hour Mark Austin of Independent Television News talks to Judy Woodruff from Paris about the search for a woman believed to be involved in the supermarket hostage siege and how Parisians are feeling after the death of three terrorists. Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 3:19 At the end of Paris terror standoffs, questions about French security efforts By PBS News Hour Three days of terror in France ended with the deaths of three gunmen, including Said and Cherif Kouachi, brothers suspected of killing 12 people in Paris. That raid at a printing plant followed a nearly simultaneous assault at a kosher… Continue watching
Jan 09 Al-Qaida’s Yemen branch claims responsibility for Charlie Hebdo shootings By News Desk Live updates on the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 2:57 Amid great sadness and tension in France, calls for unity By PBS News Hour The city of Paris is still on edge as police search for two men wanted in the attack on French newspaper Charlie Hebdo. Gwen Ifill speaks with Mark Austin of Independent Television News about the scale of the manhunt and… Continue watching