Feb 08 Watch 7:57 What French President Emmanuel Macron aims to achieve with diplomacy on Ukraine By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn France's President Emmanuel Macron's dual meetings with Vladimir Putin Monday in Moscow and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky Tuesday in Kyiv aimed at finding common ground that could help de-escalate tensions in the region. So what is the French president's vision… Continue watching
Jan 31 Watch 2:43 U.S., Russia clash over Ukraine at UN Security Council meeting The standoff between Russia and the West over Ukraine sparked a stormy debate Monday. During a United Nations Security Council meeting, Russia accused the U.S. of inciting panic as the U.S. continued to press Russia to de-escalate its troop presence… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 8:37 U.S., NATO allies reject major Russian demands, offer different compromise By Nick Schifrin The United States and NATO on Wednesday rejected Russia's demands that Ukraine never be allowed to become a member of NATO, and that the expansion of NATO since 1997 be rolled back. Russian officials said they would study the written… Continue watching
Sep 18 Watch 6:06 Can Afghanistan-Taliban talks end America’s longest war? By Nick Schifrin The United States will soon enter its 20th year of fighting in Afghanistan. Nearly 3,600 American troops have died there, as well as hundreds of thousands of Afghans. But Afghanistan was at war decades before the U.S. invaded after 9/11. Continue watching
Sep 10 Taliban say peace talks with Afghan team to start Saturday By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press The announcement on Thursday came in a statement from the Taliban in Qatar, where the insurgents maintain a political office, and also in a statement from Qatar's foreign ministry. Continue reading
Jun 15 EU urges U.S. to join new Middle East peace effort By Lorne Cook, Associated Press European Union foreign ministers want the United States to join them in a new effort to breathe life into long-stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Continue reading
Dec 08 Protesters: Ukraine’s leader must defend nation at summit By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press Several thousand people rallied Sunday in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv to demand that the president defend the country’s interests in this week’s summit with Russia, Germany and France on ending the war in eastern Ukraine. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 10:45 As Taliban peace talks resume, what’s at stake for Afghan women? By Jane Ferguson During his surprise Thanksgiving trip to Afghanistan, President Trump announced he had restarted talks with the Taliban. The ability of the conflict-wracked nation to achieve peace is at stake -- but so is progress for women, who could not work,… Continue watching
Oct 05 Taliban meet US peace envoy for first time since ‘dead’ deal By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press The Taliban met with U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Pakistan capital for the first time since President Donald Trump declared a seemingly imminent peace deal to end Afghanistan's 18-year war 'dead' a month ago, a Taliban official said… Continue reading
Sep 13 Taliban visits Moscow days after Trump says talks ‘dead’ By Kathy Gannon, Jim Heintz, Associated Press It was the Taliban's first international visit following the collapse of talks with Washington. Continue reading