Apr 29 Afghan leaders convene to set agenda for Taliban talks By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press President Ashraf Ghani hopes to showcase unity at the four-day meeting that brings together politicians, tribal elders, many prominent figures and others. Continue reading
Mar 14 Afghan official accuses U.S. envoy of undermining Taliban peace talks By Ali Rogin, Nick Schifrin Afghanistan's National Security Adviser Hamdullah Mohib criticized the Trump administration's handling of peace talks with the Taliban. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 5:18 During peace talks, UN envoy says future of Yemen is at risk For the first time in two and a half years, peace talks are occurring over the conflict in Yemen. Delegations from the Yemeni government and Houthi rebels are meeting with a United Nations envoy in Sweden, where a prisoner swap… Continue watching
Dec 06 Yemen's warring parties sit down to first peace talks in years By David Keyton, Brian Rohan, Associated Press In a positive sign, the U.N. envoy said the warring sides had agreed on a prisoner exchange as a first step toward building confidence. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Global markets fall again on China concerns In our Wednesday news wrap, global markets fell again due to continuing trade tensions between the U.S. and China, though Beijing did say it will abide by a tariff cease-fire. Also, President Trump did not comment on a newly released… Continue watching
Feb 22 Watch 3:16 Why women need a seat at the table to make peace last By PBS News Hour In the years after Rwanda's genocide, how did women come to make up a large portion of the nation's parliament? Author and activist Swanee Hunt says their women's movement that grew out of necessity. Hunt, a former ambassador and founding… Continue watching
Mar 30 Colombia's ELN rebels enter peace talks, raise hopes for more changes By Larisa Epatko The Colombian government on Wednesday formally entered peace talks with the second-largest rebel group, the ELN, even as it continued to work on finishing the terms of a peace accord with the FARC guerrillas. One human rights advocate said ELN’s… Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 7:48 Inside Colombia's jungles, how FARC rebels are preparing for peace By PBS News Hour After decades of evading the Colombian military, FARC rebels are emerging from the jungle. Special correspondents Nadja Drost and Bruno Federico offer an exclusive look at the FARC perspective amid peace talks to end the world's longest-running conflict. Continue watching
Sep 24 Colombian president and rebels prepare for peace By Larisa Epatko After a five-decade-long civil war, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and FARC rebel leader Rodrigo Londono, better known by his alias Timochenko, said they are prepared to declare peace. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 5:23 News Wrap: Lawmakers reprimand Personnel Chief over data breach By PBS News Hour In our Tuesday news wrap, lawmakers chastised the Federal Personnel Chief over congressional data breaches, the St. Louis Cardinals are being investigated by the FBI for allegedly hacking the Houston Astros’ computers and a fierce tropical storm hits Texas. Continue watching