Feb 12 Watch 4:25 Russian airstrikes continue despite fragile Syrian cease-fire agreement By PBS NewsHour Seventeen nations led by the U.S. and Russia offered a Syrian cease-fire agreement in Munich Friday, to be enacted in one week. But Russian airstrikes in the region have continued unabated, President Bashar al-Assad is still vowing to retake all… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 8:39 The global threats that keep the CIA up at night By PBS NewsHour America's top intelligence officials brought an updated assessment of worldwide threats to the U.S. to Capitol Hill on Tuesday. Their top concerns included cyber attacks, the Islamic State group, the war in Syria, North Korea's nuclear activities and a resurgent… Continue watching
Feb 10 U.S. says Russian campaign in Syria helping the Islamic State By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The U.S. says Russia's counterterrorism campaign in Syria is actually helping the Islamic State. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 4:57 300,000 could be trapped as Syrian forces encircle Aleppo, says U.N. By PBS NewsHour As Syrian government forces close in on Aleppo, U.N. officials warn that 300,000 people might become trapped in the remains of Syria’s largest city, while tens of thousands of refugees try to flee towards the Turkish border. Russian airstrikes, bolstering… Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch 7:47 Could a NATO build-up in Europe reignite the Cold War? By PBS NewsHour NATO is undertaking its largest build-up in Eastern Europe since the Cold War, in order to counter recent Russian expansionism. Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Ash Carter has proposed quadrupling U.S. spending on boosting its military might in Europe. But is it… Continue watching
Feb 04 Watch 3:58 Syrian forces barrage the opposition as peace talks pause By PBS NewsHour Just a day after peace talks stalled in Geneva, heavy new attacks against the Syrian opposition by government forces -- supported by Russian airstrikes -- came under scrutiny for undermining the diplomatic effort. An expected advance by the government on… Continue watching
Jan 27 Trump-Fox News feud injects fresh chaos into GOP primary By Steve Peoples and Jill Colvin, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — An explosive feud between Donald Trump and Fox News is overshadowing the final sprint to Iowa's presidential caucuses, injecting a new sense of chaos into the already turbulent 2016 Republican contest and forcing rival campaigns to… Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 6:51 What the Litvinenko assassination accusation means for the Kremlin By PBS NewsHour A British investigation is pointing the finger at the Russian state and President Vladimir Putin for the 2006 assassination of a former spy and defector. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Steven Lee Myers of The New York Times and Michael McFaul,… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 2:52 Russian security service blamed for defector’s high-profile death By PBS NewsHour The findings of a British inquiry into the demise of former Russian spy and high-profile defector Alexander Litvinenko were released Thursday, concluding that Litvinenko’s 2006 death by polonium poisoning was the result of a Russian government operation, likely personally approved… Continue watching
Jan 21 British inquiry: Putin ‘probably’ approved Litvinenko poisoning By News Desk A British inquiry found that Russian President Vladimir Putin “probably” signed off on the poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 in London. Continue reading