Oct 28 Watch 5:05 Ocean’s ‘Garden of Eden’ to house world’s largest marine reserve By PBS NewsHour A seminal multinational agreement will set aside roughly 600,000 square miles of ocean to create the world’s largest marine reserve. Adjoining Antarctica, the area of the Ross Sea will be protected as of December 2017; fishing will be prohibited, though… Continue watching
Oct 27 Putin rejects claims of Russian interference in U.S. election By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday dismissed claims that Russia is interfering in the U.S. presidential election, saying the allegations are designed to distract the public from real issues. Continue reading
Oct 26 Does the U.S. government really know who hacked Democrats’ emails? By Kassia Halcli The hacking and public release of Democratic campaign and committee emails made the news and a presidential debate, with more leaks expected to come. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 6:47 For this Syrian activist, hope, like his hometown, is gone By PBS NewsHour In 2012, activist Saleh Hawa, who lead demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime, had confidence in the Syrian opposition's prospects. Four years later, none of his hopes and all of his fears have been realized. He believed the U.S. would… Continue watching
Oct 24 With email dumps, WikiLeaks probes the limits of full transparency By Raphael Satter, Associated Press WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange first outlined the hypothesis nearly a decade ago: Can total transparency defeat an entrenched group of insiders?… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Russia extends ‘humanitarian pause’ in Aleppo due to evacuation delay By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, Russia extended the “humanitarian pause” in Aleppo for a third day, after the United Nations said that planned evacuations of the rebel-held Syrian city had not actually begun. The UN blamed a lack of security… Continue watching
Oct 21 3 states say they denied Russia request to monitor election By Sean Murphy, Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma and at least two other states said Friday that they have denied efforts by Russian officials to be present at polling stations during the election, requests the U.S. State Department's spokesman dismissed as "nothing more than… Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 5:45 News Wrap: ‘Humanitarian pause’ begins in Aleppo By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, Russian and Syrian forces began a “humanitarian pause” in the Syrian city of Aleppo, which could last as long as four days. Using loudspeakers and pamphlets, the Syrian army urged residents to leave and fighters… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 2:39 News Wrap: Russia and Syria halt Aleppo strikes, ahead of short-term pause for aid By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Tuesday, Russia and Syria halted air strikes on Aleppo, ahead of a short-term halt to all fighting in the city scheduled for Thursday. Also, a 72-hour halt to fighting in Yemen is also in the works… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 6:51 News Wrap: Afghanistan reports progress against Taliban forces By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Monday, government forces in Afghanistan are reporting progress against Taliban forces in a key southern city. Also, the city of Aleppo may get a brief respite this week, after Russia announced an eight-hour “humanitarian pause.” But… Continue watching