Dec 29 Watch 3:37 News Wrap: Obama announces U.S. retaliation against Russia for election meddling By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, President Obama announced a range of actions meant to punish Russia for election meddling, including sanctions on Russian intelligence services and top officials in the unit that ordered the hacks. Also, Iraqi security forces launched… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 10:15 What it means that the U.S. is not part of the Syria cease-fire By PBS News Hour There is a new cease-fire agreement in Syria, but this time without the U.S. at the negotiating table. Will it last when so many others have failed? William Brangham speaks with Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 6:11 U.S. retaliation meant to expose, dissuade increasing Russian aggression By PBS News Hour The Obama administration wanted to send a message to Russia and top levels of its government: there will be consequences for election meddling and other aggressions. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Lisa Monaco, special assistant to the president, about the intended… Continue watching
Dec 29 Is the Russia-Turkey cease-fire deal a breakthrough? By Zeina Karam, Associated Press Today's announcement comes days after government forces recaptured the northern city of Aleppo, scoring its most symbolic and strategic victory in the conflict. Continue reading
Dec 29 U.S. slaps sanctions on Russia, expels 35 diplomats By Tami Abdollah and Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama has imposed sanctions on Russian officials and intelligence services in retaliation for Russia's interference in the U.S. presidential election. Continue reading
Dec 29 Syrian government and rebels agree to nationwide ceasefire By News Desk The Syrian regime reached a ceasefire agreement with rebel forces on Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 26 Russia mourns victims of Christmas Day airplane crash By News Desk People lay flowers and lit candles Monday in Russia, which held a national day of mourning, for the 92 passengers and crew of an airplane that crashed into the Black Sea on Christmas Day. Continue reading
Dec 25 92 dead after Russian military plane headed to Syria crashes By Kamala Kelkar A Russian military aircraft headed for Syria crashed into the Black Sea on Sunday morning, killing all 92 people on board, including dozens of people from the Red Army Choir. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 7:56 Donald Trump’s fighting words are worrying to some By PBS News Hour President-elect Trump tweeted this week that the U.S. needs to build up its nuclear arsenal. He also declared that should an arms race occur, the U.S. would triumph over any adversary. John Yang talks to Joseph Cirincione of the Ploughshares… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 3:03 ‘Let it be an arms race,’ says Trump after controversial tweets By PBS News Hour Continue watching