Sep 18 Obama, Ukraine president to meet at White House By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a symbolic show of support for Ukraine’s fledgling government, President Barack Obama is meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in the Oval Office on Thursday after the leader of the former Soviet republic speaks to a rare… Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch News Wrap: Taliban suicide bomber kills three NATO troops By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a car bomb exploded near the U.S. embassy in Kabul, wounding nearly 20 soldiers and civilians and killing three NATO troops, including reportedly two Americans. Also, U.S. airstrikes hit Islamic State targets outside Baghdad as… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch What impact will Russian sanctions have on the global energy market? By PBS News Hour The European Union and the United States imposed new sanctions against Russia on Friday because of Russia's involvement in the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. What impact will these sanctions have on the global energy market? For more, Jason Bordoff, founding… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Bill Clinton celebrates 20 years of AmeriCorps, talks Islamic State strategy and midterm election outlook By PBS News Hour In the 20 years since President Bill Clinton signed the AmeriCorps National Service Program into existence, more than 900,000 participants have worked on service projects across the U.S. They've tutored kids, aided communities after disaster and fought hunger. The former… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch News Wrap: Kerry seeks Turkish support against Islamic State By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry met with Turkish leaders in hopes of garnering support for an expanded U.S. military campaign against the Islamic State. Separately, the new Iraqi prime minister said France had agreed to… Continue watching
Sep 12 Bill Clinton: Putin's media control enables him to hang on to power By News Desk President Bill Clinton thinks that Vladimir Putin won’t be able to deny the hit that U.S. and European sanctions will have on Russia, but his control of the media will enable him to hang on. In an interview with PBS… Continue reading
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Sep 10 Watch News Wrap: Russia tests new intercontinental missile By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Russian Navy test-launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile that can hold 10 nuclear warheads. Meanwhile, Ukrainian president Petro Poroshenko told his cabinet that the majority of Russian forces have left eastern Ukraine. Also, monsoon… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch News Wrap: CO2 levels hit record high in 2013, finds UN report By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch News Wrap: WHO projects 'exponential increase' for Ebola By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the World Health Organization says that many thousands of new cases of Ebola are expected in the coming weeks in Liberia, origin country of more than half of all cases to occur so far in… Continue watching