World Sep 03 Former Soviet Union leader Mikhail Gorbachev buried in Moscow Russians who came for a last look at former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Saturday mourned both the man and his policies that gave them hope. President Vladimir Putin claimed to be too busy to attend. By Jim Heintz, Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press
Nation Aug 31 Watch 5:57 News Wrap: FDA authorizes omicron boosters, inspectors head to Ukraine nuclear plant In our news wrap Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration authorized two updated COVID-19 boosters to target the omicron strain of the virus, life expectancy in the U.S. fell to just over 76 years as the pandemic continued to take…
World Aug 31 Watch 1:49 World leaders remember Mikhail Gorbachev following his death In Russia and around the world, Mikhail Gorbachev was remembered on Wednesday. The last leader of the Soviet Union died Tuesday at 91, and his passing brought sharply different reactions. Nick Schifrin reports. By Nick Schifrin, Cai Pigliucci
World Aug 30 Watch 8:14 A look at the legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev, final leader of the Soviet Union The last leader of the Soviet Union has died at the age of 91. Mikhail Gorbachev passed away in Moscow on Tuesday after a long illness. He took power in 1985 and introduced sweeping reforms, but he could not prevent… By Amna Nawaz, Morgan Till
Aug 30 Mikhail Gorbachev, leader of Soviet Union and ‘perestroika’ reform efforts, dies at 91 By Larisa Epatko As leader of the Soviet Union in the 1980s, Gorbachev introduced a policy of greater transparency of government institutions and freedom of information. Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch 8:21 Russian invasion of Ukraine underscores Putin’s long-held goals By PBS NewsHour Weekend President Vladimir Putin has long believed that the disintegration of the Soviet Union was a mistake and that Ukraine is not a ‘legitimate country’. Anne Applebaum, staff writer at The Atlantic, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss what the invasion reveals… Continue watching
Jan 08 Former anti-terror chief arrested over Kazakhstan protests By Jim Heintz, Associated Press Authorities say security forces killed 26 demonstrators in this week’s unrest and that 18 law-enforcement officers died. More than 4,400 people have been arrested, the Interior Ministry said Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 05 Watch 5:55 Russia sees dialogue opportunity with Taliban decades after its own messy Afghanistan exit By Stuart Smith, Daria Bondarchuk As the United States continues to manage the fallout from its withdrawal from Afghanistan, in Moscow there's a sense of deja vu. Russia's departure after the Soviet war there led to a protracted period of chaos and civil war, which… Continue watching
Mar 02 Former Soviet leader Gorbachev turns 90 By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Gorbachev, who has stayed in a hospital as a precaution amid the coronavirus pandemic, was scheduled to have a video call Tuesday with his aides who gathered at his foundation to congratulate him. Continue reading