Jun 20 Watch News Wrap: Ukraine president announces week-long cease-fire By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko ordered government troops to put down their weapons against pro-Russian separatists. Rebel leaders dismissed the cease-fire. Also, there are more than 50 million people in the world living as refugees for… Continue watching
Jun 17 Watch What Iraq's violent sectarian split means for its neighbors By PBS News Hour The insurgency by Sunni militants in Iraq, known as ISIL or ISIS, adds conflict to an already volatile region. Gwen Ifill talks to Hisham Melhem of Al Arabiya News and Mary-Jane Deeb of the Library of Congress about the failure… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch In major blow to Maliki government, Sunni militants force Iraqi army out of Mosul By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch How did Sunni insurgents gain momentum in Iraq? By PBS News Hour Known as ISIS or ISIL, a Sunni militant group has taken over parts of the northern city of Mosul, a strategic hub for Iraq’s oil industry, as well as a gateway to Syria. Judy Woodruff is joined by Laith Kubba… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch News Wrap: Sao Paulo subway workers walk off the job ahead of World Cup By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch U.S. policy in Syria focuses on humanitarian crisis By PBS News Hour Presidential elections were held in Syria on Tuesday, with President Bashar al-Assad taking nearly 90 percent of the vote. Is the U.S. 'behind the curve' in its handling of the conflict? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Liz Sly, the Beirut bureau… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch Syria holds presidential election widely condemned as rigged By PBS News Hour In state-controlled parts of Syria, thousands of voters came out to show support for President Bashar al-Assad, who is overwhelming expected to win the country’s election. However, in Syria’s north and west where rebels hold sway, voting didn’t take place. Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch Former U.S. ambassador says he could 'no longer defend' Obama administration's Syria policy By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 03 Former U.S. ambassador to Syria on why 'it was time for me to go' By Larisa Epatko Former U.S. Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford said Tuesday he resigned his post earlier this year because the U.S. policy on Syria was evolving too slowly. “We were constantly behind the curve,” which is only increasing the extremist threat in… Continue reading
Jun 01 Suspect in Belgian Jewish Museum shooting made video confession By Kayla Ruble The alleged French jihadist suspected of carrying out a shooting at a Belgian Jewish Museum in May has claimed responsibility for the attack in a video, prosecutors said on Sunday. Continue reading