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 22 Watch 5:55 News Wrap: Syrian military declares victory in Aleppo after last rebel fighters, civilians leave By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the long, bloody battle for Syria’s largest city is finally over. Syria’s army announced that Aleppo is back under government control, marking the end of a four-year hold over parts of the city. Also, Russian… Continue watching
Dec 22 What should Trump do about Syria? We get 5 takes By Larisa Epatko When President-elect Donald Trump enters office on Jan. 20, the bloody war in Syria against the Assad regime will be nearing its sixth year. We asked several analysts what Trump should do about one of the most intractable problems he… Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch 8:51 Can UN monitors help protect Aleppo evacuees? By PBS News Hour Evacuations resumed overnight in Eastern Aleppo after days of delays, under terms of a fragile cease-fire. The UN Security Council unanimously voted to deploy monitors to Aleppo to ensure evacuees are unmolested. Judy Woodruff reports and speaks with David Miliband… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch 4:30 As Aleppo lies in ruins, thousands wait to escape By PBS News Hour In Syria, the evacuation of civilians from Aleppo continues as thousands of people wait to leave the besieged city. Once the most populous city in the country, previously rebel-held Aleppo is now largely in ruins after a protracted assault by… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 4:44 In final year-end press conference, Obama ties Putin to cyberattacks By PBS News Hour On Friday, President Obama gave what is expected to be his final presidential press conference, during which he implied that President Vladimir Putin was behind Russian cyberattacks on Democratic Party targets. But he was careful when asked about President-elect Trump’s… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 3:08 Civilians remain trapped in eastern Aleppo after evacuations fail By PBS News Hour Friday brought doubts about the durability of the plan to allow tens of thousands of civilians and fighters to leave eastern Aleppo. Evacuations that began Thursday abruptly halted amid renewed violence and recriminations. Meanwhile, the Assad regime consolidated its hold… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 12:12 Shields and Ponnuru on the 'dark cloud' of Russian cyberattacks By PBS News Hour Reports emerged this week that the CIA is confident Russia attempted to sway election results through cyberattacks. Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru of the National Review join Judy Woodruff to discuss what Russia’s interference suggests about the future… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 4:04 Epic destruction leaves Aleppo an empty shell at siege's end By PBS News Hour The brutal fighting in Aleppo, Syria, seems to be over. But even this morning, President Assad's artillery couldn't resist one last go at killing those still trapped. Evacuations of civilians and fighters began Thursday, the devastation of four years of… Continue watching