Jun 20 World needs ‘spirit of unity’ after number of displaced people hits record high, says UN refugee agency By Kulsoom Khan The number of displaced people worldwide hit a record high in 2015, according to a UN Refugee Agency report released Monday. The agency estimates 65.3 million individuals were forced from their homes last year -- nearly 6 million more people… Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 5:04 State Department officials push for military intervention in Syria By PBS News Hour The question of how to end the devastating five-year Syrian Civil War has split the United States foreign service. Recently, a group of State Department officials signed an internal memo protesting U.S. policy in Syria and calling for military intervention… Continue watching
Jun 17 50 U.S. diplomats dissent of Obama’s Syria policy in internal memo By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press In internal document, U.S. diplomats demand Syria action. Continue reading
Jun 16 UN says the Islamic State is committing ‘genocide’ against Yazidis By Dominique Bonessi The self-proclaimed Islamic State is committing genocide against the Yazidi religious minority in Iraq and Syria, United Nations investigators said Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 11 Stranded in a refugee camp, this Syrian photographer teaches budding artists By Corinne Segal Syrian refugee Mohamad Khalf, 25, photographs life in Zaatari while teaching photography workshops to other refugees. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch News Wrap: U.S. to step up airstrikes against Taliban; aid arrives in Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the White House confirmed that U.S. airstrikes against Taliban targets in Afghanistan will expand, and that American troops will join Afghan units on more missions -- though the U.S. will not be assuming direct combat… Continue watching
Jun 06 Watch 2:54 News Wrap: Tropical storm slams Florida; Syrian forces push toward Manbij By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott declared emergencies in 34 counties after Tropical Storm Colin brought 50-mile-per-hour winds and torrential rain to the Panhandle coast. Also, U.S.-backed forces in Syria closed in on the city of Manbij… Continue watching
Jun 05 Islamic State group facing assaults on multiple fronts By Michael D. Regan After moving through Syria and Iraq with relative ease, the Islamic State is now fighting to hold on to the territory it has seized. Continue reading
May 28 Hundreds of migrants rescued in Mediterranean Sea as death toll surges By Michael D. Regan More than 500 people were rescued from the waters of the Mediterranean Sea on Saturday as warm temperatures and calmer waters have caused a surge of migrants willing to risk the dangerous journey to Europe. Continue reading
May 23 Watch 6:57 NewsHour’s Malcolm Brabant reflects on Peabody win — and his own ‘Desperate Journey’ By PBS News Hour Over the weekend, the PBS NewsHour received the George Foster Peabody Award -- the highest honor in broadcast journalism -- for its coverage of the European migrant crisis with the “Desperate Journey” series. The award was accepted by special correspondent… Continue watching