Mar 19 European Union criticizes Turkey’s offensive in Syrian town of Afrin By Sarah El Deeb, Associated Press The European Union's top diplomat criticized Turkey on Monday over its military offensive in a northern Syrian town, calling on Ankara to ensure that fighting eases in the conflict-torn country. Continue reading
Mar 18 Turkey’s forces capture Syrian Kurdish town of Afrin By Sarah El Deeb, Zeynep Bilginsoy, Associated Press Turkey's president said Sunday that the Turkish military and allied Syrian forces have taken "total" control of the town center of Afrin. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 6:40 News Wrap: Mueller’s Russia probe extracts fourth guilty plea By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, attorney Alex van der Zwaan appeared in court after admitting to lying to investigators over his contacts with former Trump campaign official Rick Gates, who was indicted last year on money laundering and other charges. Continue watching
Feb 10 As the fight in northern Syria shifts focus, here’s what has changed By Gayle Tzemach Lemmon A ground-level look at what has changed between northern Syria today and six months back, when a fight against ISIS dominated the headlines. Continue reading
Feb 03 Why is Turkey attacking northwest Syria? By Hannah Grabenstein, Meredith Lee A new front is opening in the Syrian civil war, and a turning point, it seems, is coming for U.S.-Turkey relations. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 10:31 Is U.S.-Turkey relationship weakened over Kurdish conflict? By PBS News Hour Turkish officials say the air and ground campaign against U.S.-backed Kurdish forces in northwest Syria is a "national security issue" and an effort to protect the country's border, but the U.S. sees the Kurdish militia as a valuable partner in… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 2:27 News Wrap: U.S. presses Turkey to end assault on Kurdish forces By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the United States pressed Turkey to call off its assault on Kurdish forces in northwest Syria. Turkey warned that some 2,000 U.S. troops could become targets. Also, China promised to work with the U.S. on… Continue watching
Jan 23 5 important stories you missed while the government was shut down By Joshua Barajas, Hannah Grabenstein, Erica R. Hendry These days, it’s hard to stop news from Washington, D.C., from flooding your news feed. We take a moment every week to bring you important stories beyond the White House and the Capitol. Here’s what we’re reading now. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 3:38 News Wrap: Court tosses out Pennsylvania’s gerrymandered congressional map By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court threw out the state's congressional map for being heavily gerrymandered to benefit Republicans. Also, Turkey continued its military offensive against U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters in Syria for a third day. Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 24:59 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode January 21, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday Jan. 21, Republicans and Democrats remain far apart on an agreement to reopen the government. And, during a weekend of demonstrations one year into President Trump's term, women launch voter registration drives in swing states. Continue watching