Sep 24 Watch News Wrap: Militants behead Frenchman in Algeria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, a Frenchman was murdered by militants linked to the Islamic State in Algeria. Herve Gourdel was kidnapped over the weekend and was killed after the French government refused to halt airstrikes in Iraq. Also, NATO… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch News Wrap: U.S. won’t ease Iran nuclear restrictions for Islamic State help By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 20 NATO general: Truce in Ukraine a ‘cease-fire in name only’ By Robert Burns, Associated Press NATO's top general said Saturday the two-week-old truce between Ukraine and pro-Russian militants fighting in the country's east is a "cease-fire in name only," and he said that by enabling a free flow of weapons and fighters across the border… Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch In Washington, Poroshenko appeals for U.S. aid and tougher Russia sanctions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 18 U.S. to provide security assistance, but not lethal aid, to Ukraine’s military By Julie Pace, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States will provide $46 million in new security assistance to the Ukraine's military but stop short of fulfilling an urgent request from Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko for lethal aid to help his country fight Russian-backed separatists. Continue reading
Sep 18 Obama, Ukraine president to meet at White House By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a symbolic show of support for Ukraine’s fledgling government, President Barack Obama is meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko in the Oval Office on Thursday after the leader of the former Soviet republic speaks to a rare… Continue reading
Sep 18 President Obama says no to ground troops — again By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford Today in the Morning Line: Obama reiterates there will be no U.S. ground troops fighting Islamic State group Poroshenko makes the rounds in D.C. Biden veers off course on Iowa trip House approves plan to arm Syrian opposition; Senate… Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch News Wrap: Taliban suicide bomber kills three NATO troops By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, a car bomb exploded near the U.S. embassy in Kabul, wounding nearly 20 soldiers and civilians and killing three NATO troops, including reportedly two Americans. Also, U.S. airstrikes hit Islamic State targets outside Baghdad as… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch What impact will Russian sanctions have on the global energy market? By PBS News Hour The European Union and the United States imposed new sanctions against Russia on Friday because of Russia's involvement in the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. What impact will these sanctions have on the global energy market? For more, Jason Bordoff, founding… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch Bill Clinton celebrates 20 years of AmeriCorps, talks Islamic State strategy and midterm election outlook By PBS News Hour In the 20 years since President Bill Clinton signed the AmeriCorps National Service Program into existence, more than 900,000 participants have worked on service projects across the U.S. They've tutored kids, aided communities after disaster and fought hunger. The former… Continue watching