Jul 14 Watch Fighting flares as Ukraine blames Russia for downed military plane By PBS News Hour Kiev blamed the Russians for shooting down a Ukrainian military plane, while Moscow accused Ukraine of killing a man on the Russian side of the border. Judy Woodruff talks to Sabrina Tavernise of The New York Times about the plane… Continue watching
Jul 14 U.S. reputation survives spying revelations, poll finds By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Widespread global opposition to U.S. electronic surveillance since the revelations by onetime National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has not badly tarnished the overall image of the United States, and it remains far more popular around the world… Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch Ukraine faces constant political tension as conflict intensifies By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Why has Russia toned down its rhetoric on Ukraine? By PBS News Hour Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to discuss recent victories of the Ukrainian military over pro-Russian separatists, the obstacles to reclaiming military control of the city of Donetsk and the chances that President Obama will impose further… Continue watching
Jul 09 Watch Ukraine's Poroshenko dismisses rebel hopes for Donetsk battle By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 09 Senators demand another round of sanctions against Russia By Donna Cassata, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democratic and Republican senators exasperated with the Obama administration’s response to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine threatened on Wednesday to act unilaterally on new sanctions. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch News Wrap: Iraqi parliament delays session amid political impasse By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the Iraqi parliament pushed back its next session five weeks, until mid-August, as government forces continue to battle Islamist militants. While Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has refused to step down, lawmakers are at an impasse… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch How does the U.S. make the case for its interests in Ukraine? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 53:17 Tuesday, July 1, 2014 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, Iraqi lawmakers walk out of parliament in a standoff over their leadership and demonstrators flood Hong Kong demanding democracy. Fred de Sam Lazaro travels to Vietnam to investigate human trafficking, Jeffrey Brown uncovers Facebook’s massive user… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch News Wrap: Pro-Russian rebels, government forces renew fighting in Eastern Ukraine By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, fighting resumed in Eastern Ukraine a day after President Petro Poroshenko ended a ceasefire with pro-Russian rebels. Also, a car bomb killed at least 56 people in Nigeria in the northeastern state where more than… Continue watching