Apr 20 Al-Shabab militants try food to win hearts and minds in Somalia By Larisa Epatko The al-Qaida-affiliated militant group al-Shabab is trying to improve its image by delivering food to parts of Somalia that are suffering from drought. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 2:45 North Korea’s failed missile test draws dueling rhetoric By PBS News Hour Vice President Mike Pence in a visit to the DMZ and South Korean capital vowed action to achieve a nuclear-free peninsula, saying the U.S. and its allies will act unless China uses its influence to rein in North Korea. Meanwhile,… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 5:41 UN peacekeepers accused of thousands of cases of abuse, AP finds By PBS News Hour A new investigation by The Associated Press found nearly 2,000 allegations of abuse and exploitation by United Nations peacekeepers in the past 12 years in countries like the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Haiti. More than 300 of the… Continue watching
Apr 04 Dozens dead after suspected gas attack in rebel-held Syrian town By Larisa Epatko A humanitarian group said a suspected chemical attack in rebel-held Idlib province in northern Syria on Tuesday killed at least 58 people, including 11 children. Continue reading
Apr 04 U.S. cites abortion provision in cutting off UN agency funding By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The Trump administration is cutting off U.S. funding to the United Nations agency for reproductive health under an abortion-related provision in a law that Democratic and Republican administrations have used as a cudgel in the global culture wars. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 4:06 In South Sudan’s deadly famine, ‘anything we can find we will try to eat’ By PBS News Hour South Sudan, the world's youngest nation, is moving from the brink of genocide into the arms of a man-made famine. The UN reported last week that 7.5 million people are in need of assistance. John Ray of Independent Television News… Continue watching
Feb 21 Almost 1.4 million children face ‘imminent death’: UN agency By Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — The United Nations children's agency is warning that almost 1.4 million children are at "imminent risk of death" as famine threatens parts of South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia and Yemen. Continue reading
Feb 20 You asked: How are refugees vetted today? By Larisa Epatko When President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month suspending the U.S. refugee program in order to implement more “extreme vetting,” PBS NewsHour viewers asked us what the current vetting process is. Continue reading
Feb 17 In South Sudan, a mother reunites with her children By Larisa Epatko Families scatter in the chaos of South Sudan's internal fighting, but from time to time, lost loved ones are reunited. Continue reading
Feb 15 Pentagon boss to NATO nations: Increase military spending By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Echoing President Donald Trump's demands for NATO countries to assume greater self-defense responsibility, the defense secretary said Washington will "moderate its commitment" to the alliance if countries fail to fall in line. Continue reading