Nov 25 UN weather agency: 2015 hottest year on record By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Because of man-made global warming and a strong El Niño, Earth's wild weather this year is bursting the annual heat record, the World Meteorological Organization announced on Wednesday. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 3:46 News Wrap: UN refugee agency warns EU against closing borders By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, the United Nations refugee agency warned against closing borders to migrants as parts of Europe called to halt resettlement of thousands of people in the wake of the Paris attacks. Also, opposition lawmakers in Kosovo… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 8:20 Can Paris talks produce a climate change deal that sticks? By PBS News Hour Countries from around the world will meet in a few weeks to try to reach agreement on limiting greenhouse gasses. Previous climate summits have been fraught with disagreement. Will the Paris meeting produce results? Jeffrey Brown speaks to UN climate… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch 6:24 Cash-strapped Greece struggles against overwhelming tide of refugees By PBS News Hour As the E.U. debates what to do with a steady flow of migrants and war refugees, Greece remains Ground Zero for refugee arrivals, and fears are growing that resistance to migrants in central and northern Europe will lead to refugees… Continue watching
Oct 21 Official: U.S. can’t abstain from UN vote on Cuba embargo By Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press A U.S. official says the Obama administration has concluded it must oppose a U.N. resolution criticizing the U.S. economic embargo against Cuba because the draft doesn't "fully reflect" the new spirit of engagement between the former Cold War foes. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: UN draft climate accord faces criticism at Germany talks By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, as a week of UN climate talks opened in Germany, African states complained that their demands for the draft accord had been ignored. Also, a security firm says that China's agreement not to hack U.S. Continue watching
Oct 13 Iran missile test likely a UN violation By Associated Press The White House says there are "strong indications" that Iran violated U.N. Security Council resolutions when it test fired a new ballistic missile. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 54:38 PBS NewsHour full episode September 30, 2015 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Russia launches airstrikes in Syria, but who are they targeting? Also; Iraq’s prime minister discusses the fight against the Islamic State, the latest drama on Capitol Hill, how the expansion of Medicaid enrollment has strained health… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 4:16 Leaders see Islamic State fight as long slog By PBS News Hour Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner, reporting from the UN, talks with Judy Woodruff about what came out of an anti-Islamic State meeting among world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly and a meeting between President Obama and Russian… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 3:11 At UN, coalition finds little consensus on how to fight extremism By PBS News Hour President Obama led a meeting of more than 60 nations at the United Nations on ways to combat violent extremism and dismantle the Islamic State, but consensus on how to proceed eluded the coalition. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner… Continue watching