Oct 18 Obama tells Trump to 'stop whining' about the election By Kathleen Hennessey and Kevin Freking, Associated Press Obama called Trump's intensifying, pre-emptive warnings about voter fraud "unprecedented" in modern politics. The rhetoric is not based on any evidence, Obama said, but is simply aimed at discrediting the election before the first votes are counted. Continue reading
Oct 03 Putin suspends deal with U.S. to dispose of weapons-grade plutonium By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press President Vladimir Putin on Monday suspended a Russia-U.S. deal on the disposal of weapons-grade plutonium, a move that comes amid escalating tensions over Syria between Moscow and Washington. Continue reading
Sep 22 US, Russia attack each other over Syria conflict during UN By Matthew Lee, Associated Press After a fractious meeting of the council on Wednesday, Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov were set to duel again at a gathering of foreign ministers from the roughly 20 nations that have interests in… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 3:01 News Wrap: Obama says 'no connection' between bombings and mall attack By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Obama said there’s “no connection” between Saturday’s bombings in New York and New Jersey and the Minnesota mall stabbings, which the Islamic State claimed it inspired. Also, the Syrian military declared a week-long ceasefire… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch 10:23 How would the candidates navigate high-stakes ties with Russia? By PBS News Hour What kind of relations should the U.S. have with Russia and President Vladimir Putin? It’s a question that could affect the future of the Syrian conflict and European security, and the two candidates have strikingly different takes. Judy Woodruff speaks… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch 4:04 After foreign policy forum, Clinton rebukes Trump for Putin comments By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton condemned Donald Trump’s comments on foreign policy a day after Wednesday night’s “Commander-in-Chief” forum hosted by NBC News. During the forum, Clinton was repeatedly asked about her classified emails and Trump got a question on his views regarding… Continue watching
Sep 07 Ash Carter accuses Russia of sowing global instability By Robert Burns, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter questioned whether Moscow genuinely wants a viable cease-fire in Syria. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 3:09 News Wrap: U.S.-Russia deal on Syria cease-fire fails By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to reach a deal on a cease-fire in Syria, amid an onslaught of Islamic State attacks. Also, the Taliban carried out twin attacks near the defense ministry… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 10:42 Successes and shortfalls from this year's G20 summit By PBS News Hour It was President Obama’s final official visit to China: a G20 summit with other world leaders in Hangzhou. When it was over, they had made some commitments on climate change, but on issues like China’s steel production or Syria, there… Continue watching
Sep 05 Obama, Putin agree to continue seeking deal on Syria By Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press HANGZHOU, China — President Barack Obama said Monday the U.S. and Russia have not given up on negotiations that could stem the bloodshed in Syria, but acknowledged that leaders are challenged by "gaps of trust" between the rival powers. Continue reading