Jan 07 Trump retreats from threat to attack Iranian cultural sites By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed away from his threats to target Iranian cultural sites if Iran retaliates against the U.S. for killing one of its top generals. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 10:29 Trump’s intervention in military legal cases sparks debate Last Friday, President Trump intervened in the legal cases of three U.S. service members accused of war crimes. Against the advice of the Pentagon, Trump pardoned two of the men and reinstated the rank of the third. The moves reignited… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 11:23 Former top U.S. military official in Mideast on the outlook for peace in Syria The war in Syria rages on, with President Bashar al-Assad's regime continuing its onslaught of airstrikes in northwest Idlib province -- the last rebel stronghold. Stephanie Sy reports and talks to retired Gen. Joseph Votel, who until recently oversaw U.S. Continue watching
Jul 02 Navy SEAL Gallagher cleared of most charges By Julie Watson, Associated Press Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher was cleared of all charges except for posing for photos with the dead body of the captive in a verdict that is a major blow to military prosecutors. Continue reading
Jun 21 Medic in Navy SEAL case takes blame for killing Islamic State fighter By Julie Watson, Brian Melley, Associated Press A special forces medic said he suffocated an Islamic State fighter in an act of mercy shortly after Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher stabbed him. Continue reading
May 31 Lawyers for freed Navy SEAL want war crime case dismissed By Julie Watson, Brian Melley, Associated Press Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher faces a murder trial in the death of an Islamic State prisoner. Continue reading
May 24 Trump considering pardons for soldiers accused of war crimes By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The president said "some of these soldiers" have "fought hard and long." He added that "we teach them how to be great fighters" but when they go into combat they sometimes get "treated unfairly."… Continue reading
Mar 20 Former Bosnian leader’s sentence increased to life in prison By Mike Corder, Associated Press A United Nations judge upheld Radovan Karadzic's convictions for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. Continue reading
Nov 06 Accessory to murder trial begins for former Nazi camp guard in Germany By David Rising, Associated Press There is no evidence linking Johann Rehbogen to a specific crime, but over 60,000 people were killed at the Stutthof concentration camp and prosecutors argue that as a guard, he was an accessory to at least hundreds of those deaths. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch Tillerson says U.S. can ‘define a different relationship’ with Russia By PBS News Hour ExxonMobil CEO Rex Tillerson, the president-elect’s nominee for secretary of state, appeared before the Senate Wednesday for the start of his confirmation hearing. Senators quickly focused on Russia, questioning if Tillerson had too cozy a relationship with the Kremlin; he… Continue watching