Apr 07 Netanyahu vows to annex West Bank settlements if re-elected By Karin Laub, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged Saturday to annex Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank if re-elected, a dramatic policy shift apparently aimed at rallying his nationalist base in the final stretch of the tight race. Continue reading
Apr 07 U.S. pulls forces from Libya amid fighting near capital By Rami Musa, Samy Magdy, Associated Press The United States said Sunday it has temporarily withdrawn some of its forces from Libya due to “security conditions on the ground,” as a Libyan military commander’s forces advanced toward the capital, Tripoli, clashing with rival militias. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 5:46 Scottish city looks to culture to reinvent its future By Hari Sreenivasan, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo The River Tay was once the lifeblood of Dundee, Scotland. But the nation's fourth-largest city is now in the middle of a reinvention. With $1.2 billion in investments, Dundee is hoping to draw tourists and business by becoming a center… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 10:46 Citizenship shift leaves Dominican-Haitians stateless By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green During the 20th century, hundreds of thousands of Haitians crossed into the wealthier Dominican Republic to escape poverty and political instability only to face color-based racism and repression. Recently, the Dominican government drew international outrage when it ended birthright citizenship… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 3:30 Mexico responds to some of Trump's demands on migrants By PBS NewsHour As President Trump pressures Mexico to do more to stop the flow of migrants heading to the U.S., some of his threats, including sealing the U.S.-Mexico border, are affecting local business there. Meanwhile, the Mexican government is meeting some of… Continue watching
Apr 06 U.S. wants 2 years to ID migrant kids separated from families By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Trump administration wants up to two years to find potentially thousands of children who were separated from their families at the border before a judge halted the practice last year, a task that it says is more laborious than… Continue reading
Apr 05 Should thousands of ISIS fighters and their families be allowed to return home? By Courtney Vinopal While some countries had repatriated former members of ISIS on an ad hoc basis in the past, the fall of the caliphate has forced the U.S. and its allies to seek a more permanent fix. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 3:11 News Wrap: Biden defends controversial behavior toward women In our news wrap Friday, former Vice President Joe Biden defended his displays of affection toward women and tried to defuse the criticism he’s taken over the issue. At least four women have said Biden made them uncomfortable with physical… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 7:50 How young Rwandan genocide survivors are documenting 25 years of healing April marks the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, in which upwards of 800,000 people were killed in 100 days, leaving 95,000 children orphaned. The massacre wiped out 75 percent of the Tutsi ethnic group. Now three young men affected… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch 5:30 On new album, Hozier makes us face the music By Leah Nagy The sophomore album of Irish singer-songwriter Hozier debuted at the top of music charts last month, five years after his hit “Take Me to Church.” Jeffrey Brown met up with the musician in Orlando, Florida, before a stop on his… Continue watching