Jan 04 Analysis: The devastating stigma of fistula and the surgery that can help By Fred de Sam Lazaro Fistula, once a common occurrence in the United States, continues to be an unfortunate reality for many of the world’s poorest women around the world. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 5:34 News Wrap: Bannon calls Trump campaign’s meeting with Russians ‘treasonous’ By PBS News Hour In our News Wrap Wednesday, President Donald Trump fires back at Steve Bannon, saying he “lost his mind” after Bannon called the meeting between the Trump campaign and Russians “treasonous.” Also: Iran deploys its elite Revolutionary Guards to three provinces… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 7:37 The Trump-Bannon rift and what we’re learning about the Russia investigations By PBS News Hour In an upcoming book, former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon is quoted as saying a 2016 meeting with Donald Trump Jr., campaign staffers and a group of Russians was “treasonous” and “unpatriotic.” Mark Mazzetti of The New York Times… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 7:01 In Iran, tight budget sparks nationwide protests By PBS News Hour Thousands protested in Iran this week after the release of a budget that showed the government was cutting subsidies for fuel and schools while directing billions of dollars to the Revolutionary Guards and religious foundations. William Brangham speaks with Thomas… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 9:38 How Trump’s love of Twitter translates abroad By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump uses Twitter to speak directly to the American people. How is this mode of communication heard in foreign nations? Former ambassador Nancy McEldowney, who is now at Georgetown University, and Kenneth Weinstein, president and CEO of the… Continue watching
Jan 03 Key moments from the protests rocking Iran By Larisa Epatko Iran is seeing some of its largest protests since the Green Movement that demanded the removal of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009. We trace the events surrounding the most recent demonstrations. Continue reading
Jan 02 Trump says his ‘nuclear button’ is bigger, more powerful than North Korea’s By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press The president's Tuesday evening tweet came in response to Kim's New Year's address, in which he repeated fiery nuclear threats against the United States. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 2:09 Iran’s supreme leader blames ‘enemies’ for unrest By PBS News Hour Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke publicly Tuesday, the first time since protests broke out last week, blaming “enemies of Iran” for the unrest. Rageh Omaar of ITV News reports. Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 5:22 News Wrap: South Korea extends olive branch to rival North Korea By PBS News Hour In our News Wrap Tuesday, South Korea calls for high-level talks with North Korea following softened remarks from leader Kim Jong Un, who offered to send a delegation to next month’s Winter Olympics. Also: tensions rise between the U.S. and… Continue watching
Jan 02 Trump threatens U.S. aid to Palestinian Authority By Zeke Miller, Joan Lowy, Associated Press Trump, in a pair of tweets, said the U.S. pays "the Palestinians HUNDRED OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS a year and get no appreciation or respect. They don't even want to negotiate a long overdue ... peace treaty with Israel. Continue reading