Dec 23 Watch 4:31 Mattis, McGurk shakeup leaves Syria in 'state of uncertainty' By PBS News Hour Following a decision to pull 2,000 U.S. forces from Syria in the coming weeks, President Trump also expedited Defense Secretary Jim Mattis’ resignation Sunday, and Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, resigned. Continue watching
Dec 23 Trump loses U.S. envoy to anti-IS coalition over Syria plan By Susannah George, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria. Continue reading
Dec 23 Tsunami set off by volcanic eruption kills 222 in Indonesia By Niniek Karmini, Associated Press A tsunami believed to be triggered by a volcanic eruption killed at least 222 people in Indonesia during a busy holiday weekend, sweeping away hotels, hundreds of houses and a group of people attending a beach concert. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 25:00 December 22, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 22, the federal government enters a partial shutdown, the third this year, over disagreement for funding for a border wall. Also, go behind the scenes at NewsHour Weekend as our producers discuss their favorite… Continue watching
Dec 22 UN team arrives in Yemen to monitor port city cease-fire By Associated Press A U.N. team led by a Dutch officer has arrived in Yemen to monitor a cease-fire that went into force in the Red Sea port city of Hodeida, where the country’s civil war rivals have fought for months. Continue reading
Dec 22 El Gordo fever: Spain enthralled by annual Christmas lottery By Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Multiple people picked the top winning number across Spain. Tickets for the national lottery, which was established in 1973, cost 20 euros (or $23), and many were purchased months in advance. Continue reading
Dec 22 Syria sends reinforcements east after Trump's pullout plan By Associated Press The reinforcements arrived after U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday announced he was pulling all 2,000 U.S. troops out of Syria. Continue reading
Dec 22 2 arrested for drone use in London Gatwick Airport case By Gregory Katz, Associated Press British police say two people were arrested early Saturday morning for suspected “criminal use of drones’” in the Gatwick Airport case that has created nightmarish holiday travel delays for tens of thousands of passengers. Continue reading
Dec 21 Mattis is leaving. What does that mean for Trump? By Joshua Barajas, Daniel Bush Here’s why Mattis’ resignation has worried lawmakers and what it means for U.S. foreign policy going forward. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 4:52 News Wrap: Supreme Court rules against Trump's asylum ban In our Friday news wrap, the Supreme Court ruled against President Trump’s ban on granting asylum to people who enter the U.S. illegally. Chief Justice John Roberts sided with the four more liberal justices in the 5 to 4 decision,… Continue watching