Nov 30 Watch 7:34 U.S. doing ‘a lot of work’ behind the scenes on Israeli-Palestinian relations, says Ehud Barak By PBS News Hour Ehud Barak, former Israeli prime minister, says Israel is still waiting for the Trump administration to offer its plan on how to move forward with the Palestinians. Barak joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the deadline for changing the location of… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch 6:22 Marine and photojournalist reframe the war-wounded soul in a new memoir By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin Photographer Finbarr O'Reilly and former U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Thomas Brennan both went through the intensity of combat, and the loneliness and doubt that follows. Now they’ve written a dual memoir, "Shooting Ghosts," a story of two lives that came… Continue watching
Nov 30 Trump’s anti-Muslim retweets make Americans less safe, analysts say. Here’s how By Erica R. Hendry We asked political leaders, analysts and civil rights advocates what Trump’s retweets mean for Muslims in the U.S., and for America’s relationship with the world. Continue reading
Nov 30 Moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem is what ‘we as Israelis want to see,’ former prime minister says By Larisa Epatko Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak told PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff on Thursday that moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem from Tel Aviv is the “proper” thing to do. Continue reading
Nov 30 A militant leader is set free in Pakistan. Here’s why it matters to the U.S. By Larisa Epatko Hafiz Saeed’s release does not bode well for U.S.-Pakistani relations, and with Defense Secretary James Mattis reportedly visiting Islamabad on Sunday, the Pakistani government will have much to explain. Continue reading
Nov 29 Watch 6:23 North Korea tested its most powerful missile. Are diplomatic talks more likely now? By PBS News Hour Capable of reaching Washington, D.C., a new missile flew farther than any North Korean rocket had before. The communist nation's most powerful ballistic missile yet drew a vow from President Trump to levy new sanctions. What does the latest test… Continue watching
Nov 29 Trump threatens major sanctions after latest North Korea missile By Matthew Pennington, Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press President Donald Trump tweeted that he spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping about Pyongyang’s “provocative actions,” and he vowed that “additional major sanctions will be imposed on North Korea today. This situation will be handled!”… Continue reading
Nov 28 Watch 4:47 News Wrap: North Korea grabs attention with new missile test By PBS News Hour North Korea tested a missile for the first time in 10 weeks, flying more than 600 miles before it splashed into the Japan Sea. Also, President Trump has won the first round in the fight over who serves as acting… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch 6:54 Will the pope’s Myanmar visit bring any relief to persecuted Rohingya? By PBS News Hour Without mentioning the Rohingya by name, Pope Francis spoke out in Myanmar of the need to respect all ethnic groups. It was unclear whether the pope pressed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has downplayed the severity of the attacks… Continue watching
Nov 28 Could the U.S. actually shoot down a North Korean missile? By Larisa Epatko The threat from North Korea has the U.S. reassessing its missile defense system and has prompted moves in Congress to boost missile defense funding. But does the current system really work? We got perspectives from two experts. Continue reading