Sep 20 WATCH: Melania Trump to UN: ‘Step up’ to protect children By Steve Peoples, Associated Press NEW YORK — First lady Melania Trump on Wednesday called on world leaders to come together for the good of their children, delivering her first public remarks at the United Nations as the White House works to strengthen its relationships… Continue reading
Sep 20 WATCH LIVE: Day 2 of UN General Assembly debate By News Desk World leaders deliver speeches for a second day at the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Wednesday. You can watch them all here. Continue reading
Sep 20 U.S. to give $32 million for Myanmar’s Rohingya refugees By Josh Lederman, Associated Press NEW YORK — The United States will contribute nearly $32 million in humanitarian aid to help Rohingya Muslim refugees, the State Department said Wednesday, in the Trump administration's first major response to the mass exodus from Myanmar. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 14:15 Erdogan questions why U.S. has armed Syrian Kurdish ‘terrorists,’ disputes claims of dictatorship By PBS News Hour The decades-long alliance between the U.S. and Turkey has been strained amid the fight against the Islamic State in Syria, in the aftermath of last year’s coup attempt in Turkey and a violent attack in Washington by Turkish guards. Judy… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch 2:54 Powerful 7.1 earthquake will test Mexico’s emergency response By PBS News Hour A 7.1 earthquake shook the region near Mexico City on Tuesday, knocking down buildings and killing dozens of people. Judy Woodruff learns more about the destruction from Richard Ensor of The Economist. Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch 5:15 Trump urges more nationalist worldview in first UN address By PBS News Hour In his inaugural address to the U.N. General Assembly, President Trump laid out a broad vision for self-interest and nationalism across the world, while directing criticism toward the “wicked few” he singled out: North Korea, Iran, Syria, Cuba and Venezuela. Continue watching
Sep 19 Erdogan defends his actions after coup attempt in PBS NewsHour interview By Larisa Epatko Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told the PBS NewsHour that it is wrong for the United States to deny the sale of guns to his guards in response to his crackdown on terrorist organizations. You can watch excerpts of the… Continue reading
Sep 19 2 devastating earthquakes have hit Mexico in as many weeks. Here’s why By Nsikan Akpan By Tuesday evening, 149 people had died from the earthquake, which came 11 days after another major earthquake. Continue reading
Sep 19 WATCH: At UN, Trump threatens to ‘totally destroy’ North Korea By Jonathan Lemire and Darlene Superville, Associated Press NEW YORK — President Donald Trump, in a combative debut speech to the U.N. General Assembly, threatened the "total destruction'" of North Korea if it does not abandon its drive toward nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 2:53 Erdogan raises questions about U.S. partnership over weapons deal By PBS News Hour Turkey has been an important ally to the U.S. for years, but conflicts over fighting the Islamic State in Syria, human rights and other issues have driven a wedge into that relationship. Judy Woodruff talks with William Brangham about her… Continue watching