Dec 12 Watch 7:08 South Africa at a crossroads, new chronicle of Mandela’s presidency looks back for guidance By Jeffrey Brown While Nelson Mandela remains a larger-than-life symbol of historic change, there's a national debate going on in South Africa over the nation's progress since its turn to democracy. Mandla Langa, a writer and former activist, hopes that Mandela's words and… Continue watching
Dec 12 Saudi Arabia lifts the cinema ban after 35 years By Ilayda Kocak The Saudi Arabian regime plans to open movie theaters to the public in early 2018, reversing a 35-year ban. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 7:54 Counterterrorism chief says ISIS adapting to inspire, not control attacks By PBS News Hour What do officials know about the attempted morning attack of a New York subway and the motives of the alleged bomber? Nicholas Rasmussen, outgoing director of the National Counterterrorism Center, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the difficulties of preventing such… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 8:46 After Russia’s Ukraine incursion, NATO troops drill for war on a Cold-War scale By Ryan Chilcote Eight hundred American and NATO soldiers, attack helicopters and tank busters are deployed in a military exercise of extraordinary complexity in Poland, preparing for trench warfare against an army with a level of sophistication the U.S. military hasn't seen in… Continue watching
Dec 10 Muslim world protests Trump’s formal recognition of Israeli capital By News Desk New protests broke out across the Muslim world on Saturday, as tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets over President Donald Trump's decision last week to formally recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Continue reading
Dec 10 U.S. wants world to isolate North Korea, so what’s that mean? By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Like international economic penalties, the Trump administration believes diplomatic isolation serves two purposes. Continue reading
Dec 09 Watch 3:58 Israeli airstrikes kill two amid unrest over Jerusalem By PBS News Hour Israeli security forces launched airstrikes in the Gaza strip on Saturday, killing two Palestinian gunmen and bringing the death toll to four in the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s decision this week to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. NewsHour Weekend… Continue watching
Dec 09 Watch 10:17 Italy discouraging flow of migrants from North Africa By PBS News Hour Italy has received 500,000 migrants and refugees from North Africa who have fled war, extreme poverty and oppression during the last three years. But the country, which had a reputation of welcoming migrants, has received backlash for it and is… Continue watching
Dec 09 Israeli strikes kill 2 in Gaza, raising death toll since Trump’s Jerusalem announcement to 4 By Kamala Kelkar Israeli airstrikes killed two Hamas members early Saturday, raising the death toll in Gaza to four, following President Donald Trump’s decision on Wednesday to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 5:58 In Jerusalem, Palestinian perception that Trump favors Israel boils over into protest clashes By PBS News Hour The anger on the streets of Jerusalem was clear on Friday as Palestinians confronted Israeli security forces. Already frustrated by decades of struggle for a country of their own, protesters’ anger boiled over against President Trump's recognition of the city… Continue watching