Jul 19 Watch 4:14 News Wrap: Trump reportedly ending CIA program to train Syrian rebels By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump is reportedly ending a secret CIA program that arms and trains moderate rebels in Syria. The program's goal was to combat the regime of President Bashar al-Assad, but it had limited effects… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 4:05 Why Trump and Putin’s undisclosed conversation is noteworthy By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin After President Trump sat down with Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 7 for a highly anticipated meeting at the G20 summit in Hamburg, he met with Putin a second time for a lengthy meeting, that was unattended by advisors… Continue watching
Jul 19 5 overlooked stories that deserve your attention By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry, Iman Smith, Laura Santhanam Here are five stories outside of politics that you may have missed. Continue reading
Jul 19 Iran still top state sponsor of terrorism, U.S. report says By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Iran continues to be the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism, the Trump administration said Wednesday in a new report that also noted a decline in the number of terrorist attacks globally between 2015 and 2016. Continue reading
Jul 19 Twitter chat: The PBS NewsHour goes ‘Inside Putin’s Russia’ By Lora Strum PBS NewsHour introduced viewers to Russian citizens who fought for ISIS, members of the opposition threatened by the government, and many more under-reported people, places and ideas. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 8:10 Drought and famine threaten life for nomadic Somali herders By PBS News Hour Many regions in East Africa are at risk of famine for the third time in 25 years. Twenty million people in the war-torn countries of Yemen, South Sudan and Somalia, as well as drought-stricken neighbors like Ethiopia are at risk. Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 8:12 What will happen to the Iran nuclear deal under Trump? By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin New sanctions were slapped on individuals and groups tied to Iran's ballistic missile program, hours after the State Department again certified that Iran is complying with the nuclear deal struck two years ago. William Brangham speaks with chief foreign affairs… Continue watching
Jul 18 Trump had second, undisclosed conversation with Putin at G20 summit By Erica R. Hendry and Associated Press White House spokesman Sean Spicer says Trump and Putin spoke during a world leaders' dinner at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg. Continue reading
Jul 18 Russian developer’s staffer also at Trump Tower meeting, lawyer says By Associated Press A representative of the Russian developer who once partnered with President Trump was the eighth person at a Trump Tower meeting arranged by Donald Trump Jr. Continue reading
Jul 18 U.S. says Iran complying with nuclear deal, but defying its ‘spirit’ By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The Trump administration told Congress for a second time Monday that Iran is complying with the nuclear deal and can keep enjoying sanctions relief, even as it insisted Tehran would face consequences for breaching "the spirit" of the deal. Continue reading