Jul 17 Watch 5:05 Mosul left in rubble, crews search for bodies of family members By Marcia Biggs Mosul's old city is a scene of utter devastation. Although Mosul has been liberated, the fight continues in some pockets. Entire neighborhoods have been flattened by coalition airstrikes in the battle against the Islamic State, leaving few survivors to search… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 3:53 News Wrap: Princeton grad student sentenced to 10 years in Iran By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Monday, officials at Princeton University insisted that a Chinese-American grad student who was jailed in Iran is innocent. Iranian courts announced Sunday that Xiyue Wang was sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying. Also,… Continue watching
Jul 17 Watch 2:04 Russia presses U.S. for return of seized compounds By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin Russia is stepping up pressure on the United States to regain two diplomatic compounds in New York and Maryland after they were seized during the Obama administration in response to Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Nick Schifrin joins Judy… Continue watching
Jul 16 Macron: My charm offensive may soften Trump’s climate stance By Associated Press Macron defended his outreach to Trump, whose "America first" policies have elicited worry and disdain in Europe. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 4:07 Turkey continues crackdown one year after failed coup By PBS News Hour It has been one year since renegade soldiers in Turkey attempted a failed coup to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Since Erdogan's security forces stopped the coup, his government has cracked down on perceived opponents with thousands of civil servants… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 10:05 In Russia, opposition grows as fear of the state fades By PBS News Hour While Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to seek a fourth term next year, the country’s largest anti-government movement in recent history continues to grow. For the final installment of NewsHour’s six-part series “Inside Putin’s Russia,” special correspondent Nick Shifrin… Continue watching
Jul 15 Maryam Mirzakhani, groundbreaking mathematician and Fields Medal winner, dies at 40 By Omar Etman Maryam Mirzakhani, who in 2014 became the first woman awarded the prestigious Fields Medal for mathematics, has died at the age of 40. Continue reading
Jul 15 Lobbyist who met Trump team says he’s not with Russian intel By Eric Tucker, Stephen Braun, Associated Press The Russian-American lobbyist who attended a meeting at Trump Tower last year is a former military officer who has attracted congressional scrutiny over his political activities and has been shadowed by allegations of connections to Russian intelligence that he denies. Continue reading
Jul 15 Afghan girls robotics team arrives in U.S. just in time By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Twice rejected for U.S. visas, an all-girls robotics team from Afghanistan arrived in Washington early Saturday after an extraordinary, last-minute intervention by President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch 11:09 What Russians think about Trump and the U.S. By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin There may be no more consequential relationship for the U.S. than with Russia. As part of our week-long series “Inside Putin's Russia,” special correspondent Nick Schifrin and producer Zach Fannin report in collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting… Continue watching