Dec 14 6,700 Rohingya shot, burned or killed by other violent means in Myanmar, report says By Larisa Epatko An estimated 6,700 ethnic Rohingya people were killed during a bloody month-long crackdown in Myanmar following an insurgent attack, according to a Doctors Without Borders report released Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 5:02 How Putin's emotional reactions drive Russian strategy By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin What motivates President Vladimir Putin, the man accused of ordering Russian interference in the 2016 American election? Special correspondent Nick Schifrin talks with Julia Ioffe, who has written a new cover story for The Atlantic about what he really wants. Continue watching
Dec 13 Tillerson offered unconditional talks with North Korea. Now what? By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press North Korea, which now describes its nuclear force as complete, isn't showing interest in dialogue. At least yet. Continue reading
Dec 13 EU negotiator says 'no turning back' on commitments By Raf Casert and Jill Lawless, Associated Press EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier said Wednesday there will be "no turning back" for Britain on commitments made during an initial divorce deal between the two. Continue reading
Dec 13 Tillerson says U.S. open to possible talks with North Korea By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has softened America's stance on possible talks with North Korea. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 7:44 The long-term global consequences of Trump's Jerusalem move By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin When President Trump declared Jerusalem the capital of Israel and promised to move the U.S. embassy, the immediate response was relatively muted. What are the long-term, strategic consequences? Nick Schifrin talks to former U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker and Paul Salem… Continue watching
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