Jul 13 Liu Xiaobo, Nobel laureate and Chinese dissident, dies at 61 By Synclaire Cruel Liu died while serving an 11-year prison sentence for “inciting subversion of state power” after co-authoring a pro-democracy manifesto titled “Charter 08.”… Continue reading
Jul 13 Trump says he did all he could to confront Putin over election meddling By Associated Press Trump told reporters onboard Air Force One that Putin twice denied any meddling and the president asked what more he could have done. Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: Trump and France's Macron set aside differences on climate pact in news conference By Vivian Salama, Associated Press Shortly before Trump was to sit down with Emmanuel Macron, France's recently elected leader said it is "obvious and indispensable" to have exchanges with Trump, whose brand of politics has unnerved some stalwart European allies. Continue reading
Jul 13 Afghan girls will be allowed into U.S. for robotics contest By Amir Shah and Jill Colvin, Associated Press The third time's the charm for Afghanistan's all girl robotics team, who will be allowed entry into the U.S. to compete in a competition after President Donald Trump personally intervened to reverse a decision twice denying them enter into the… Continue reading
Jul 13 WATCH: State Department announces progress in U.S.-led coalition against ISIS. By Joshua Barajas The department's announcement comes after Mosul was officially declared liberated earlier this week. The Iraqi city had been under ISIS control since 2014. Continue reading
Jul 13 The barrier-breaking power of learning someone else's story By Larisa Epatko Narrative 4 formed out of the belief that learning each other’s stories and retelling them in the first person is a powerful way to gain understanding. Continue reading
Jul 12 Watch 10:13 Why are so many from this Russian republic fighting for ISIS? By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin In the republic of Dagestan, a brutal separatist insurgency has long fought against the Russian state. Now, as many as 5,000 Dagestanis have left to fight for the Islamic State. Why have so many answered the call? As part of… Continue watching
Jul 12 President Trump delays decision on whether to end Sudan sanctions By Josh Lederman, Associated Press The Trump administration delayed its decision Tuesday on whether to permanently lift sanctions on Sudan, giving itself three more months. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 6:00 With Mosul liberated, how does Iraq make sure ISIS can't make a comeback? By PBS News Hour The Iraqi city of Mosul was declared liberated on Monday after being held by Islamic State militants since 2014. How does the Iraqi government plan to rebuild and to prevent ISIS from returning? Judy Woodruff speaks with Feisal Istrabadi of… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 12:08 Inside Russia's propaganda machine By PBS News Hour, Nick Schifrin For years, the Kremlin and the media it controls have waged a multifaceted information (and disinformation) campaign inside Russia and pointed at its perceived adversaries, including the U.S. As part of our week-long series Inside Putin's Russia, special correspondent Nick… Continue watching