Jun 16 Watch 8:51 Petraeus: We went to Afghanistan for a reason, and we need to stay By PBS News Hour The Trump administration is reportedly considering sending 4,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan in light of a deteriorating security situation. Retired Gen. David Petraeus joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the need for a long-term U.S. military commitment in that country,… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 6:39 Average Cubans likely hurt by Trump's return to stricter rules By PBS News Hour President Trump announced renewed restrictions on business in and travel to Cuba, partially reversing course on former President Obama’s re-engagement with the island nation. John Yang speaks with Alan Gomez of USA TODAY about what’s at stake for average Cubans… Continue watching
Jun 16 Petraeus: Afghan war a 'generational struggle' that will not end soon By Larisa Epatko “We’re not going to take a hill, plant a flag and go home to a victory parade,” said former CIA Director David Petraeus of the lengthy war in Afghanistan, in a PBS NewsHour interview airing Friday. Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: Trump unveils new Cuba policy By Darlene Superville and Michael Weissenstein, Associated Press MIAMI — President Donald Trump declared Friday he was restoring some travel and economic restrictions on Cuba that were lifted as part of the Obama administration's historic easing. He challenged the communist government of Raul Castro to negotiate a better… Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 3:19 Adding to tensions with Turkey, Erdogan's security team charged in assault of D.C. protesters By PBS News Hour A month since demonstrators were attacked by Turkish security forces outside the ambassador's residence in Washington, D.C. authorities have issued warrants on assault charges. Some suspects have been arrested, but most returned home to Turkey after the attack. Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 7:47 News Wrap: U.S. student freed from North Korea suffered severe brain injury By PBS News Hour In the our news wrap Thursday, Otto Warmbier suffered a severe neurological injury, according to doctors who have examined him since his release from North Korea. Warmbier is in a coma. Also, Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, a leading Republican in… Continue watching
Jun 15 This lawyer helps Mongolian herders and Indian tea farmers fight injustice By Larisa Epatko Natalie Bridgeman Fields started her nonprofit in 2009 "as a direct response to seeing communities all over the world having pressing human rights and environmental abuses go unaddressed."… Continue reading
Jun 15 WATCH: Parents of U.S. student freed from North Korea speak out By Dake Kang, Associated Press WYOMING, Ohio — An American college student who was imprisoned in North Korea and returned to his home state of Ohio in a coma suffered a "severe neurological injury," a hospital spokeswoman said Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 7:18 Can more U.S. troops in Afghanistan help end the war? By PBS News Hour As part of the Trump administration's review of America's 16-year war in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary James Mattis announced that the president has given him the authority to decide appropriate troop levels. The U.S. commander in that country has recommended boosting… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 4:59 Deadly tower of flames traps residents in London By PBS News Hour A massive fire in London killed at least 12 people and injured several others Wednesday. The fire spread rapidly, engulfing the high-rise apartment building as trapped people called for help. The cause of the fire is still unknown and it… Continue watching