Aug 21 Navy orders investigation of Pacific fleet after two recent collisions By Lolita C. Baldor, Annabelle Liang and Stephen Wright, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis confirms that the Navy will conduct a broad investigation into the collision in Southeast Asia between the USS John S. McCain and an oil tanker, and other recent Navy accidents at sea. Continue reading
Aug 21 U.S. Embassy in Russia sharply scales back nonimmigrant visas By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press In a step that could affect hundreds of thousands of Russian tourists, the U.S. Embassy in Russia said it would suspend issuing nonimmigrant visas for eight days from Wednesday in response to the Russian decision to cap embassy staff. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 10:03 Survivors recount atrocities of ISIS occupation in Mosul By Marcia Biggs More than 1 million people once lived in Mosul, Iraq, a city reduced to rubble after three years of ISIS occupation and a brutal nine-month battle to take it back. An estimated 700,000 civilians were displaced during the conflict, most… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch 4:01 Joint military drills to begin with U.S., South Korea By PBS News Hour Defense Secretary James Mattis said Sunday that the decision to reduce U.S. troop participation in joint military exercises with South Korea this week is unrelated to tensions with North Korea. Christopher Hill, former chief U.S. negotiator with North Korea and… Continue watching
Aug 20 Germany welcomes release of writer sought by Turkey By Associated Press Germany's foreign minister welcomed the release Sunday of Dogan Akhanli, a German writer detained in Spain on a Turkish warrant. Continue reading
Aug 20 Mattis tight-lipped on new Afghanistan war strategy By Robert Burns and Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said Sunday he is satisfied with how the administration formulated its new Afghanistan war strategy. But he refused to talk about the new policy until it was disclosed by President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Aug 19 International search underway for driver in Barcelona attack By Michael D. Regan Spanish authorities have expanded their search across international borders in the hunt for a terrorist suspect believed to be the driver in a deadly strike that killed 13 people and injured 120. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 6:02 We're not close to being prepared for the next pandemic, says this doctor By Judy Woodruff, Jason Kane Is the world ready for the next pandemic? Dr. Raj Panjabi of Last Mile Health joined Judy Woodruff at the Spotlight Health Conference in Aspen, Colorado, to discuss the challenges and importance of preventing, identifying and preparing for the next… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 6:19 How this educator is keeping refugee children in school in Uganda A million South Sudanese refugees have arrived in Uganda over the past year, the U.N. announced Thursday, with many taking up residence at the Bidi Bidi camp, the largest of its kind in the world. When it comes to the… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 3:30 News Wrap: 2 stabbed to death in Finland attack By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, a man stabbed two to death and wounded six others in a Finnish city about 95 miles outside of Helsinki. The attacker was shot in the leg and captured. Also, a state trooper who died… Continue watching