Feb 11 Marginal progress for Turkish-backed forces in north Syria By Philip Issa, Associated Press Turkish troops and allied Syrian opposition forces have managed to capture just one-tenth of a north Syrian town from Islamic State militants, a conflict monitoring group said Saturday. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 5:21 Top Trump aide reportedly talked sanctions with Russian envoy By PBS News Hour In December, the Obama administration levied new sanctions against Russia for its alleged role in tampering with the election. In the days following, incoming White House National Security Adviser Michael Flynn spoke several times via phone with the Russian ambassador. Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch 9:54 What's the future of relations with China, Japan under Trump? By PBS News Hour Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with President Trump Friday amid growing concerns in Asia over trade, North Korea’s missile and nuclear programs and China flexing its military muscle. Judy Woodruff speaks with Evan Medeiros, former senior director for Asian… Continue watching
Feb 10 Official: Flynn not 'certain' on sanctions talk with Russia By Julie Pace and Vivian Salama, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's national security adviser addressed U.S. sanctions against Russia in his conversations with the country's ambassador while President Barack Obama was still in office, a new report said, contradicting previous claims that the issue was not… Continue reading
Feb 10 UN: Yemen fighting displaced tens of thousands more people By Ahmed Al-Haj, Associated Press SANAA, Yemen — The United Nations refugee agency said Friday that tens of thousands of people have been displaced amid the latest escalation of fighting along Yemen's western coastline. Continue reading
Feb 10 Trump hugs ally Japan after easing U.S.-China tensions By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, fresh off patching up ties with China, reassured Japan's leader Friday that the U.S. will defend its close ally. Together, the pronouncements illustrated a shift toward a more mainstream Trump stance on U.S. policy toward… Continue reading
Feb 10 Here's what the Mexico border wall looks like now By Larisa Epatko President Donald Trump wants to build up the border between Mexico and the U.S. Here's what that 1,900-mile stretch looks like now. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 53:37 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 9, 2017 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Jeff Sessions is confirmed as attorney general, while fallout mounts from President Trump's attacks on the judiciary. Also: The latest on the president's immigration order, the White House takes heat for a deadly raid in Yemen,… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 5:44 Debate on wisdom of deadly Yemen raid gets political By PBS News Hour Questions linger over the deadly raid by U.S. Navy SEALS targeting al-Qaida in Yemen in late January. Now the success or failure of the military operation has become a political debate. Audie Cornish speaks with Nancy Youssef, national security correspondent… Continue watching
Feb 09 Why same-sex marriage may soon become a reality in Taiwan By Iman Smith An amendment to include same-sex marriage in Taiwan’s civil code has passed a parliamentary committee, clearing the way for same-sex marriage to become a reality in 2017. Although an attempt to pass the bill fell flat in 2013, Taiwan’s political… Continue reading