Jul 08 Watch 3:33 Report highlights EU's shortcomings as refugee numbers surge By PBS News Hour Migrants and refugees are continuing to flee wars and persecution in the Middle East and North Africa as they attempt to cross the Mediterranean Sea into Europe. In the first half of 2017, 73,000 have reached Italy over that route,… Continue watching
Jul 08 Attacks in Syria and Yemen are turning disease into a weapon of war By Homer Venters, STAT The unrelenting attacks on health facilities, workers, and resources in Syria and Yemen have created public health catastrophes that put millions of children at risk for death and illness. Continue reading
Jul 08 Putin hails meeting, thinks Trump accepted election denials By Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday he thinks Trump accepted his assurances that Russia didn't meddle in the U.S. presidential election. Continue reading
Jul 08 Trump pledges $50 million to help women entrepreneurs By Jill Colvin and Geir Moulson, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Saturday the U.S. would contribute $50 million to a new World Bank fund conceived by his daughter that aims to help women entrepreneurs access capital and other support. Continue reading
Jul 08 U.S. bombers join jets from Japan, South Korea for training mission By Associated Press Two U.S. bombers flew to the Korean Peninsula to join fighter jets from South Korea and Japan for a practice bombing run as part of a training mission in response to North Korea's ballistic missile and nuclear programs. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 8:37 Trump and Putin's closed-door meeting yields contradiction on election meddling By PBS News Hour President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin held their first face-to-face meeting since Mr. Trump took office on Friday during the G20 summit, discussing Syria and North Korea, as well as Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 9:48 West must engage with Russia, but can't be 'business as usual,' says U.K. defense secretary By PBS News Hour President Trump plans to meet with British Prime Minister Theresa May at the G20 summit, where they'll likely discuss the fight against the Islamic State, the role of NATO and more. U.K. Defense Secretary Michael Fallon joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Jul 07 WATCH: Syria ceasefire must 'be applied on the ground' to work, British defense minister says By Larisa Epatko British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said that unlike previous calls to disarm, the cease-fire deal announced Friday by the U.S., Russia and Jordan in southwestern Syria "is welcome, but it's got to be enforced, it’s got to be an actual… Continue reading
Jul 07 Trump-Putin talk ends with conflicting reports on Russian meddling By Joshua Barajas After Friday's meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, two key people in the room for the talk gave differing accounts of what happened when one particular issue -- Russia's interference in the 2016 U.S. election --… Continue reading
Jul 07 LISTEN: Tillerson cites cooperation between U.S. and Russia with Syria ceasefire By Associated Press Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the agreement with Russia on a ceasefire in Syria is "our first indication of the U.S. and Russia being able to work together" there. Continue reading