Jul 01 Watch 8:01 Obama order looks to curb civilian deaths in U.S. airstrikes and drone attacks By PBS News Hour For the first time, the Obama administration has released the number of enemy combatants and civilians killed in drone attacks and airstrikes in some countries. The President also issued an executive order aimed at reducing civilian casualties. John Yang talks… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 8:43 Humanitarian crisis looms in Fallujah after ISIS defeat By PBS News Hour Displaced residents of Fallujah are finding little to celebrate after Iraqi forces finally ousted Islamic State fighters this week. The city is empty — tens of thousands who were held by ISIS as human shields fled to desolate camps —… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 5:45 In post-Brexit Britain, xenophobic attacks are on the rise By PBS News Hour Immigrants and minorities in post-Brexit Britain are living in fear, reporting an uptick in xenophobic attacks that some are blaming on the immigrant scapegoating of the Leave movement. In Hammersmith, a Polish war memorial and a cultural center were vandalized… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 5:54 News Wrap: Islamic State claims attack on Bangladesh cafe By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Islamic State militant group has claimed responsibility for an attack on a restaurant in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Authorities say up to nine gunmen took at least 35 hostages, including some 20 foreigners. Also, Turkish police… Continue watching
Jul 01 U.S. citizen among at least 20 killed in Bangladesh attack By Laura Santhanam Gunmen killed at least 20 people in an attack at a bakery in the diplomatic zone near the U.S. embassy in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Continue reading
Jul 01 Obama reveals how many civilians died in U.S. drone attacks By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Friday that between 64 and 116 civilians have been killed by drone and other U.S. strikes in Pakistan, Yemen and Africa since President Barack Obama took office in 2009. Continue reading
Jul 01 How well do you know the world: Brexit fallout and soccer shock By Larisa Epatko This week, Brits were still coming to terms with their decision to leave the EU, an airport in Turkey was bombed, and a soccer commentator went berserk. Take our 5-minute quiz about these world events and more. Continue reading
Jun 30 Watch 52:28 PBS NewsHour full episode June 30, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, the Pentagon lifts the ban to allow transgender people to openly serve in the armed forces. Also: Identifying the Istanbul airport bombers, Samantha Power on our perception of refugees, a luxury company brings manufacturing back to… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 5:04 News Wrap: Taliban bombing targets police trainees By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Taliban attackers killed 37 people and wounded 40 in a double suicide bombing in Afghanistan. The first bomber attacked buses carrying police trainees, followed by a second bomber who blew himself up when people rushed… Continue watching
Jun 30 Watch 3:27 Turkey buries its dead amid growing demands to take on ISIS By PBS News Hour As the Turks went about the sad task of burying the victims of the Istanbul airport terror attack, civilian fears mounted and calls increased for Ankara to act against ISIS. Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, has been criticized for turning… Continue watching