Jul 20 Watch 6:39 UK defense secretary: We want to maintain momentum in defeating ISIS By PBS News Hour For the next two days, defense chiefs and leaders from more than 30 countries are meeting in Washington to discuss the ongoing war on the Islamic State. For more, Hari Sreenivasan talks with UK Defense Secretary Michael Fallon about turmoil… Continue watching
Jul 20 Watch 53:23 PBS NewsHour full episode July 20, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump and Mike Pence emerge as a united front at the Republican National Convention. Is the GOP ready to rally together behind the ticket? Also: How Donald Trump got into politics, defense chiefs gather for… Continue watching
Jul 20 Turkey bans educators from traveling abroad after military coup attempt By Daniel Moritz-Rabson Turkey reportedly placed a temporary ban on professional scholars leaving the country for work-related purposes as part of its investigation into an attempted coup last week. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 4:15 Turkish government crackdown touches thousands after coup attempt By Marcia Biggs In Istanbul, thousands of supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan went out to the streets, demanding retribution for those responsible for the coup over the weekend. Meanwhile, even more Turkish civil servants were detained or suspended from their jobs. Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 9:03 Aboard a Mediterranean rescue ship, migrants share horror stories from Libya By PBS News Hour The sea route from Libya to Italy is dangerous, even deadly, for African migrants and refugees who are desperate to cross. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from a Doctors Without Borders rescue ship that’s attempting to save people victimized in… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 3:58 News Wrap: 'We have your backs,' says Obama in open letter to cops By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama penned an open letter to law enforcement officers condemning attacks on police. Also, airstrikes aimed at Islamic State forces in northern Syria killed at least 56, according to opposition activists. Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 12:06 After failed coup, Erdogan emerges stronger and Turkey's secularism weaker By Marcia Biggs Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to have emerged from Friday’s failed coup stronger, but the rule of secular law may suffer. Special correspondent Marcia Biggs reports and Hari Sreenivasan learns more from chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner and… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 53:50 PBS NewsHour full episode July 18, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the Newshour, the Republican National Convention convenes in Cleveland. We get a preview of the events, delve into Donald Trump’s life story, plus a look at the divides in the GOP. Also: What a failed coup in Turkey… Continue watching
Jul 18 Ax attack on German train leaves four wounded By News Desk A teenager wielding an ax and a knife wounded four riders on a train passing through south German state of Bavaria late Monday. Continue reading
Jul 18 Photos: A mother's story of survival in drought-ridden Malawi By Sebastian Rich As one of the worst droughts ever recorded in Southern and Eastern Africa continues, photojournalist Sebastian Rich has been documenting the desperate lives of the most vulnerable affected in Malawi and Mozambique for UNICEF. View a collection of his photos. Continue reading