Jun 20 Watch 5:41 Dire circumstances for Iraqis fleeing Fallujah fighting By PBS News Hour The campaign to drive the Islamic State from Fallujah is advancing much more swiftly than anticipated, with much of the city already retaken. But this success offers little comfort to the tens of thousands of residents who have been forced… Continue watching
Jun 20 World needs 'spirit of unity' after number of displaced people hits record high, says UN refugee agency By Kulsoom Khan The number of displaced people worldwide hit a record high in 2015, according to a UN Refugee Agency report released Monday. The agency estimates 65.3 million individuals were forced from their homes last year -- nearly 6 million more people… Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 24:52 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 19, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, June 19, Orlando is mourning one week after the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. Later, hear about both sides of the so-called “Brexit” debate on whether the U.K. should leave the European Union. Hari… Continue watching
Jun 19 Watch 9:43 Britain debates membership in EU before Brexit vote By PBS News Hour The potential consequences of a so-called Brexit – the British exit from the European Union -- on the nation’s economy, immigration, and sovereignty are deeply dividing British voters, with the latest polls very close. Special Correspondent Patricia Sabga in England… Continue watching
Jun 19 Plane on dangerous rescue mission departs South Pole station By Daniel Moritz-Rabson After reaching the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, a plane evacuating at least one of the station’s 48 workers in need of urgent medical care began the return trip back to South America early Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 24:50 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 18, 2016 By Michael D. Regan On Saturday's edition of PBS NewsHour Weekend, victims of last week's mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub are laid to rest and fears in Belgium over an imminent terrorist attack leads to charges against three people in the country. Later,… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 4:11 After assassination, what's at stake with Brexit vote? By PBS News Hour The suspected murderer of the British member of parliament who was killed this week appeared in court today. Authorities say his motive may have been the member’s position on whether the U.K. should stay with the European Union, which is… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 4:08 What will happen in Afghanistan as Obama leaves office? By PBS News Hour There is still a debate about how many U.S. troops should remain in Afghanistan 15 years after 9/11. President Barack Obama plans to cut the number of troops by almost half. Reuters reporter Phil Stewart joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 9:01 World's largest Syrian refugee camp has developed its own economy By PBS News Hour Zataari in Jordan, the largest Syrian refugee camp in the world with 80,000 people, was supposed to provide temporary housing when the government and United Nations opened it in 2012. But since residents have not been able to leave, they… Continue watching
Jun 18 Egypt finalizes death ruling for Al Jazeera journalists tried in abstentia By Kamala Kelkar An Egyptian court finalized a ruling on Saturday in an espionage case that sentenced six people to death, including three journalists tried in absentia. The country's former president, Mohammed Morsi, was also given life in prison in the same case. Continue reading