Jan 14 Watch Why Obama failed to close Guantanamo By PBS News Hour In his 2008 run for the White House, President Barack Obama promised to shut down the prison for suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and on his second full day as president he issued an executive order to close it… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch Sadiq Khan, London's first Muslim mayor, on connecting citizens By PBS News Hour Sadiq Khan worked as a human rights lawyer and as a member of the British Parliament before he was elected mayor of London in May, making history as the first Muslim to serve in the position. Khan is also the… Continue watching
Jan 14 Merkel supports international cooperation in advance of Trump presidency By Michael D. Regan and Associated Press German Chancellor Angela Merkel is stressing as she awaits Donald Trump’s inauguration that the world’s problems need solving in cooperation. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 19:16 Obama leaves complicated legacy in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria By PBS News Hour President Obama came into office with a desire to wind down America’s wars overseas. Today the Middle East is a far more volatile place than it was. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports and Judy Woodruff gets an assessment… Continue watching
Jan 13 Once a superpower, how strong is Russia now? By Larisa Epatko With Russia so much in the news lately, we decided to take a closer look at Russia itself with the help of two regional experts. Continue reading
Jan 13 Obama ends U.S. economic embargo on Sudan By Josh Lederman, Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Obama administration announced Friday the end of a U.S. economic embargo on Sudan, lifting trade and financial sanctions in an eleventh-hour push to expand ties with the long-estranged African government and build on positive signs of counterterrorism cooperation. Continue reading
Jan 12 Watch 54:11 PBS NewsHour full episode Jan. 12, 2017 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Gen. James Mattis delivers a stern warning about Russia during his confirmation hearings. Also, we analyze the threat Russia poses to the U.S., Mattis and Pompeo differ on the Iran nuclear deal, how a senior Obama… Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 6:07 News Wrap: Kremlin wants to tear apart NATO, Mattis warns By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, defense secretary-designate Gen. James Mattis said at his confirmation hearing that the U.S. must recognize Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to break apart the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Also, the first of 3,500 U.S. Continue watching
Jan 12 Watch 10:34 What kind of threat does Russia pose to the U.S.? By PBS News Hour President-elect Trump has said he would like to improve relations with Russia. But his choice for defense secretary, Gen. James Mattis, views Russia as America’s number one threat. What’s the reality of the White House-Kremlin dynamic? Steve Inskeep discusses with… Continue watching
Jan 12 Obama no longer allows Cubans to enter U.S. without a visa President Barack Obama is ending a longstanding immigration policy that allows any Cuban who makes it to U.S. soil to stay and become a legal resident, a senior administration official said Thursday. Continue reading