Dec 05 Watch Here's what we know about the growing international fight against ISIS By PBS News Hour In the fight against ISIS, France has stepped up airstrikes in Syria since the terror attacks in Paris, shortly after the U.K. authorized its own airstrikes, and Germany has voted to support the military campaign against the group. But what… Continue watching
Dec 05 ISIS claims California shooters as followers of militant group By Elisabeth Ponsot, Stephen Fee The Islamic State said Saturday the two shooters who stormed a holiday party in San Bernardino, Calif., on Wednesday, killing 14 people and wounding 21, were followers of the militant group. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 3:42 Paris climate talks enter next phase, but political roadblocks remain By PBS News Hour The climate talks that began last week in Paris have reached the halfway point, and early Saturday, delegates from 195 nations approved a draft text they hope will be the basis for an agreement to reduce global carbon emissions. But… Continue watching
Dec 05 Kerry warns Israel about potential collapse of Palestinian authority By Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry is warning Israel about the dangers of the possible collapse of the Palestinian Authority. He says such an event would lead to situation that would threaten both the security of Israel and the Palestinian people. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 4:23 How to solve Puerto Rico's looming food crisis? Eat local, farmers say By PBS News Hour Last week, Puerto Rico managed to make a $354 million payment on $72 billion worth of bond debt, which the government says it cannot pay off. Officials hope that boosting the agriculture sector will help dig the island out of… Continue watching
Dec 05 Column: In Paris, too much focus on the 'politically feasible,' too little on the environment By Oliver Geden The international climate summit in Paris -- and the process that led to it -- marks a fundamental paradigm shift in international climate policy. Today, the focus is no longer primarily on the problem itself -- dangerous human interference with… Continue reading
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Dec 04 Watch 9:20 Ambassador Power: More progress needs to be made in uniting anti-ISIS coalition By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 04 All Swedish 11th graders to receive book on why everyone should be a feminist By Gretchen Frazee All 11th grade high school students in Sweden are being given Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s book “We Should All Be Feminists.”… Continue reading
Dec 04 World news quiz: Pope visits war zone and military makes historic shift By Larisa Epatko Pope Francis traveled to a war zone for the first time, world leaders congregated on the climate and U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter announced a historic change. Test your knowledge of these events and more in our 5-minute quiz. Continue reading