Nov 06 World news quiz: Solving a plane crash and some Twitter backlash By Larisa Epatko Conflicting preliminary reports came out about the crash of a Russian airliner, Turkey had snap elections, and a change on Twitter made some users unhappy. See how much you know about the week’s international news in our 5-minute quiz. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 9:09 America's nuclear bomb gets a makeover By PBS News Hour Greatly reduced since its Cold War heyday, some say the U.S. nuclear arsenal is overdue for an overhaul. The PBS Newshour got exclusive and unprecedented access to labs and facilities across the country to observe how the B-61 nuclear bomb… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 5:28 Why the U.S. Navy is navigating the South China Sea By PBS News Hour What do recent U.S. naval forays in the South China Sea -- including Defense Secretary Ashton Carter’s visit aboard an aircraft carrier -- mean for tensions with China over the disputed waters? Hari Sreenivasan speaks to Bonnie Glaser of the… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 2:00 China criticizes U.S. naval actions as Secretary Carter visits South China Sea By PBS News Hour Defense Secretary Ashton Carter stood aboard the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt in the South China Sea, some 150 nautical miles from an area claimed by Beijing. That came after a U.S. Navy destroyer last week challenged a Chinese territorial zone around… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 2:44 Russia, Egypt dispute British talk of Metrojet bombing By PBS News Hour Prime Minister David Cameron defended his decision to stop British flights to and from Sharm el-Sheikh as Russian officials insisted any talk of a bomb destroying the downed Metrojet airliner is just speculation. Meanwhile, Egypt's government maintained that the crash… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 5:44 News Wrap: Death toll rises in Pakistan factory collapse By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, the death toll rose to at least 20 after a factory collapsed overnight in Pakistan. Roughly 200 were believed to be inside the building when it gave way. Also, the European Union predicts another 3… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 54:19 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 5, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, Egypt and Russia dispute the suggestion that a bomb caused a Russian jetliner crash. Also: Defense Secretary Ash Carter visits the South China Sea as tensions rise, the U.S. upgrades their nuclear arsenal, the mysterious disease… Continue watching
Nov 05 Photos: What an $8B nuclear bomb upgrade looks like By Dan Sagalyn Designing and building nuclear bombs is one of the U.S. government’s most secretive activities. But the PBS NewsHour recently was granted unprecedented access to a number of highly classified facilities, where the world’s most destructive weapons are now being updated… Continue reading
Nov 05 Podcast: How the Chinese government gets its messages on America's airwaves By P. J. Tobia This week, a Reuters investigation uncovered what it calls a “covert radio network” of “China-friendly news” engineered by the Chinese government. China watchers say the effort is part of a government strategy to combat global criticism of human rights abuses. Continue reading
Nov 05 Between the Middle East and U.S., a growing gulf By Michael D. Mosettig ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Rarely do gatherings of international policy wonks and officials produce defining or crystallizing moments. Continue reading