Jul 27 Watch To protect oceans, island nation of Kiribati bans commercial fishing By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 27 Planning to sink: What happens if Kiribati drowns? By Molly Ward In June, the tiny Pacific island nation of Kiribati purchased nearly 6,000 acres of land on a Fijian island to potentially serve as refuge for citizens forced to relocate as rising sea levels make the country unlivable. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch Full episode | Saturday, July 26, 2014 By PBS News Hour On Saturday's program, the latest on the temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Later, in our signature segment, NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown sits down with iconic public radio personality Garrison Keillor. Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch NYT Jerusalem bureau chief: Israelis feel ‘this is a war of no choice’ By PBS News Hour Israel agreed Saturday to extend a humanitarian truce in the Gaza strip by four hours. But Hamas rejected the four-hour truce extension, and Israel's military reported three rockets fired from Gaza. How do Israelis feel about the ongoing military conflict?… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Amid temporary cease-fire, Gaza residents survey level of destruction By PBS News Hour After weeks of war that has now reportedly claimed the lives of more than 1,000 Palestinians and at least 42 Israelis, Israel and Hamas observed a 12-hour cease-fire on Saturday. Refugees from the Israeli offensive in Gaza returned to their… Continue watching
Jul 26 Thousands stage protest in Paris, defying authorities By Xander Landen About five thousand pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Paris on Saturday, defying a French government ban against protesting Israel's military actions in Gaza. Continue reading
Jul 26 Unanswered questions about MH17 crash show limits of US intel By Ken Dilanian, Associated Press A series of unanswered questions about the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 shows the limits of U.S. intelligence-gathering even when it is intensely focused. Continue reading
Jul 26 U.S. evacuates embassy in Libya amid ‘free-wheeling’ violence By Matthew Lee, Lara Jakes, Associated Press The United States shuttered its embassy in Libya on Saturday and evacuated its diplomats to neighboring Tunisia under U.S. military escort as fighting intensified between rival militias. Secretary of State John Kerry said "free-wheeling militia violence" prompted the move. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch Can political leadership in Central America reverse conditions fueling migration? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 9:03 National Security Advisor Rice on sticking points of Mideast cease-fire and Russia proxy-war potential By PBS News Hour National Security Advisor Susan Rice says the U.S. doesn't support Hamas' use of force as an attempt to end economic isolation. She joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the prospect of a 12-hour humanitarian pause in the battle between Israel and… Continue watching