Jul 22 Watch EU foreign ministers discuss more hard-line response to Russia over MH17 disaster By PBS News Hour The Dutch foreign minister spoke passionately to his European Union colleagues of the loss his country had suffered with the Malaysia Airlines disaster and about fears that Russian-backed separatists might be tampering with evidence. Europe imposed new sanctions on individual… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch Deputy National Security advisor discusses Mideast cease-fire efforts, Russia sanctions By PBS News Hour Deputy National Security Advisor Ben Rhodes says U.S. intelligence has confirmed that the missile that brought down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 originated in Ukrainian territory controlled by pro-Russian rebels, but that Russia is not yet absolved of complicity. He joins… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch Several countries temporarily stop commercial air traffic to Israel By PBS News Hour Several North American and European airlines temporarily halted service to Israel after a Hamas rocket struck a house in Tel Aviv near Israel’s main airport. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed for an end to violence after meeting with Israeli prime… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch News Wrap: MH17 victims reach first stop on journey home By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, five days after a Malaysia Airlines plane was shot down over Eastern Ukraine, the remains of 200 of the 298 victims are awaiting transportation to the Netherlands. Neil Connery of Independent Television News reports from… Continue watching
Jul 22 FAA suspends all U.S. flights to Tel Aviv By News Desk Delta Airlines announced that it is canceling all flights to and from Israel until further notice. Continue reading
Jul 22 MH17’s black boxes to be analyzed by UK experts By Sarah Corapi Britain has agreed to aid in the analysis of data retrieved from two black boxes that were salvaged from the downed Malaysia Airlines flight that killed 298 people Thursday. British Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday that investigators from the… Continue reading
Jul 22 Egypt calls for Israeli, Palestinian cease-fire By Associated Press The U.S. and Egypt sought Tuesday to find an end to two weeks of bloodshed in the Gaza Strip, and officials raised the possibility of restarting stalled peace talks between Israel and Palestinian authorities as a necessary step to avoid… Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch Kerry travels to Cairo to help mediate Mideast conflict By PBS News Hour Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Secretary of State John Kerry’s game plan as he arrives in Cairo to work on cease-fire prospects between Israel and Hamas. Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch As death toll climbs, pressure builds for Mideast cease-fire By PBS News Hour More than 500 Palestinians and 27 Israelis have died in the conflict that began two weeks ago. Palestinians reported that Israeli tanks shelled a hospital, killing at least four. The Israelis say they are focused on destroying Hamas rockets and… Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch Will the MH17 disaster cause Putin to change course in Ukraine? By PBS News Hour Continue watching