Mar 18 Watch 6:48 Netanyahu win throws peace talk prospects into doubt By PBS News Hour Benjamin Netanyahu won a surprisingly clear-cut victory over his center-left challenger, despite initial exit polls showing the two in a dead heat. On Wednesday he pledged to protect the security and welfare of all Israelis, after what had been a… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 4:25 News Wrap: Fed opens possibility of interest rate hike By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Federal Reserve said it was open to raising interest rates, but the job market must improve and inflation has to move closer to 2 percent for a rate hike. Also, gunmen attacked Tunisia’s National… Continue watching
Mar 18 U.S., Iran race to fill out contours of a nuclear agreement By Bradley Klapper and George Jahn, Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — American and Iranian negotiators raced to fill out a framework for rolling back Iran's nuclear program and punitive U.S. economic sanctions, hoping for enough progress to call in other world powers for the finishing touches on an… Continue reading
Mar 18 Gunmen attack museum in Tunisia; 23 killed By News Desk Gunmen attacked a museum in the Tunisian capital Tunis on Wednesday, leaving 23 people dead, before security forces were able to stop them. Continue reading
Mar 18 Netanyahu wins Israeli elections, to form government within weeks By News Desk Despite a troubled campaign and exit polls showing a deadlock, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won a clear victory in Tuesday’s elections. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 4:29 How Netanyahu was able to close the gap at the polls By PBS News Hour Early Israeli election results show that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was able to make a comeback after polls that showed challenger Isaac Herzog edging out ahead. Judy Woodruff talks to special correspondent Martin Seemungal from Likud Party headquarters in Tel… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 3:10 Israeli election too close to call By PBS News Hour Voting has closed in Israel, but the results are too close to call: early exit polls suggest that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and more liberal challenger Isaac Herzog are projected to win the same number of seats. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Mar 17 France, Germany and Italy to join China-led bank against U.S. wishes By Shehryar Nabi France, Germany and Italy said on Tuesday that they would become founding members of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), a proposed development bank spearheaded by China, despite U.S. discouragement from doing so. Continue reading
Mar 17 Syrian government air raid may amount to war crime By Marina Lopes A Syrian government raid on an Islamic State threshold that resulted in over 100 civilian casualties last year could amount to a war crime, human rights organization Amnesty International said in a report on Tuesday. Continue reading
Mar 17 Israel's exit polls show Netanyahu and Herzog neck and neck By News Desk Exit polls show that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party and Isaac Herzog's Zionist Union are neck and neck in Israel's election Tuesday. Continue reading