May 26 Pope completes spiritual pilgrimage in Holy Land calling for unity and peace By Ellen Rolfes While the pope's spokesman said that Francis had "no political agenda or proposals to make" during his trip to Israel, Francis' presence in the Holy Land, in Palestinian territory and Jerusalem, was filled with political implications. Continue reading
May 26 Thousands of American military graves lie forgotten and lost abroad By Elizabeth Shell We don’t know how many Americans who died while serving at wartime are buried on foreign soil. Why? It's complicated. But one historian has been painstakingly counting, cataloguing and mapping the locations of American war dead that goes beyond the… Continue reading
May 25 Watch Candy tycoon Poroshenko wins Ukraine presidential vote By PBS News Hour For the latest on Sunday's presidential vote in Ukraine, NewsHour's Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Margaret Warner joins Hari Sreenivasan from the Central Election Commission Kiev. Continue watching
May 24 Watch Putin expresses dismay toward West in meeting with foreign journalists By PBS News Hour In a meeting with foreign journalists Saturday, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed feelings of aggrievement toward the West, particularly the United States. For more on Putin's view of the unfolding crisis in Ukraine, Reuters Managing Editor Paul Ingrassia joins Hari… Continue watching
May 24 US cancels ongoing military exercises with Thailand By Associated Press The Defense Department announced Saturday it had canceled ongoing military exercises with Thailand as a result of the military coup in the Southeast Asian country. Continue reading
May 24 Watch Pope Francis stresses commonalities in trip to Middle East By PBS News Hour Pope Francis met with King Abdullah in Jordan Saturday on the first day of a three-day tour of the Middle East, stressing the relationships between Christianity, Judaism and Islam. This is only the fourth visit of a pope to the… Continue watching
May 23 Watch Putin tries to distance Russia from Ukraine crisis to avoid tighter sanctions By PBS News Hour Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner joins Jeffrey Brown from Kiev to discuss Russian President Vladimir Putin’s opposing motivations, the fate of the Donetsk People’s Republic, and last-minute preparations — or lack thereof — leading up to Sunday’s national elections. Continue watching
May 23 Watch Ukraine's national security secretary: Putin will fail to stop national elections By PBS News Hour Russia’s President Vladimir Putin questioned why his country is being blamed for Ukraine’s unrest, but also said he would respect the outcome of its national elections Sunday. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner talks to Andriy Parubiy, secretary of Ukraine’s… Continue watching
May 23 Watch News Wrap: Ousted Thai prime minister detained by military By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, Thailand’s ousted prime minister was detained and 150 political leaders were barred from leaving the country. In response, the U.S. suspended $3.5 million in military aid to Thailand. Also, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told CBS… Continue watching
May 23 Fire engulfs iconic Art Nouveau building and school in Scotland By Lorna Baldwin Firefighters in Glasgow, Scotland today battled to save what they could of the Glasgow School of Art, one of Scotland's most famous and treasured buildings. The main doors of the Glasgow School of Art. Photo by Flickr user… Continue reading