Mar 02 Watch 4:07 News Wrap: Battle for Bakhmut rages on in streets of ruined Ukrainian city In our news wrap Thursday, the block-by-block battle for Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine raged on in the streets of the ruined city, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced protesters as anarchists, the death toll from a train disaster in Greece… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 10:05 Blinken face-to-face with Russian counterpart for 1st time since invasion of Ukraine By Amna Nawaz, Tommy Walters, Zeba Warsi, Dan Sagalyn The world’s 20 wealthiest nations met in New Delhi for the G20 summit. But the gathering on global cooperation was largely overshadowed by bitter disagreement on the war in Ukraine and concluded with no consensus. Amna Nawaz discussed the meeting,… Continue watching
Mar 02 Watch 4:35 Renowned Ukrainian conductor reflects on war, life as a refugee By Justin Kenny, Alli-Michelle Conti, Rhode Island PBS Weekly Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine a year ago, an estimated 16 million Ukrainians have been forced to flee their homes. One man and his family are rebuilding their lives in America using the universal language of music. Justin Kenny… Continue watching
Mar 02 French senators debate raising retirement age to 64 By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press French senators have started debating President Emmanuel Macron's contested pension plan. The centrist government hopes to find a compromise with conservatives members of the upper house of parliament to be able to push the bill through. Continue reading
Mar 02 MI5 lost chance to stop 2017 Ariana Grande concert attack, inquiry finds By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press An inquiry has found that Britain's domestic intelligence agency missed a significant opportunity to prevent the suicide bombing that killed 22 people at a 2017 Ariana Grande concert in northwest England. Continue reading
Mar 02 Why is it so hard to buy vegetables in the UK? By Sylvia Hui, Associated Press Officials blame the problem on recent bad weather in Spain and North Africa and say the shortages could persist for up to a month. But many point out that other European countries don't seem to be suffering from the same… Continue reading
Mar 02 Why is Israel pushing ahead with its legal overhaul? By Tia Goldenberg, Associated Press Proponents of the Israeli government's planned legal overhaul often argue that curtailing the power of judges and courts is good for the country. But other factors may be in play. Continue reading
Mar 02 World leaders to discuss who pays for rainforest protection at Gabon summit By Wanjohi Kabukuru, Associated Press A summit on how to protect the world’s largest forests underway in Gabon is set to be dominated by the issue of who pays for the protection and reforesting of lands that are home to some of the world’s most… Continue reading
Mar 02 Greece train collision death toll rises to 57 as crews continue searching crash site By Costas Kantouris, Derek Gatopoulos, Associated Press Emergency crews cut through the mangled remains of a passenger train on Thursday, progressing “centimeter by centimeter” in their search for the dead from a head-on collision in northern Greece that killed at least 57 people. Rail workers went on… Continue reading
Mar 02 SpaceX launches four astronauts from U.S., Russia and UAE to International Space Station By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX has launched four astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA. The crew includes the first person from the Arab world going up for a monthslong stay. Continue reading