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PBS News Hour - World

Learn more about your world through in-depth analysis and on-the-ground reports. (Updated periodically) PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

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1:55

News Wrap: Biden awards Pope Francis with...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2025/01/11

In our news wrap Saturday, Biden awarded Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, special counsel Jack Smith resigned from the Justice Department, and singer Sam Moore of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave died at age 89 from complications following surgery. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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5:49

News Wrap: Maduro sworn in for 3rd term following...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2025/01/10

In our news wrap Friday, Venezuelan President Maduro was sworn in for a third term following a disputed election, the White House extended protections for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans and El Salvadorans living in the U.S., the Israeli military struck targets in Yemen after Houthis launched drones at Israel and the Biden administration announced sanctions against Russia's energy sector. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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10:09

Jake Sullivan on Biden's foreign policy legacy and...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2025/01/10

On Monday, President Biden will give a farewell speech at the State Department focused on his foreign policy legacy. Ahead of that address, Nick Schifrin sat down with one of the key architects of Biden's foreign policy, National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, to discuss his time in the administration and where the U.S. stands on the world stage as Trump prepares to take office. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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5:57

News Wrap: Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2025/01/09

In our news wrap Thursday, Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was arrested while leaving an anti-government protest in Caracas, Lebanon's parliament elected a new president, Gaza health officials say the death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has now topped 46,000 people and Defense Secretary Austin announced details of a $500 million aid package to Ukraine. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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11:24

How U.S. aid is being used to address food security...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2025/01/09

One of the biggest challenges facing sub-Saharan African nations is how to help farmers withstand climate and economic headwinds and produce food for a growing population. Critics say most U.S. aid dollars are going to U.S.-based companies with little involvement by locally-led groups closest to the problem. Fred de Sam Lazaro looks at two food startups in Ghana for his series, Agents for Change. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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6:49

News Wrap: At least 40 killed in Israeli airstrikes...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2025/01/02

In our news wrap Thursday, Gaza health officials say Israeli airstrikes killed at least 40 people with one strike hitting a tent camp that Israel had designated as a safe zone, South Korean investigators are carrying out a warrant to detain impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over last month's declaration of martial law and 10 people were hurt in a shooting outside a nightclub in New York. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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2:33

News Wrap: Putin apologizes after deadly Azerbaijani...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2024/12/28

In our news wrap Saturday, Putin issued a rare apology following the deadly crash of an Azerbaijani airliner, Israeli troops forcibly arrested the head of one of northern Gaza's last functioning hospitals, a winning ticket for the Mega Millions jackpot was sold in California, and film star Olivia Hussey died at age 73. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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7:56

Looking back at the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2024/12/28

This week marks 20 years since one of the worst natural disasters in modern history. In 2004, a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the island of Sumatra in western Indonesia triggered a tsunami in the Indian Ocean that killed more than 220,000 people across 12 countries. Ali Rogin speaks with Daniel Bogado, director and executive producer of the new documentary "Tsunami: Race Against Time," for more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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6:19

News Wrap: South Korea's parliament impeaches acting...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2024/12/27

In our news wrap Friday, South Korea's parliament impeached acting president Han Duck-soo after he decided against appointing three judges to the court reviewing the impeachment of his predecessor, the White House sees signs Russian defense systems may be to blame for a plane crash and Palestinian health officials say Israeli soldiers raided one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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9:18

Syria's new rulers try to contain growing tensions...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2024/12/27

Unrest is brewing in Syria's coastal plains, home to the Assad family's Alawite sect. Earlier this week, a group of regime loyalists staged an ambush on the now-governing rebel forces, killing 14. With the Shia Alawite sect making up only 10 percent of the population in the majority Sunni country, Syria's de-facto ruler is trying to keep tensions from boiling over. Simona Foltyn reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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9:58

Russian anti-aircraft system may have downed...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2024/12/26

There are early indications a Russian air defense system may have hit the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan, a U.S. official says. Some of the speculation focuses on damage to the plane's tail section that could have been caused by shrapnel from an exploding missile. Stephanie Sy reports and William Brangham discusses the crash with retired Army Col. Robert Hamilton. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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4:39

News Wrap: 5 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2024/12/26

In our news wrap Thursday, five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a TV broadcast van, Israel escalated attacks on Houthi rebels in Yemen, authorities in Finland detained a ship with suspected Russian ties to investigate whether it damaged a major undersea power cable and Australia is facing some of its worst fire conditions in years. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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8:32

How the Assad regime made billions producing and...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2024/12/26

Now that the Assad regime in Syria has fallen, the full scale of that government's production and distribution of illicit drugs is coming to light. Leila Molana-Allen reports from the drug factories in Syria. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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3:58

As Arctic warms, Indigenous communities there face...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2024/12/26

Since the 1980s, temperatures in the Arctic have risen at nearly triple the global rate. This past summer was the wettest on record, while a heatwave in August set records in northern Alaska and Canada. Digital producer Casey Kuhn explains how the warming affects those who call the Arctic home. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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4:21

News Wrap: At least 38 dead after Azerbaijan Airlines...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2024/12/25

In our news wrap Wednesday, at least 38 are dead after an Azerbaijan Airlines flight crashed in Kazakhstan, Ukraine says Russia launched an extensive missile and drone attack on the country's energy and fuel infrastructure, disrupting heating services for 500,000 people and researchers in Siberia unearthed what may be the best-preserved body of a woolly mammoth ever found. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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5:08

Why Northern Israel residents are hesitant about...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2024/12/25

The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has brought relative calm in northern Israel, but the road to recovery is long. Tens of thousands have been displaced due to Hezbollah's rocket attacks. Producer Karl Bostic traveled to Metula and Kiryat Shmona along the border with Lebanon to meet families who finally got to visit their homes after 14 months of war. Jeffery Brown has the story. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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8:35

Amid new freedoms, Syrians face horrors at site of...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2024/12/18

Syrians are celebrating their hard-won freedoms throughout the nation, but that joy is tempered by the absence of so many imprisoned and never heard from again. In some ways, Syria is a land of ghosts, and the job of speaking for the dead falls to their loved ones and the new Syrian government. Leila Molana-Allen reports from the suburbs of Damascus. A warning, images in this story are disturbing. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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3:37

Syrians attempt to uncover fate of thousands detained...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2024/12/18

As we learn more about the atrocities committed by the Assad regime, investigations are underway at sites across that country. Authorities and relatives are trying to uncover the fate of the many thousands detained and feared murdered during Assad's rule. Simona Foltyn visited three mass grave locations and reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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3:26

Syria's new leaders promise unity while also holding...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2024/12/11

Syria's new leaders vowed to create unity, but also hold to account the people who facilitated a half-century of Assad rule. Those calls for revenge added to the unease of many Syrian minorities, including U.S. partners in the fight against Isis who had to give up hard-won territory. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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5:15

Fall of Assad sparks new hope in Syria but minority...

PBS News Hour - World ·

2024/12/11

The sea change toward tenuous hope in Syria over the last two weeks has been tempered with a grim accounting of the last 14 years of war and a half a century of authoritarian rule under the Assad family. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen reports from Damascus. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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