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Syrians mark 12 years of civil war with no end in sight
March 15, 2023 22:25 - 10 minutes - 19.1 MBWednesday marks 12 years since the beginning of the civil war in Syria which has destabilized the region, killed half a million people and displaced millions more. Adding calamity on top of the disaster, last month's earthquakes laid waste to land already pummeled by the regime of Bashar al-Assad and his Russian patron, Vladimir Putin. Amna Nawaz reports on what 12 years of war have wrought. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
News Wrap: Battle for Bakhmut rages on in streets of ruined Ukrainian city
March 02, 2023 23:55 - 4 minutes - 3.8 MBIn 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 climbed to 57 and a Pennsylvania congressman is calling for the EPA to expand a testing zone around the train derailment site in East Palestine. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Blinken face-to-face with Russian counterpart for first time since invasion of Ukraine
March 02, 2023 23:50 - 10 minutes - 9.26 MBThe 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, and China's and India's support for Russia, with Sumit Ganguly and Elizabeth Wishnick. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Blinken face-to-face with Russian counterpart for 1st time since invasion of Ukraine
March 02, 2023 23:50 - 10 minutes - 9.26 MBThe 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, and China's and India's support for Russia, with Sumit Ganguly and Elizabeth Wishnick. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Renowned Ukrainian conductor reflects on war, life as a refugee
March 02, 2023 23:20 - 4 minutes - 4.22 MBSince 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 of Rhode Island PBS Weekly has the story, a collaboration with the Boston Globe, for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
'Very unlikely' foreign adversary caused Havana Syndrome, U.S. intelligence says
March 01, 2023 23:55 - 6 minutes - 11.9 MBIt is a mystery that has challenged the U.S.'s intelligence community for years. The unexplained illness known as Havana Syndrome, named after the city where diplomats and intelligence officials first suffered from dizziness, cognitive difficulties and even memory loss. Wednesday, the intelligence community assessed it was likely not the work of a foreign adversary. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
News Wrap: Chicago voters oust mayor in election where crime was a top issue
March 01, 2023 23:50 - 5 minutes - 11 MBIn our news wrap Wednesday, voters in Chicago oust Mayor Lori Lightfoot as two other candidates go to a runoff, police in Israel used force against crowds protesting an overhaul of the nation's courts, rescuers in Greece spent the day searching for survivors and bodies after a train crash that killed 43 and a Ukraine adviser suggested commanders might pull back from the besieged town of Bakhmut. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Ruling party candidate wins Nigeria's presidency after disputed vote
March 01, 2023 23:30 - 5 minutes - 9.98 MBAfrica's largest democracy has a newly-elected president. Bola Tinubu, a long-time Nigeria kingmaker, has been declared the winner with over 36% of the vote. The fiercely-contested election wasn't without controversy. Long lines and delays led the opposition to allege fraud and there have been protests and some violence since the election. Amna Nawaz discussed the results with Ebenezer Obadare. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
News Wrap: White House bans TikTok from government-issued devices
February 28, 2023 23:50 - 4 minutes - 7.7 MBIn our news wrap Tuesday, the White House gave federal agencies 30 days to remove TikTok from all government-issued devices citing security concerns, a Ukrainian commander says Russian forces are trying to encircle Bakhmut, Ukraine has received over $100 billion in U.S. aid and senior Pentagon officials say it's being well spent and President Biden says he'll nominate Julie Su for Labor Secretary. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Ukrainians in Bucha reflect on horrors and brutality suffered at hands of Russian forces
February 28, 2023 23:40 - 9 minutes - 17.3 MBSome of the starkest images of Russian brutality in Ukraine emerged from the Kyiv suburb of Bucha last year. Ukrainian officials say 1,700 people were killed and 9,000 war crimes were committed there. With the support of the Pulitzer Center, special correspondent Simon Ostrovsky and videographer Yegor Troyanovsky returned to Bucha to tell the story of a group of Ukrainians executed in cold blood. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
News Wrap: Storm system brings blizzard to California and tornadoes to Plains
February 27, 2023 23:55 - 4 minutes - 7.9 MBIn our news wrap Monday, the latest in a barrage of storms forced blizzard warnings in California and piled up tornado wreckage in the Southern Plains, air raid sirens sounded across Ukraine and intense fighting raged around Bakhmut, all three presidential frontrunners in Nigeria claim they're headed for victory and another sizeable earthquake struck southern Turkey, killing one person. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Renewed wave of violence between Palestinians and Israelis breaks out in West Bank
February 27, 2023 23:50 - 6 minutes - 11.4 MBThe renewed wave of violence and vengeance between Israelis and Palestinians continued Monday as a Palestinian gunman killed a motorist near the city of Jericho on the occupied West Bank. The U.S. ambassador to Israel said the victim was an American, though the man has yet to be identified. Amna Nawaz reports on the intensified conflict. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
News Wrap: Israeli, Palestinian officials try to de-escalate violence
February 26, 2023 22:45 - 4 minutes - 3.78 MBIn our news wrap Sunday, Ukrainians commemorated volunteer soldiers who died in the war, Israeli and Palestinian officials met in Jordan to try to de-escalate West Bank violence, voting extended to a second day in Nigeria's presidential election, a migrant boat wrecked off the coast of Italy killing at least 59, and Howard University's men's swim team won the Northeast Conference Championship. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
As war rages on, Ukraine begins costly reconstruction while fighting corruption
February 26, 2023 22:40 - 5 minutes - 5.08 MBOne year after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the scars of war are staggering -- entire neighborhoods destroyed and hundreds of thousands of homes burned out. With the support of the Pulitzer Center, Nick Schifrin and videographer Eric O'Connor report on the challenges of reconstructing a country, and tackling historic corruption, as it still fights a war. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
News Wrap: Nigeria counts ballots after challenging Election Day
February 25, 2023 22:45 - 5 minutes - 4.61 MBIn our news wrap Saturday, Nigeria held its presidential election amid delays and scattered violence, winter weather continues to affect the West Coast, Biden ordered federal agents to check on families door-to-door in East Palestine, Ohio, an independent committee recommended gun safety rules to reduce suicides in the military, and the FDA approved the first at-home combo test for flu and COVID. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Zelenskyy delivers call for Ukrainians to stay resilient a year into Russia's invasion
February 24, 2023 23:55 - 14 minutes - 27.8 MBFriday marked the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It is the largest war in Europe in 80 years, marked by calamitous destruction and death, but also by the bravery and resilient will by Ukrainians. With the support of the Pulitzer Center, Nick Schifrin reports on what the U.S. calls crimes against humanity committed by Russian forces waging total war. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
A year after invasion, Russian war crimes inflict death and ruin on Ukraine
February 24, 2023 23:54 - 8 minutes - 8.05 MBIn the year since Russia invaded their country, Ukrainians have remained resilient in the face of what the U.S. calls crimes against humanity committed by Russian forces. With the support of the Pulitzer Center, Nick Schifrin reports on what prosecutors and investigators documenting Russia's war crimes in Ukraine have found. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
News Wrap: 54 dead as heavy rain devastates coastal areas in Brazil
February 24, 2023 23:50 - 4 minutes - 7.76 MBIn our news wrap Friday, the death toll from heavy rain in Brazil that devastated coastal areas has risen to 54, parts of California saw blizzard and flood warnings as a storm intensified across the western U.S., the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation rose more than expected and First Lady Jill Biden gave the strongest signal yet that the president will run for reelection. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Earthquake recovery hampered by sheer scale of destruction in Turkey and Syria
February 24, 2023 23:45 - 5 minutes - 10.3 MBIn the two weeks since deadly earthquakes hit southern Turkey and northern Syria, the focus has shifted from rescue to rehabilitation. The task ahead is not only to reconstruct homes, but also to rebuild lives, especially for the youngest victims. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Ukrainian ballet dancers in exile serve as cultural ambassadors as war rages on at home
February 24, 2023 23:25 - 7 minutes - 14.8 MBDuring the past twelve months of war, Ukrainians have demonstrated their courage and resilience in countless ways. One group of artists is responding in the best way they know how. Through dance, they are bringing their work and stories to world stages. Jeffrey Brown profiles the United Ukrainian Ballet for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
News Wrap: Nearly 75 million Americans under winter weather alerts
February 23, 2023 23:50 - 6 minutes - 6.36 MBIn our news wrap Thursday, an unprecedented winter storm has put some 75 million Americans under winter weather alerts, the United Nations General Assembly passed a nonbinding resolution calling for Russia to withdraw from Ukraine, fresh violence erupted along the Israel-Gaza border and Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 16 years in prison for a rape and sexual assault case in Los Angeles. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
U.S. Deputy Secretary of State on where Russia's war on Ukraine stands one year later
February 23, 2023 23:45 - 7 minutes - 6.71 MBFriday is the first anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. One year on, after tens of thousands of lives lost, strong Ukrainian resistance and the U.S.-led coalition funneling billions in aid to Ukraine, where does the war stand? Amna Nawaz discussed that with Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Ukraine's fight against Russia forges new levels of national unity a year into war
February 23, 2023 23:25 - 6 minutes - 5.64 MBUkrainians' loyalties have sometimes been described as divided between those who speak Russian and Ukrainian, between those who want to maintain historical ties with Moscow and those who see a future in the EU and NATO. But a year after the Russian invasion, the war is crafting a new, united union in Ukraine. Nick Schifrin reports from Kyiv with the support of the Pulitzer Center. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
News Wrap: Massive winter storm bears down on huge part of U.S.
February 22, 2023 23:55 - 5 minutes - 10.8 MBIn our news wrap Wednesday, a massive winter storm is bearing down on a huge swath of the U.S., President Biden called Russia's decision to withdraw from the nuclear arms control treaty a "big mistake," Palestinian officials say an Israeli raid killed at least 10 and wounded over 100 others and a daughter of Malcolm X filed notice that she intends to sue the FBI, CIA and other government agencies. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Inside the Ukrainian tank brigades holding back a larger, more modern Russian force
February 22, 2023 23:50 - 9 minutes - 17.8 MBUkraine and the U.S. say Russian forces have launched offensives in three areas in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. With support from the Pulitzer Center, Nick Schifrin and videographer Eric O'Connor visited all parts of the frontline. They give us this inside look at the Ukrainian tank brigades tasked with holding back a larger, more modern Russian force. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Inside the Ukrainian brigades holding back a larger, more modern Russian force
February 22, 2023 23:50 - 9 minutes - 17.8 MBUkraine and the U.S. say Russian forces have launched offensives in three areas in Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. With support from the Pulitzer Center, Nick Schifrin and videographer Eric O'Connor visited all parts of the frontline. They give us this inside look at the Ukrainian tank brigades tasked with holding back a larger, more modern Russian force. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Freed political prisoner discusses Nicaragua's slide toward authoritarianism
February 22, 2023 23:35 - 9 minutes - 17.4 MBEarlier this month, Nicaragua exiled hundreds of its citizens, many of whom were political prisoners, to the United States. Their release marks a turning point for a government that has become increasingly authoritarian. Felix Maradiaga, a former Nicaraguan presidential candidate, was one of those exiled. He joined Geoff Bennett to discuss his experience inside Nicaragua's most notorious prison. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Russia suspends participation in nuclear treaty as Biden rallies support for Ukraine
February 21, 2023 23:50 - 4 minutes - 7.84 MBOne year on since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the two men in charge of the world's largest nuclear arsenals faced off rhetorically. President Biden before a rousing crowd in Warsaw, and Russian President Putin in Moscow in front of an orderly audience of his lieutenants and supporters. Nick Schifrin reports from Ukraine with the support of the Pulitzer Center. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
News Wrap: Biden administration formally proposes restrictions to asylum seekers
February 21, 2023 23:45 - 3 minutes - 7.36 MBIn our news wrap Tuesday, the Biden administration formally proposed restrictions to asylum seekers at the southern border, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said it is now up to Iran to end a deadlock over restoring the 2015 nuclear deal, deaths from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria climbed past 47,000 and a judge ruled 9/11 victims cannot seize assets belonging to Afghanistan's central bank. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Where relations between U.S. and Russia stand a year after Putin's invasion of Ukraine
February 21, 2023 23:40 - 8 minutes - 16.1 MBAs Russia's invasion of Ukraine marks one year and Putin announces his country will suspend participation in the New START Treaty, where does that leave U.S.-Russia relations? Rose Gottemoeller, the chief U.S. negotiator for the treaty during the Obama administration, and Angela Stent, a top intelligence officer on Russia during the second Bush administration, joined Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Biden shows solidarity with Ukraine in surprise visit ahead of invasion anniversary
February 20, 2023 23:55 - 8 minutes - 7.78 MBPresident Biden made an unannounced visit to Kyiv on Monday just days ahead of the one year anniversary of Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine. The administration says it informed Moscow before Biden arrived for the first visit by a U.S. president to Ukraine in 14 years. Nick Schifrin reports from Kyiv with the support of the Pulitzer Center. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
News Wrap: New earthquake shakes Turkey-Syria border region
February 20, 2023 23:50 - 5 minutes - 4.84 MBIn our news wrap Monday, a new earthquake touched off more terror across the Turkey-Syria border region, the far-right government in Israel advanced an overhaul of the courts amid mass dissent, the UN nuclear watchdog says it's asking Iran about signs of uranium being enriched to levels very near nuclear weapons-grade and dozens of people are missing in Brazil after extreme rains. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
How Ukrainian drone pilots are changing the course of the war against Russia
February 20, 2023 23:45 - 7 minutes - 6.65 MBThis week marks one year since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In the eastern part of the country, frontline units are working to modernize a war that has often seemed an echo from last century. Nick Schifrin and videographer Eric O'Connor traveled to the Donetsk Province and report on Ukrainian soldiers using drones in the hunt for Russian troops. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
News Wrap: Blinken visits Turkey, pledges more disaster aid after quakes
February 19, 2023 22:45 - 5 minutes - 4.88 MBIn our news wrap Sunday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Turkey and pledged an additional $100 million in U.S. aid for earthquake recovery efforts in the region, Syria says Israeli airstrikes in Damascus killed at least five people in a residential area, two shootings in Memphis, Tennessee have left one dead and 10 injured, and actor Richard Belzer died at the age of 78. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Ukraine fights to hold Bakhmut as U.S. accuses Russia of crimes against humanity
February 18, 2023 22:50 - 5 minutes - 5.07 MBIt has been nearly one year since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and today for the first time, the United States has labeled Russian actions in Ukraine as crimes against humanity. Meanwhile, Ukrainian soldiers are barely holding Bakhmut, the epicenter of the fighting. Nick Schifrin reports from Kramatorsk, Ukraine, near the front line of the conflict. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
News Wrap: Jimmy Carter enters hospice care after series of hospital stays
February 18, 2023 22:45 - 3 minutes - 3.13 MBIn our news wrap Saturday, former President Carter entered hospice care at home, the earthquake death toll in Turkey and Syria rose over 46,000, North Korea launched a missile into waters near Japan, more federal agencies arrived in East Palestine, Ohio, funerals were held for the three students killed in the MSU shooting, and the U.S. and Canada called off searches for last week's downed objects. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
News Wrap: Ohio officials say public water supply safe near derailment, chemical spill
February 17, 2023 23:55 - 5 minutes - 10.1 MBIn our news wrap Friday, Ohio officials say testing shows public water in East Palestine is still safe to drink after the toxic chemical spill, five former Memphis police officers pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder and other charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols and and the U.S. military finished recovering debris from the Chinese balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Politics hampers efforts to provide aid to earthquake victims in northwestern Syria
February 17, 2023 23:50 - 9 minutes - 16.9 MBTurkey's interior minister said that over 80,000 buildings in his nation were either destroyed or fatally compromised by last week's earthquake. Finding shelter and aid for survivors is a prime focus there now. The situation across the border in Syria is also dire for the millions left homeless, so many of whom have suffered so greatly through nearly 12 years of war. Amna Nawaz reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
News Wrap: Grand jury says one or more witnesses lied about efforts to overturn election
February 16, 2023 23:50 - 5 minutes - 5.13 MBIn our news wrap Thursday, a special grand jury in Georgia concluded one or more witnesses lied under oath about Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 election results, police shed more light on the shootings that killed three at Michigan State University and a suburban Chicago man pleaded not guilty to reckless conduct after his son allegedly killed seven people at a Fourth of July parade. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Turkey's president faces scrutiny after earthquake for construction standards
February 16, 2023 23:45 - 8 minutes - 8 MBThe death toll from the devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria has crossed 41,000. The disaster has also exposed Turkey's President Erdoğan's political fault lines. He's facing scrutiny for failing to enforce construction standards that could have saved lives. Amna Nawaz discussed the frustrations with Gönül Tol of the Middle East Institute's Center for Turkish Studies. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Criticism over lax construction standards grows 10 days after Turkey and Syria earthquake
February 15, 2023 23:55 - 2 minutes - 5.52 MBMore stories have emerged of extraordinary rescues amid the rubble in Turkey and Syria more than a week after the catastrophic earthquake. At the same time, more and more questions are being asked about manmade failures and how they added to a death toll of more than 41,000. Peter Smith of Independent Television News reports from Kahramanmaraş in southern Turkey. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
News Wrap: Congressional Budget Office offers bleak reassessment of U.S. economy
February 15, 2023 23:50 - 5 minutes - 10.6 MBIn our news wrap Wednesday, the Congressional Budget Office offered a bleak reassessment of the U.S. economy, a white supremacist was sentenced to life without parole for killing 10 black people in Buffalo last May, the Justice Department closed a sex-trafficking probe into Rep. Matt Gaetz and the acting head of the FAA said the agency is working to prevent a repeat of a major systems failure. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Russia claims gains in Donbas, NATO says West must meet Ukraine's demand for artillery
February 15, 2023 23:35 - 8 minutes - 16.5 MBNATO described the fight over eastern Ukraine as a "grinding war of attrition" as Russian forces have launched operations in multiple areas. It comes as Moscow claims to have made incremental gains in Ukraine's Donbas. Nick Schifrin reports from that region with the support of the Pulitzer Center. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Activists say UK government not keeping asylum-seeking minors safe as hundreds go missing
February 15, 2023 23:30 - 6 minutes - 11.9 MBBritain expects three to four thousand unaccompanied children to cross the English Channel in small boats this year. The government is trying to devise a way to keep these young asylum seekers safe after the abduction of 200 unaccompanied minors while supposedly under the state's care. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Brighton. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Indian government's crackdown on press freedom after BBC documentary critical of PM Modi
February 15, 2023 23:25 - 7 minutes - 13.3 MBIndian tax officials have conducted searches at the BBC offices in that country for the past two days. It comes weeks after India censored a BBC documentary that criticizes Prime Minister Modi. The actions against the British broadcaster put the spotlight on the dwindling democratic freedoms in one of the world's largest democracies. Bobby Ghosh joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the developments. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Frustration mounts, hope for finding survivors wanes as earthquake death toll tops 40,000
February 14, 2023 23:50 - 2 minutes - 5.22 MBThe death toll from the earthquake in Syria and Turkey has topped 40,000. Some 35,000 of those killed were in Turkey, making it the country's worst disaster in a century. At the same time, a few flickers of life are still being found. Amna Nawaz reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
News Wrap: Inflation eases in January compared to last year
February 14, 2023 23:45 - 4 minutes - 9.09 MBIn our news wrap Tuesday, inflation at the consumer level eased in January from a year earlier, President Biden is naming two new economic policy advisers, U.S. senators got a classified briefing on the series of unidentified objects shot down in American airspace and former Vice President Pence has reportedly decided to fight a special counsel's subpoena in the Jan. 6 investigation. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Western nations accelerate air defense to Ukraine as Russia launches new offensive
February 14, 2023 23:35 - 5 minutes - 9.42 MBLeaders from a coalition of more than 50 countries that send weapons to Ukraine met to discuss accelerating their assistance. Russian forces have launched fresh offensives in Ukraine's east and there are concerns about the ability to withstand the attacks. Nick Schifrin reports from the Donbas region with the support of the Pulitzer Center. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Former Green Beret who fought for Ukraine offers perspective on war, how to counter Russia
February 14, 2023 23:30 - 6 minutes - 12.3 MBAfter several tours as an Army Ranger in Iraq and Afghanistan, and as a Green Beret in Europe, David Bramlette thought his fighting days were over. But last March, he went to Ukraine and fought against the Russians for almost 11 months, leading a multi-national team of volunteers. Bramlette joined William Brangham and gave his perspective on the war and what Ukraine needs to counter Russia. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
Victims found alive in rubble a week after earthquake that killed 37,000 in Turkey, Syria
February 13, 2023 23:55 - 2 minutes - 5.39 MBThe official death count from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria has now topped 37,000. But a week after the disaster and against all odds, a few people are still being found alive in the wreckage. Special correspondent Jane Ferguson reports from Turkey. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders