PBS News Hour - World

News Wrap: Ferdinand Marcos Jr. scores landslide victory in Philippines presidential race

May 09, 2022 22:45 - 6.06 MB

In our news wrap Monday, the son of one-time Philippines dictator Ferdinand Marcos scored a landslide victory in the country's presidential election, Sri Lanka's prime minister resigned after weeks of protests, the death toll continues rising in Havana, Cuba after Friday's explosion at a luxury hotel, and authorities in Shanghai intensified COVID measures Despite a drop in cases. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

As crisis grips Afghanistan, the Taliban tighten their draconian rule

May 09, 2022 22:35 - 15 MB

Nearly nine months since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, the economy is in freefall and about half the country is nearing acute food insecurity. But even with this widespread suffering, the Taliban on Sunday ordered all women be completely covered - head to toe - when leaving their homes, requiring them again to don the burqa that was a telltale of their first rule. Jane Ferguson reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Dozens feared dead in Russian strike on school as Ukrainians vow to fight on in Mariupol

May 08, 2022 21:50 - 4.14 MB

First Lady Jill Biden spent part of this Mother's Day making an unannounced visit to Ukraine, meeting with her Ukrainian counterpart, Olena Zelenska, as America's top diplomat returned to the post in Kyiv for the first time since the war began. Meanwhile, Russian attacks continued overnight, including a strike on a school in eastern Ukraine that officials fear killed dozens. Nick Schifrin reports from Kharkiv. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

News Wrap: China loyalist elected as Hong Kong's next leader

May 08, 2022 21:45 - 2.95 MB

In our news wrap Sunday, a staunch Beijing loyalist has been elected as Hong Kong's next chief executive in a rubber-stamp committee vote, Nepali Sherpa Kami Rita scaled Mnt. Everest for a record 26th time, and the Kentucky Derby saw one of the greatest underdog finishes in the history of the sport as Rich Strike overcame 80-1 odds in a come-from-behind victory. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

India's deadly heat wave shows the real-world effects of climate change

May 08, 2022 21:35 - 5.36 MB

It is unbearably hot in India right now as a brutal heat wave scorches the region. While temperatures in some areas have surpassed 120 degrees Fahrenheit every year, the recent wave started early, leading to school closures, landfill fires and a crop crisis. Somini Sengupta, climate reporter for The New York Times and anchor of the Climate Forward newsletter, joins Geoff Bennett to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Battle for eastern Ukraine hits stalemate as last civilians evacuate Mariupol steel plant

May 07, 2022 21:45 - 6.59 MB

Ukraine's President Zelenkskyy announced Saturday that all women, children and elderly had been evacuated from that steel mill in the besieged city of Mariupol. But the country is bracing for stepped-up Russian attacks, as Russia prepares to celebrate the anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany. Nick Schifrin reports from Kharkiv. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

News Wrap: Havana hotel blast kills dozens in Cuba

May 07, 2022 21:40 - 2.44 MB

In our news wrap Saturday, rescue efforts continue in Cuba after a powerful gas explosion at a hotel in Havana killed at least 26 people and injured dozens more. Also, the Taliban have ordered all women in Afghanistan to cover their faces in public except for their eyes, and the CDC is investigating more than 100 unusual hepatitis cases in children. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

News Wrap: April jobs report shows hiring still strong despite inflation

May 06, 2022 22:55 - 6.33 MB

In our news wrap Friday, April's jobs report shows the U.S. gained 428,000 net jobs despite inflation, supply shortages and rising interest rates. Also, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene will be allowed to seek reelection, the Irish nationalist party Sinn Fein is poised to win elections in Northern Ireland, and the Census Bureau reports the median age of women giving birth has risen to 30. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Ukrainians begin to rebuild parts of their battered country as Russia focuses on the east

May 06, 2022 22:50 - 14.7 MB

As first lady Jill Biden began a tour in eastern Europe, Ukrainian forces have gone on the offensive in northeastern Ukraine. Yet one of the deadliest sieges during the battle for Kyiv in April was in Chernihiv, outside the capital. Ukrainian forces there stopped Russia forces from advancing south as they left a trail of destruction. Nick Schifrin reports on the aftermath and signs of renewal. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

News Wrap: 3 people killed near Tel Aviv as Israeli police search for attackers

May 05, 2022 22:50 - 6.74 MB

In our news wrap Thursday, three people were stabbed to death near Tel Aviv as Israeli police search for for a pair of suspected Palestinian attackers. Also, President Biden named Karine Jean-Pierre as his White House press secretary, dust storms engulfed Iraq, parts of Texas and Oklahoma pick up the pieces after tornadoes, and OPEC and its allies plan to continue gradually increasing production. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Heavy fighting rages at Mariupol steel plant as the UN renews push to evacuate civilians

May 05, 2022 22:45 - 10.1 MB

Russian efforts to seize the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol are meeting fierce resistance Thursday, as Ukrainian fighters continue their last-ditch stand in the port city. This as the United Nations announced a new operation to evacuate some of the 100,000 people still trapped in Mariupol. Nick Schifrin reports again from Kyiv. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

U.S. shifts goals on war in Ukraine amid concerns over Russia's nuclear capabilities

May 05, 2022 22:40 - 17.6 MB

During the past few months the Biden administration's rhetoric about its ultimate goals for Ukraine appears to have shifted, with more talk about winning the war against Russia. Evelyn Farkas, executive director of the McCain Institute at Arizona State University, and John Mearsheimer, political science professor at the University of Chicago, join Judy Woodruff to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Russia targets supply routes as the U.S. and NATO allies pump weapons into Ukraine

May 04, 2022 22:45 - 13.1 MB

The wide plains of eastern Ukraine are now the site of a pitched battle between Ukrainian and Russian forces. American and allied weapons keep flowing in to assist Ukraine as it fends off fearsome Russian artillery and bombing. Meanwhile, a new report shows that the death toll in the war's worst air strike could be double what was originally believed. Nick Schifrin reports from Kyiv. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Combat medics deliver lifesaving care on the frontlines of Russia's war against Ukraine

May 04, 2022 22:40 - 15.6 MB

Just beyond Ukraine's frontlines, there is another fight to keep those injured on the battlefield alive. Resources are low, but the volunteers who run a vast network of emergency medical services remain committed to their lifesaving work. Elsewhere, care for ailments and illness is hard to come by for ordinary Ukrainians Willem Marx and videographer Edward Kiernan report. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Russia launches assault on Mariupol as Ukraine unveils evidence of war crimes outside Kyiv

May 03, 2022 22:30 - 8.09 MB

Russian forces on Tuesday are besieging the Azovstal steel plant, the final holdout of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians in Mariupol. This as Ukraine's top prosecutor unveiled the preliminary results of her investigation into war crimes in the Kyiv suburb of Irpin. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

News Wrap: White House deems Russia is wrongfully detaining American basketball star

May 03, 2022 22:25 - 3.38 MB

In our news wrap Tuesday, the Biden administration has determined that Russia is wrongfully detaining pro basketball star Brittney Griner, voters in Ohio and Indiana took to the polls, former President Trump's inaugural committee and business will pay $750,000 to settle allegations over his D.C. hotel, and rolling blackouts in India are cutting power to swaths of the country amid extreme heat. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Ukrainian civilians desperately try to flee the hellscape of Mariupol amid Russian attacks

May 02, 2022 22:55 - 5.73 MB

The first evacuations from a steel plant in Mariupol, site of the last stand by Ukrainian troops, continued Monday a day after 100 civilians were freed. But more than 100,000 Ukrainians remain in the city, which has now been besieged for two months. And in Moscow, Russia's foreign minister ignited a firestorm with a claim that Adolf Hitler had Jewish heritage. Nick Schifrin reports from Ukraine. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

U.S. acting ambassador to Ukraine on the return of diplomats and the state of the war

May 02, 2022 22:54 - 9.68 MB

In the western city of Lviv, the U.S. chargé d'affaires to Ukraine Kristina Kvien returned on Monday to the country for the first time since evacuating six weeks ago. Kvien joins Nick Schifrin to discuss new shipments of U.S. arms to Ukraine, sanctions against Russia and how the U.S. would define victory in the war. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

News Wrap: Jan. 6 committee calls on more GOP House members to testify

May 02, 2022 22:50 - 5.13 MB

In our news wrap Monday, the Jan. 6 congressional committee has asked three more GOP House members to testify, a federal jury in Washington, D.C. convicted a retired New York police officer of assault and other charges in the Jan. 6th Capitol riot, the biggest wildfire in the U.S. keeps growing in New Mexico, and a former Philadelphia police officer was charged with murdering a 12-year-old boy. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Exhibit chronicles the career of a South African activist fighting for trans visibility

May 02, 2022 22:25 - 7.75 MB

Sir Zanele Muholi has been documenting queer and trans people in South Africa for decades with the aim of celebrating life, joy and the beauty of the community. An exhibit at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston that focuses on work by Muholi is being shown across the country and world this spring. Jared Bowen of GBH Boston reports for our arts and culture series, "CANVAS." PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Pelosi pledges U.S. support in Ukraine visit as evacuations begin in war-torn Mariupol

May 01, 2022 21:49 - 9.05 MB

About 100 residents in Ukraine's port city of Mariupol on Sunday were freed and promised safe passage after being trapped for months in the basement of a steel plant with little access to clean air, food or water. This comes after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a U.S. delegation to meet with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy. Nick Schifrin reports from Lviv. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Why a vocal Turkish activist's prison sentence is a 'nail in the coffin' for free speech

May 01, 2022 21:35 - 4.72 MB

A Turkish court last week sentenced activist and businessman Osman Kavala to life in prison for attempting to overthrow the government during 2013 protests. Kavala's sentencing is just another example of President Erdogan's crackdown on free speech. Temel Keren, a journalist and author of "How to Lose a Country: The 7 Steps From Democracy to Dictatorship," joins Geoff Bennett to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Deep inside Mariupol's last stronghold, Ukrainians send messages of patriotism and resolve

April 30, 2022 21:50 - 4.26 MB

Russia is slowly consolidating its forces around Ukraine's eastern Donbas region. Meanwhile, thousands of Ukrainians remain trapped in a steel factory in the beleaguered city of Mariupol. And as correspondent Ali Rogin reports, their loved ones are sending urgent pleas for their rescue. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

News Wrap: Biden weighs canceling at least $10,000 in student loans per borrower

April 30, 2022 21:45 - 4.03 MB

In our news wrap Saturday, the Biden administration is considering canceling at least $10,000 in student loans per borrower through executive action, a 22-year-old Marine Corps veteran who joined the war in Ukraine was killed in fighting there, China's capital is tightening Covid restrictions, and millions of people across the Midwest and South are facing the threat of severe storms. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

As Ukrainian forces hold off Russian advances, the roar of artillery remains relentless

April 29, 2022 22:55 - 6.91 MB

Desperate attempts to evacuate the besieged city of Mariupol continue Friday, with the United Nations trying to strike a deal with Russia that would allow more than 100,000 civilians to leave the port city. Fighting raged elsewhere in Ukraine's east and in the capital of Kyiv as rescuers took stock of a deadly missile strike that hit as the U.N. secretary general visited. Willem Marx reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Heavy casualties and low morale hamper Russia's war effort in Ukraine

April 29, 2022 22:50 - 9.36 MB

With the war raging in eastern Ukraine, there is a divide between the war aims declared by the Russian high command in Moscow, and the reality of the war on the ground. Dmitri Alperovitch, co-founder of the Silverado Policy Accelerator, a Washington-based think tank, joins Amna Nawaz for more on the state of the war in Ukraine. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Bracing for a prolonged war, Biden asks Congress to fund $33 billion in aid for Ukraine

April 28, 2022 22:55 - 5.29 MB

President Biden on Thursday unveiled a $33 billion aid proposal for Ukraine, the latest effort to assist in the war against Russia. About two-thirds would go to military assistance, and the rest for economic and humanitarian help. Meanwhile, as the war rages on, the U.N. secretary general this week met with the leaders of Russia and Ukraine. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

New bill aims to use assets seized from wealthy Russians to arm and rebuild Ukraine

April 28, 2022 22:54 - 7.36 MB

President Biden on Thursday said his administration was reviewing ways to convert assets seized from wealthy Russians with ties to Vladimir Putin and use them to help Ukraine with arms and reconstruction. New Jersey Rep. Tom Malinowski, a Democrat who co-sponsored a bill that passed in the House this week called the Asset Seizure for Ukraine Reconstruction Act, joins Nick Schifrin to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Ukrainians brave Russian shelling to restore power

April 28, 2022 22:50 - 7.83 MB

With so much of Ukraine's vital infrastructure targeted by Russia, widespread power outages are the norm. It falls to local crews to fix power lines, all the while under fire. Special correspondent Willem Marx and videographer Edward Kiernan report from the town of Orikhiv near the frontlines in southeastern Ukraine. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

News Wrap: Moderna seeks FDA approval for its Covid vaccine for children under 6

April 28, 2022 22:45 - 5.98 MB

In our news wrap Thursday, Moderna filed for FDA authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine for children under the age of 6, Oklahoma lawmakers gave final approval to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, new research warns thousands of new viruses could spread in the next 50 years due to climate change, and President Biden is considering canceling additional federal student loan debt. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Can the 'vaccine for the world' help end the global pandemic?

April 28, 2022 22:25 - 10.3 MB

It's a tiny vial with big ambitions to help bring an end to the pandemic everywhere on earth. The developers of the so-called "vaccine for the world" hope what's inside can ease the equity issues surrounding global covid vaccine distribution. John Yang has the story. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Russia severs natural gas supplies for two NATO nations, escalating standoff with the West

April 27, 2022 22:55 - 9.95 MB

More than two months into Russia's war in Ukraine Vladimir Putin on Wednesday trained his sights on Europe's reliance on Russian energy. Moscow cut off supplies of natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria, two of the many European countries that rely on Russian energy. It comes a day after the U.S. and European allies agreed to step up military aid to Ukraine. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

As war in Ukraine rages on, U.S. and Russia exchange prisoners

April 27, 2022 22:50 - 11.1 MB

The U.S. and Russia on Wednesday agreed to a prisoner exchange. U.S. Marine Trevor Reed boarded a plane back home after a 2019 arrest in Moscow for allegedly assaulting police officers. He was traded for Konstantin Yaroshenko, a Russian pilot convicted in a U.S. court of drug trafficking. State Department spokesman Ned Price joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

News Wrap: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy criticized Republicans after Jan. 6

April 27, 2022 22:45 - 11 MB

In our news wrap Wednesday, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy faces new disclosures that he criticized Republicans after Jan. 6, former President Trump appealed a New York court's contempt finding, a battle over Native American rights returned to the Supreme Court, ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi was sentenced to jail, and SpaceX sent four astronauts to the Internationals Space Station. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Biden administration defends border policies as the battle over Title 42 heats up

April 27, 2022 22:40 - 16.1 MB

As the pandemic eases, the influx of migrants on the U.S. southern border is reaching record levels. And the Biden administration is facing new questions from both sides of the aisle about plans to roll back Title 42, the policy that has kept many migrants out of the country. Lisa Desjardins joins Amna Nawaz to discuss. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Volunteers risk their lives to provide aid to Ukrainians trapped on the frontlines

April 27, 2022 22:35 - 11 MB

As the war in Ukraine has shifted east, so too have the efforts to aid millions of civilians still stuck between warring armies with nowhere to hide. They lack the very basics, but some of their fellow Ukrainians are risking everything to help them. Homegrown heroes delivering food, formula, and sometimes, a ride out of the war zone. Willem Marx and videographer Ed Kiernan report. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

A thousand miles from Ukraine, Syrians in Idlib fear history is repeating itself

April 27, 2022 22:30 - 8.77 MB

Ukrainians have been living, suffering and dying under withering Russian air, artillery and missile strikes. Their plight and resistance are perhaps nowhere better understood than in Syria's Idlib province. There, Syrians who oppose president Bashar al-Assad are in their 11th year of resistance against him and his closest ally Vladimir Putin. Abdul Razzak el-Shami and Ali Rogin report. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

As the West increases arms shipments to Ukraine, worries grow about the reaction in Russia

April 26, 2022 22:55 - 10 MB

The war in Ukraine is accelerating in the eastern Donbas region. On Tuesday, as ministers from dozens of nations met in Germany to coordinate their efforts to arm Ukraine, American leaders changed their tone, from one of just helping Ukraine fend off Russia, to helping them defeat and weaken Russia for the long term. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Ukrainian forces dig in against Russia's eastern assault as the U.S. pledges more aid

April 25, 2022 22:55 - 8.07 MB

Russian forces on Monday struck targets across the Ukraine with missiles. But while Moscow's main focus remains on the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian troops there are resisting Russians across a wide battlefront. One day after two top U.S. officials met with Ukraine's president and Cabinet, the U.S. vowed to speed more weaponry to aid their fight against Russia. Willem Marx reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

How the Czech Republic is supporting Ukraine's fight against Russia

April 25, 2022 22:54 - 12.4 MB

The Czech Republic was the first country to provide Ukraine with Soviet-era tanks, while it also supplied artillery and infantry fighting vehicles. Both nations have similar weapons systems, allowing the Ukrainians to use the Czech armaments effectively with little training. Jan Lipavasky, the Czech Republic's minister of foreign affairs, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his country's involvement. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

News Wrap: House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy denies asking Trump to resign

April 25, 2022 22:50 - 9.3 MB

In our news wrap Monday, the top Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, again denied asking former President Trump to resign over the Capitol attack. Also, a New York state judge found Trump in contempt of court for failing to turn over business records, mass COVID testing begins for most of Beijing, and tribal clashes in Sudan's Darfur region reach the regional capital. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Macron wins reelection as his challenger demonstrates the rise of the French far-right

April 25, 2022 22:45 - 8.68 MB

France's President Emmanuel Macron has promised to unite his divided country after winning reelection for a second five-year term. Macron defeated the extreme right-wing candidate Marine Le Pen by a substantial margin even as she still managed to secure almost 42 percent of the vote. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Paris. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Macron wins French presidential runoff election

April 24, 2022 21:55 - 6.99 MB

French President Emmanuel Macron won a second term Sunday, over far-right challenger Marine Le Pen. This is the second time Macron and Le Pen have faced off in the French presidential elections, but the margin is projected to be much narrower this time around than in 2017, when Macron defeated Le Pen by over 30 percentage points. Malcom Brabant reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Russian shelling continues as U.S. officials expected in Ukraine

April 24, 2022 21:50 - 3.67 MB

Russian shelling continued in Ukraine Sunday despite calls for a truce for Orthodox Easter. President Volodomyr Zelenskyy also pressed the West for more powerful weapons as Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are expected to become the first top U.S. officials to travel to Ukraine since the war started. Willem Marx reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Amid Russian attacks, Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces still holding on

April 23, 2022 21:50 - 4.41 MB

Russian forces continued their attacks on the port city of Mariupol, focusing their attention on a steel plant housing both soldiers and civilians. In an appearance Saturday, Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukrainian forces are still holding on amid the attacks and that a high level U.S. delegation would visit the next day. Ali Rogin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Russian forces pick through the remains of destroyed Ukrainian towns

April 22, 2022 22:55 - 6.45 MB

Russian forces loomed over the ghostly ruins of Mariupol, removing bodies while preparing to besiege Ukrainian holdouts in a fortified steel plant. Ukrainian officials claim Russian troops are redepolying from the southern port city to reinforce their onslaught in the east. Willem Marx reports PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

News Wrap: Dow tumbles marking worst day since 2020

April 22, 2022 22:50 - 6.85 MB

In our news wrap Friday, stocks took a nosedive on Friday facing disappointing corporate earnings and the threat of rising interest rates. Firefighters across the southwest are battling wildfires fueled by dry conditions and 50 mph winds. A new study finds that firearms were the leading cause of death for children and teens in 2020. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Far right Marine Le Pen challenges French President Macron in election showdown

April 22, 2022 22:45 - 9.9 MB

French voters go to the polls Sunday for a second and final vote between incumbent President Emmanuel Macron and far right challenger Marine Le Pen. Le Pen, who has run a Trump-style campaign targeting immigration has been labeled by Macron as a radical. Meanwhile Le Pen charges that Macron is anti-France. Malcolm Brabant reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Biden to send more weapons to Ukraine in fight against Russia, welcome refugees

April 21, 2022 22:55 - 8.82 MB

More American weapons will soon be on the way to Ukraine as its forces face off with Russia across eastern Ukraine. President Biden made that announcement today, and said the U.S. would welcome tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees to the country. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Global accusations of genocide rage as bloody scenes rise in Ukraine

April 21, 2022 22:30 - 12.6 MB

Russian forces have killed civilians across Ukraine, sparking global outrage, and accusations that Russia is committing war crimes - even genocide. The barbarity is evident in the Kyiv suburb of Bucha, that was liberated three weeks ago. Now, a grim accounting is beginning. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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