PBS NewsHour - World

PBS NewsHour

Learn more about your world through in-depth analysis and on-the-ground reports. (Updated periodically)

  • 6 minutes 30 seconds
    News Wrap: U.S. military finishes work on floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza
    In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. military finished work on a floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza, the House of Representatives passed a measure that seeks to force the transfer of bombs to Israel, authorities in Slovakia said the man charged with shooting Prime Minister Fico acted alone and the Supreme Court rejected a conservative attempt to weaken the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
    16 May 2024, 10:50 pm
  • 8 minutes 25 seconds
    Outgoing UN humanitarian chief on handling one of the worst years for global crises
    The U.N. warns the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is growing more acute. In southern Gaza, a quarter of the population faces catastrophic levels of food insecurity and in northern Gaza, nearly one in three children are severely malnourished. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Martin Griffiths, the U.N.'s top humanitarian official, about what he calls one of the worst years for humanitarian crises. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
    16 May 2024, 10:40 pm
  • 6 minutes 18 seconds
    American families working to evacuate Gaza child facing rare medical disorder
    Among the families caught in the war between Israel and Hamas is the Abu Zaiter family. Three-year-old Julia suffers from alternating hemiplegia, or AHC, an extremely rare neurological disorder that causes muscle stiffness, seizures and paralysis. Several families with children who have AHC have rallied to help Julia. Among them is Simon Frost, who discussed those efforts with Amna Nawaz. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
    16 May 2024, 10:35 pm
  • 5 minutes 45 seconds
    News Wrap: Slovakia's prime minister shot in assassination attempt
    In our news wrap Wednesday, Slovakia's prime minister was shot multiple times today in an assassination attempt, the Supreme Court ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections this year using a House map with a second mostly-Black district, the number of drug overdose deaths in the U.S. fell last year and Congress has passed a broad aviation bill aimed at increasing air safety. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
    15 May 2024, 10:50 pm
  • 5 minutes 54 seconds
    Israeli defense minister publicly criticizes Netanyahu's Gaza strategy
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushed back against criticism of his Gaza strategy from within his own government. Israel's defense minister accused Netanyahu of "indecision" and leading Israel down a "dangerous course." The public infighting comes as the Biden administration said Israel did not have a political plan for what's next in Gaza. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
    15 May 2024, 10:45 pm
  • 4 minutes 25 seconds
    Zelenskyy pleads for more support amid one of Russia's largest offensives of the war
    Ukrainian troops fell back to defensive lines amid one of Russia's largest offensives since the beginning of the full-scale invasion more than two years ago. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has postponed all foreign travel, and U.S. Secretary of State Blinken announced new weapons deliveries while visiting Ukraine. But as Nick Schifrin reports, in Kharkiv, the front is fragile. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
    15 May 2024, 10:35 pm
  • 10 minutes 11 seconds
    Treasury Secretary Yellen on why Biden is targeting Chinese manufacturing with new tariffs
    President Biden announced a series of major tariffs on several Chinese imports. The world's two largest economic superpowers are colliding over the future of electric vehicles and other industrial sectors. It comes as both President Biden and Donald Trump are battling to sell voters on their visions for the economy. Amna Nawaz discussed the developments with Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
    14 May 2024, 10:45 pm
  • 5 minutes 54 seconds
    Amid massive protests, Georgian parliament passes bill critics say will set back democracy
    The parliament in the country of Georgia passed a bill that requires aid groups and media that receive foreign funding to register as "organizations serving the interests of a foreign power." Georgia is located between Russia and Turkey on the Black Sea. Critics call it the "Russia Law" and say it will increase Russian influence and block Georgia's integration into the West. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
    14 May 2024, 10:40 pm
  • 5 minutes 5 seconds
    News Wrap: Defense minister replacement shows Putin's desperation, State Department says
    In our news wrap Monday, the State Department says Vladimir Putin's appointment of a new defense minister shows his 'desperation' to sustain his invasion of Ukraine, smoke from wildfires in Canada prompted health warnings in parts of the Midwest and major U.S. airlines are suing the Department of Transportation over a rule requiring them to clearly disclose added fees. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
    13 May 2024, 10:50 pm
  • 4 minutes 39 seconds
    Israel faces diplomatic pressure to avoid assault on Rafah
    The United Nations says more than 360,000 Gazans who fled to Rafah have now been forced to flee again as Israeli troops attack sectors of the city in a bid to rout Hamas. Also in Rafah, the first foreign U.N. staff member was killed by Israeli troops. More than 100 Palestinian U.N. staff have been killed since Oct. 7. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
    13 May 2024, 10:45 pm
  • 2 minutes 49 seconds
    News Wrap: Israel fights resurgence of Hamas militants in northern Gaza
    In our news wrap Sunday, Israeli forces are again fighting Hamas in an area of northern Gaza that the military had previously cleared, Russia says a 10-story apartment building in the border city of Belgorod partially collapsed under Ukrainian shelling, the first person to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died, and filmmaker Roger Corman has died at age 98. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
    12 May 2024, 9:50 pm
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