PBS News Hour - World

Feb 02 2025 25 ep. 5 mins 53.2k

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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

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Canadian ambassador to U.S. hopes for ‘off-ramp’ to trade war after Trump tariffs

Feb 02 2025 6 mins

President Trump said Sunday that Americans may feel “some pain” as a result of the North American trade war that’s emerging after he imposed sweeping tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Retaliatory tariffs were quickly announced by Mexico, Canada and China, which the president also targeted with import duties. John Yang speaks to Kirsten Hillman, Canadian ambassador to

News Wrap: Israel’s Netanyahu heads to U.S. to meet with Trump

Feb 02 2025 3 mins

In our news wrap Sunday, Netanyahu and Trump are preparing to meet at the White House, new preliminary data shows conflicting altitude readings for the aircraft that collided in D.C. on Wednesday, and top USAID security officials were put on leave after refusing to give Musk’s government efficiency team access to classified materials. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pb

News Wrap: Israel, Hamas complete 4th prisoner-hostage exchange of ceasefire deal

Feb 01 2025 2 mins

In our news wrap Saturday, the delicate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas moved forward with another hostage and prisoner exchange, Arab leaders rejected Trump’s recent call to transfer Palestinians to their countries, Trump ordered the first military strikes of his second term, the Democratic Party elected a new chair, and the Defense Department ended cultural awareness mon

UNRWA vows to keep providing aid to Gaza despite Israeli ban

Jan 31 2025 7 mins

UNRWA, the United Nations’ Palestinian relief agency, said it remains operational in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem despite an Israeli ban. The law passed in October forbids UNRWA from operating on Israeli land and from contact with Israeli authorities. Nick Schifrin discussed more with William Deere of UNRWA and Assaf Orion, a retired Israeli brigadier gener

Syrian revolutionary describes his vision for rebuilding after 13 years of civil war

Jan 31 2025 7 mins

As Syria recovers from 13 years of civil war and five decades under the Assad regime, its citizens face the daunting task of rebuilding their nation. Saleh Hawa, a Syrian literature professor and revolutionary, saw his hometown bombed heavily during the war. Now he says there's an opportunity for the West to make up for its lack of support. Special correspondent Leila Molana-Allen

News Wrap: Hamas frees 8 hostages, Israel releases 100 prisoners in 3rd round of exchanges

Jan 30 2025 4 mins

In our news wrap Thursday, Hamas freed eight hostages and Israel handed over more than 100 Palestinian prisoners in a third round of exchanges, officials in Ukraine say a Russian drone attack killed at least six people in the northeastern city of Sumy and an appeals court ruled a federal ban on handgun sales to adults under 21 violates the Second Amendment. PBS News is supported by

Congo’s foreign minister describes unstable conditions as rebels seize territory

Jan 30 2025 6 mins

Parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are under siege by a Rwanda-backed rebel group. The violence has killed UN peacekeepers, overwhelmed hospitals, displaced hundreds of thousands and sparked fears of a wider regional conflict. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, the Congolese minister of foreign affairs. PBS News is supported by - http

News Wrap: At least 30 killed in India during stampede at religious festival

Jan 29 2025 5 mins

In our news wrap Wednesday, at least 30 people in India were killed and dozens more injured in a stampede during the world's largest religious gathering, the State Department raised its travel advisory for the Democratic Republic of Congo to its highest level advising Americans not to travel there and former New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez was sentenced to 11 years for his bribery con

News Wrap: Rebel group backed by Rwanda claims critical Congo city

Jan 28 2025 4 mins

In our news wrap Tuesday, a rebel group backed by Rwanda has claimed the critical Congo city of Goma, President Trump signed an executive order aimed at limiting gender transition for anyone under the age of 19 and Oklahoma's Board of Education voted unanimously to require parents to provide proof of their child's immigration status when enrolling them in public schools. PBS News i

Public spat with Colombia could be sign of Trump’s Latin America strategy

Jan 27 2025 4 mins

The U.S. embassy in Bogota canceled appointments for Colombians hoping to get visas to enter the United States. The move was the Trump administration’s response to short-lived resistance by the Colombian government to accept deportation flights. The public spat with a key regional partner could be a sign of how the administration's Latin America strategy will play out. Nick S