Section: PBS (USA)
Former U.S. ambassador banned from traveling to Russia
WASHINGTON — The former U.S. ambassador to Russia said Friday that he has been banned from traveling there in a tit-for-tat response to U.S. visa bans for senior Russian officials. RELATED LINKSU.S. turns up heat on Russia as ties deteriorate Moscow officials say experts from Russia made contact with Trump staff during campaign Michael McFaul...
World leaders react to Trump victory with apprehension and applause
HARI SREENIVASAN: Now the view from overseas. The election was watched closely, both with anticipation and fear. And, as chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Warner reports, today, the rest of the world awoke to an America profoundly changed. MARGARET WARNER: The stunning news ricocheted around the world from Tehran to Tokyo, Istanbul to...
What will foreign policy look like under President Trump?
Now that Donald Trump is becoming the 45th president of the United States, people are wondering if the U.S. will pull back on global trade. Will Trump roll back the nuclear agreement with Iran? How will he confront the Islamic State group? Will Russia become the U.S.’s new best friend? We asked a number of analysts for their thoughts on the...
Antarctica to hold the world’s largest marine reserve
After years of diplomatic talks, the European Union and 24 other nations agreed Friday to establish the world’s largest marine reserve in Antarctica. The deal protects 600,000 square miles of ocean, which is more than twice the size of Texas, near the Ross Sea ice shelf, banning all fishing in nearly three-fourths of the reserve. Scientists...
Putin rejects claims of Russian interference in U.S. election
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday dismissed claims that Russia is interfering in the U.S. presidential election, saying the allegations are designed to distract the public from real issues. The United States has accused Russia of coordinating the hacks of Hillary Clinton’s campaign emails to influence the outcome of the...
What the world is thinking about the U.S. election
JUDY WOODRUFF: The president of the United States is often called the leader of the free world. And with just two weeks left in the campaign, it can be relatively safely said that many eyes overseas are keeping close tabs on the race for the White House. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant has been sampling opinion on his recent travels through...
Why Uganda is one of the world’s most hospitable refugee destinations
JUDY WOODRUFF: Next: In a world struggling to accommodate a record number of refugees, one country has been notably welcoming. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro has a report from Uganda. It’s part of his Agents for Change series. FRED DE SAM LAZARO: Nakivale in Southern Uganda looks like any other dusty rural African town....
The controversial force joining the fight against ISIS
JUDY WOODRUFF: Now to the second of our three reports this week on the fight for Iraq. Militia groups, made up mostly of Shia fighters, and many backed by Iran, have become instrumental in the battle to drive ISIS from Iraq. But their presence on the battlefield makes them a controversial force, one with which the United States has deadly...
31 more countries ratify Paris climate pact, including Argentina and Brazil
NEW YORK CITY – Thirty-one more countries formally joined the Paris climate agreement on Wednesday, doubling the number of those who had previously ratified the document, and bringing it well past one of the the thresholds needed for implementation. But in order for the agreement to go into effect, the countries need to account for at least 55...
Dangers of isolationism, Syria top Obama’s last UN address
JUDY WOODRUFF: For the president today, a moment on the world stage at the United Nations one last time, his message no less than an urgent plea to make a better world. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: At this moment, we all face a choice. JUDY WOODRUFF: It was his final address to the U.N. General Assembly, and President Obama used it to issue a...
