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Obama, Putin clash over vision for resolving Syrian crisis
UNITED NATIONS — U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin clashed Monday over their competing visions for Syria, with Obama urging a political transition to replace the Syrian president but Putin warning it would be a mistake to abandon the current government. Obama and Putin’s dueling speeches at a United Nations...
Full text of Pope Francis’ speech to United Nations
Pope Francis’ address to the United Nations on Friday as prepared for delivery and translated by the Vatican: Mr President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for your kind words. Once again, following a tradition by which I feel honored, the Secretary General of the United Nations has invited the Pope to address this distinguished assembly of...
News Wrap: EU strikes agreement on migrant crisis aid
JUDY WOODRUFF: In other news, European leaders are promising new efforts to process thousands of refugees and migrants reaching Greece and Italy. The agreement early today also includes more than a billion dollars in aid for those still in refugee camps in the Middle East. Meanwhile, the crisis stoked new tensions along Serbia’s border with...
Why Putin is prepared to fight for Ukraine
JUDY WOODRUFF: Now: another addition to the NewsHour Bookshelf. In March of 2014, Russia annexed the Ukrainian territory of Crimea. In the last year-and-a-half, Russia also has encouraged and supported militarily separatists in Eastern Ukraine. The motivations behind these actions, as well as the response of the West, particularly the United...
U.S. considers Russian intentions, involvement in Syria
GWEN IFILL: Now we return to the root of what’s forced millions from their homes: the conflict in Syria. With multiple factions and common enemies in play, the war has become even more complicated, as Russia now steps up its support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad by moving additional military men and weaponry into Syria and expanding...
Russian fighter jets in Syria raise serious questions, Kerry says
LONDON — The United States is disturbed by Russia’s movement of tactical aircraft to Syria, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday, acknowledging that the jets could pose a threat to American and allied military forces. U.S. officials say Russia moved a small number of fighter jets to a base in Syria on Friday, hours after U.S....
What does Moscow get from offering Assad military support?
GWEN IFILL: So, what are the Russians up to in Syria, and what’s the impact on the ground? For some answers, we turn to Pavel Baev, a Russian military scholar and the research director at the Peace Research Institute in Oslo, and Steven Simon, a visiting lecturer at Dartmouth College. He served on the National Security Council staff during...
Crimean tiger cubs adorably frolic in public park
It doesn’t get any cuter than this. Tiny tiger cubs, some barely two months old, stretching, yawning, rolling lazily in the grass and peering adorably up at the children surrounding them. On Saturday, more than a dozen rare white lion and Siberian tiger cubs were set free to frolic with young visitors at a safari park in Crimea’s...
Eastern Ukraine cease-fire violated with ambush on army vehicle
JUDY WOODRUFF: While much of the world’s attention turned away from Ukraine this summer, the fighting there largely raged on, killing and wounding more fighters and civilians and continuing to displace people in that country’s East. Yet another cease-fire between Russian pro-separatists and Ukrainian forces went into effect this week,...
In Ukraine, why resistance is growing to a negotiated settlement with separatists
JUDY WOODRUFF: And Margaret joins me now. Margaret, welcome. So, how significant is this cease-fire? You pointed out it was broken almost right away. MARGARET WARNER: It was, though, in the view of U.S. officials, it is holding enough to be holding. And so they want the Europeans now, who are really handling these negotiations, to push Putin very...
