PBS News Hour - World

The world's top war crimes court issued warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The court said they committed crimes against humanity for intentionally depriving Gazans of food and directing attacks against civilians. Israel called it an anti-semitic attack on democracies trying to defend themselves from terrorism. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Thursday, Vladimir Putin says Russia tested a new intermediate-range missile to strike Ukraine, police in Brazil indicted former President Bolsonaro on charges of orchestrating a failed coup following his 2022 election defeat and the Danish military is closely watching a Chinese ship in the Baltic Sea after two major underwater fiber-optic data cables were ruptured. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Despite a UN-approved security mission that deployed in June to try and restore some order, large swaths of the country remain under gang control and violence is endemic. Special Correspondent Marcia Biggs and videographer Eric O'Connor traveled there for a look at the depth of the crisis. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

One thousand days ago, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine marked that grim milestone with a first, using a long-range American missile system to hit a target inside Russia. Also Tuesday, Russia updated its nuclear doctrine that says it could use nuclear weapons if attacked by a conventionally armed country supported by a nuclear power. Nick Schifrin reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Delegates at the U.N. climate summit are frantically trying to strike a deal that would provide as much as $1 trillion per year for developing countries to help them withstand the impact of climate change. No country is watching the talks more closely than Grenada. Hurricane Beryl, energized by warmer waters, caused catastrophic damage there in July. Special correspondent Laura Trevelyan reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Monday, Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least 21 people in two regions, Israeli strikes pounded Lebanon's capital just blocks from parliament and other government landmarks, President Biden urged Congress to pass $100 billion in emergency aid following hurricanes and toxic smog is blanketing parts of northern India where pollution levels are 50 times what's deemed safe. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Jewish community leaders in the Netherlands are urging their Muslim counterparts to start discussing ways of reducing tensions caused by the conflict in Gaza. Divisions have deepened in the Netherlands and France following two recent soccer matches involving Israeli teams. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant begins his report in Paris. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

An estimated 20 million people are thought to earn their livelihoods in the global waste industry by collecting, disposing, repairing or repurposing a wide range of materials and products. However, the cost and consequences of handling waste are borne far more heavily in developing nations. In partnership with the Pulitzer Center, Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on the impact of waste from textiles. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Sunday, a senior U.S. official confirmed that Ukraine will be allowed for the first time to fire American-supplied missiles into Russia, an Israeli strike killed a senior Hezbollah official in Lebanon, Ohio's governor denounced a march that displayed swastikas, Biden became the first sitting U.S. president to tour the Amazon, and USA Gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi died at age 82. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Saturday, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 16 people in Lebanon and Gaza, a patient in California is being treated for a new form of mpox first seen in eastern Congo, prosecutors allege Sean "Diddy" Combs is trying to obstruct justice while awaiting trial in jail, and a much-hyped boxing event between Mike Tyson and Jake Paul was marred by Netflix streaming glitches. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President Biden met on Saturday for the third and final time during his term with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Their sit-down was on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima, Peru. William Brangham speaks with Nick Schifrin about Biden's goals for the meeting and what to expect when President-elect Trump takes the reins in two months' time. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Leaders at the United Nations' COP29 climate change summit are being pressed this year to address the rising threats to environmentalists and defenders of human rights. Ali Rogin looks at the challenges facing these activists around the world and speaks with Laura Furones, a senior adviser at the environmental watchdog and advocacy group Global Witness, to learn more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Friday, all eyes on President Joe Biden as world leaders gather at the APEC Summit in Peru for one of his final appearances on the world stage, climate experts are calling for an urgent overhaul of the United Nation's COP climate talks and Lebanon's caretaker prime minister has asked Iran to help secure a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

When Americans no longer want a car, laptop or clothes, where do some of those goods go? Most end up in the Global South, where millions of people depend on repairing, dismantling or selling them for a livelihood. Environmental groups say this is a toxic trifecta of waste that inflicts damage to land, coastlines and health. Fred de Sam Lazaro reports in partnership with the Pulitzer Center. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Thursday, Syrian state media says Israel carried out two airstrikes killing at least 15 people near Damascus, suicides within the U.S. military increased last year continuing a long-term trend, New Jersey declared a drought warning as parts of the northeast see the driest conditions experienced in nearly 120 years and the Pentagon poured cold water on reports of alien sightings. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Wednesday, Secretary of State Blinken pledged to rush aid to Ukraine in the Biden administration's final months, a U.S. government employee has been charged with leaking classified information about Israel's plans to attack Iran, the FBI revealed Chinese affiliated actors targeted telecommunications companies and drug overdose deaths appear to be showing a sustained decline. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President Biden met Israeli President Isaac Herzog in the Oval Office and reaffirmed his administration's 'ironclad' commitment to Israel. The Israeli government says Hamas is still holding 101 hostages in Gaza and Herzog said the war would continue until the hostages return home. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Dalia Cusnir, the sister-in-law of two hostages. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

President Biden met Israeli President Isaac Herzog in the Oval Office and reaffirmed his administration's 'ironclad' commitment to Israel. The Israeli government says Hamas is still holding 101 hostages in Gaza and Herzog said the war would continue until the hostages return home. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Dalia Cusnir, the sister-in-law of two hostages. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Tuesday, the U.S. will not limit arms transfers to Israel after seeing some progress in boosting aid to Gaza, a judge delayed a decision on whether to uphold Trump's hush-money conviction, the airman who leaked classified military documents about the Ukraine war was sentenced and a judge blocked a Louisiana law forcing public schools to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

An independent famine review committee affiliated with the United Nations declared that across northern Gaza, starvation, malnutrition and excess mortality, are "rapidly increasing" and "famine thresholds may have already been crossed or else will be in the near future." Nick Schifrin discussed more with Jan Egeland, a longtime diplomat and humanitarian who recently traveled to Gaza. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Sunday, Israel hit Lebanon and northern Gaza with more deadly airstrikes, Russia and Ukraine traded drone attacks, a magnitude-6.8 earthquake shook Cuba days after Hurricane Rafael pummeled the island, Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 election in Arizona, and internationally acclaimed dancer Judith Jamison died at age 81. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Saturday, Democrats held onto one more Senate seat while control of the House remains unknown, Qatar is suspending its efforts to mediate between Israel and Hamas, 26 people died in a train platform bombing in Pakistan, windy conditions are sparking wildfires on both U.S. coasts, and a FEMA worker was fired for advising her team to avoid homes with signs supporting Trump. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Dutch authorities are investigating what led to a wave of attacks last night on Israeli soccer fans in Amsterdam. It followed days of tension leading up to the game. Stephanie Sy reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Thursday, Hurricane Rafael left a trail of destruction in Cuba and left millions in the dark, California's "Mountain Fire" northwest of Los Angeles has exploded fifteen times in size since yesterday, climate scientists say this year is "virtually certain" to be the hottest year on record and Australia's government proposed blocking anyone under 16 from using social media. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders