PBS News Hour - World - Who is Joe Kent, the counterterrorism official who resigned over the Iran war?
PBS News Hour - World - What Joe Kent’s resignation says about U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism efforts
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PBS News Hour - World - LA port chief on how the Iran war is impacting global trade
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Newshour - Top US counterterrorism official resigns over Iran war
Joe Kent, the head of the US National Counterterrorism Centre and a long-time Trump supporter, has announced his resignation from the role. He said he could not in good conscience back the administration's war. The BBC’s US State Department correspondent gives us more details on this development.
Also on the programme: At least 100 people are dead after a Pakistani airstrike hit an Afghan hospital; how Fijian bull sharks appear to have preferred swimming companions while avoiding others; and a man living close to the Ukrainian front line tells us what daily life is like as the war with Russia continues.
(Photo: Joe Kent speaking into a microphone. Credit: Bloomberg via Getty Images)
PBS News Hour - World - Venezuela’s historic run meets USA in World Baseball Classic final
The Gist - Mickey Bergman: “Even Maduro Has a Soft Spot”
Mickey Bergman, who negotiates the release of political prisoners, returns to explain how freeing hostages from the world's most hostile regimes runs entirely on emotional intelligence, not geopolitical leverage. He walks through two cases — using Bill Richardson's death to unlock a Venezuelan prisoner release, and a single carefully orchestrated meeting with Myanmar's military junta leader. Bergman also discusses the Gilad Shalit exchange that put Yahya Sinwar back in circulation. Plus, Mike updates the March Madness bracket with injury news: Ali Larijani is out for the tournament. And in the Spiel, why Burger King's Baba O'Riley rebrand is less a comeback than a confession.
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Consider This from NPR - Anti-Muslim rhetoric rises as Zohran Mamdani embraces his Muslim faith
During this Ramadan he’s hosted half a dozen public prayers and celebrations, the latest Monday night when he broke fast with incarcerated men at Rikers Island.
NPR’s Brian Mann reports on how Mamdani’s efforts to celebrate his Muslim faith and the backlash that has accompanied those efforts.
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