Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Nada i am nada tawfik in new york, and this is bbc world news america. A new wave of violence in afghanistan risks reversing the progress made in peace talks. Violence in afghanistan is an everyday kind of violence afghans being killed as they leave their schools and go to work, as they are sitting in their homes. Nada police in the United States have arrested mexicos former defense minister for helping one of the worlds most notorious drug cartels laundering money and narcotics. With just 18 days until the u. S. Election can we take a look at a topic that has been largely missing from the president ial campaignnd find out where the candidates stand on foreign affairs. Nada welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. The United Nations in afghanistan has warned that
Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judy and Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglected needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. A man has been killed and a knife attack in a subu of pari shot dead behind police. Britains Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the uk must prepare to leave that European Union at the end of the year without a deal. Europe stands firm. We will continue the negotiations, and i hope it will be possible, to make progress in the future. But i repeat, we are determined to reach a deal, but not at any cost. As United States passes 8 million cobit infections, new restrictions are implemented in areas around the uk and across europe. Covid19 infections. [shouting] in thailand thousands of protesters in a caulk defy a ban on gatherings, and police use wate cannons. Welcome. A man has been killed and a knife attack in a suburb nort
Ashland. Henry clays home in lexington, kentucky, and for the next 90 minutes we will explore the life and legacy of this man, unsuccessful in his long quest for the white house, yet having an outsized influence on American History. And we are in henry clays parlor r parlor right now. Let me introduce you to jim plotter, historian. Thank you for being with us. Good to be here. Why is he relevant to americans living in our time . On a couple of accounts, his famous quote, i would rather be right than be president. Its a call to people whatever were doing, which is to do the right thing. In a sense, politicians need to remember the country and sacrifice for the country and i think that is still something that we need to remember, as well and the man known as the great compromiser, and a man that forges these compromises that not only kept the nation together, but were constructive and those are the kinds of things we need to remember about henry clay as well as the things that he did in
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Life well planned. The freeman foundation. By judand Peter Blum Kovler foundation; pursuing solutions for americas neglecd needs. And by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. This is bbc world news america. Tributes are paid to the Late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg, the first woman to lie in state of the u. S. Capitol. Antiterrorism Police Investigating a stabbing in paris near the former offices of the Charlie Hebdo magazine where 12 people were killed in 2015. Reporter the site of police cordoning off the streets will bring back painful memories. Just around the corner is Charlie Hebdo. Jane in pakistn, the First Nationwide Vaccination Campaign against polio is underway since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Welcome to world news america on pbs and around the globe. The late u. S. Supreme court judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg has become the first woman in American History to lie in state at the Capitol Building in washington. It was a privat