PBS News Hour full episode, Dec. 31, 2025
Wednesday on the News Hour, why European leaders say Russian President Putin invented an assassination plot and what it means for any Ukraine peace deal. We join a scientific expedition in the icy seas around Antarctica to understand a massive, melting glacier. Plus, how a U.S.-backed road and rail project in an unstable region could unlock trade with Central Asia.
WATCH TODAY’S SEGMENTS
News Wrap: Millions ring in new year amid Arctic weather
https://youtu.be/DPIJ3Z6g58Q
Trump signals Russia is blocking path to peace in Ukraine
https://youtu.be/8vv6V-hK5Kw
Onboard an expedition to study a massive, melting glacier
https://youtu.be/Ktw64Pi8h3w
Azerbaijan-Armenia peace plan hinges on small strip of land
https://youtu.be/Um9GWdRcgpg
Why PolitiFact has labeled 2025 the ‘Year of the Lies’
https://youtu.be/5S4OUHe7lYE
Photojournalists reflect on capturing impactful images
https://youtu.be/updVKM2ediA
A Brief But Spectacular take on helping children
https://youtu.be/8hs1XoPWiI4
Chloe Flower fuses classical and contemporary in ‘popsical’
https://youtu.be/HGVC2ugFQfY
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00:00 – Intro
02:05 – News Wrap
10:16 – Russia Invasion
20:09 – Voyage to Antartica
25:29 – Road to Peace?
33:41 – “Year of the Lies”
40:29 – The Year in Photos
47:08 – Brief but Spectacular
49:40 – Popsical
54:56 – Goodnight
