April 22, 2026 - PBS News Hour full episode
About this episode
The episode covers Iran's attacks on ships, health policy changes, and disease-related deaths in Uganda due to reduced foreign aid.
Wednesday on the News Hour, Iran attacks multiple ships near the Strait of Hormuz, complicating efforts to end the war and reopen the crucial shipping lane. Health Secretary Kennedy defends his controversial changes, including to vaccine recommendations. Plus, we report from Uganda on the spike in disease-related deaths after the Trump administration slashed aid to countries around the world. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
People in this episode
Host: PBS News
Topics covered
- Iran attacks
- shipping lane
- vaccine recommendations
- disease-related deaths
- foreign aid
- Uganda
Keywords
- Iran
- Strait of Hormuz
- vaccine recommendations
- Uganda
- disease deaths
- Trump administration
- foreign aid
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Iran, Trump administration
Places: Strait of Hormuz, Uganda
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