From PBS NewsHour.

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

Trump signals Russia is blocking path to peace in Ukraine

Onboard an expedition to study a massive, melting glacier

Azerbaijan-Armenia peace plan hinges on small strip of land

Why PolitiFact has labeled 2025 the ‘Year of the Lies’

Photojournalists reflect on capturing impactful images

A Brief But Spectacular take on helping children 

Chloe Flower fuses classical and contemporary in ‘popsical’

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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