Iran president insists he will not meet Trump for nuclear talks
Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has said he will not take part in bilateral talks with Donald Trump. Last week Mr Rouhani said that would meet anyone if it served the national interest of his country – hinting at a meeting with the US president but wi…
Guatemala bids goodbye to UN anti-graft body as it wraps up
Guatemala said goodbye Tuesday to a U.N. commission that has helped investigate and prosecute hundreds of corrupt politicians, public officials and businesspeople over the last 12 years. The commission, known as CICIG for its initials in Spanish, ceas…
Boris Johnson Humiliated by Parliament in First Brexit Vote
via REUTERSLONDON—Theresa May’s abject humiliation over Brexit was three years in the making as she endured failed negotiations, misfiring political gambles, and a series of internal revolts. Boris Johnson got there in just one vote. The biographer of …
Lawmakers Seize Control Of Parliamentary Agenda To Try And Block No-Deal Brexit
The Labour party and rebels in the conservative party seized control of the parliamentary agenda to try and block Boris Johnson from crashing the U.K. out of the E.U. with no withdrawal agreement.
What The French Government Is Trying To Do About Domestic Violence
Scores of women have been killed by their partner this year in France. The government is now turning its attention to this burst of domestic violence with a conference on the subject convened Tuesday.
Where U.S.-Taliban Peace Negotiations Stand After Recent Bombings In Afghanistan
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Associated Press reporter Kathy Gannon about the U.S. peace negotiations with the Taliban, in light of recent Taliban bombings in Afghanistan.
Kenneth Bialkin, Lawyer and Jewish Leader, Dies at 89
He helped win freedom for Soviet Jews and a posthumous pardon in a notorious lynching case. He also offered counsel in a major corporate merger.
France explores a credit line for Iran, but needs Trump’s buy-in
French officials hope the effort would encourage Iran to stay in its nuclear deal. Aides to the U.S. president are skeptical about the plan.
Boris Johnson Suffers Major Defeat As Conservative MPs Stall No-Deal Brexit
Conservative members of Parliament on Tuesday risked their careers to form a “rebel alliance” and take the Brexit timetable out of the party leader’s hands.
Wounded Johnson’s Brexit Plan in Tatters as Election Fight Looms
(Bloomberg) — Follow @Brexit, sign up to our Brexit Bulletin, and tell us your Brexit story. U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson began moves to trigger a snap general election after suffering a humiliating defeat for his Brexit strategy that left his ru…
A Look At The Type Of Boat That Was Involved In The Deadly Fire In California
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with frequent diver Fernando Elizondo about the California boat fire. Elizondo has been diving off those boats for decades.
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