Rubio’s move to revoke Chinese students’ visas sparks condemnation
The U.S. says it will revoke visas for Chinese students who study in “critical fields” or have links to China’s Communist Party. The move could harm U.S. innovation and science research capacity.
Why Germany’s Government Can Spy on a Political Party
Germany’s biggest opposition political party, the nationalist and anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party, has been designated “extremist” by the country’s domestic intelligence agency. That means the German government can tap party members’ phones and hire informants to monitor them, in a measure meant to ensure that the party is not a threat to democracy. U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have both criticized this move. But it is something the German constitution allows and that constitution was shaped by the United States. Our correspondent in Germany looks into how and why this came about.
A Swiss village is buried after a glacier collapses in the Alps
The Birch Glacier above the village of Blatten collapsed and caused a landslide that has buried most of the village. Authorities had evacuated residents earlier this month, but one person is missing.
Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine discusses Trump’s recent criticism of Putin
What does President Trump’s changing rhetoric on Vladimir Putin suggest about his relationship with the Russian leader? NPR’s Michel Martin asks William Taylor, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine.
President Trump expressing growing frustration with Russia’s Vladimir Putin
For several days now, President Trump has expressed growing frustration with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the slow progress towards ending the war in Ukraine.
World financial markets welcome court ruling against Trump’s tariffs
Financial markets welcomed a U.S. court ruling that blocks President Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law.
Morning news brief
Federal trade court blocks many of Trump’s tariffs, Trump expressing frustration with Putin and Russia’s continued war on Ukraine, Conservative Political Action Conference begins in Hungary.
Rubio says U.S. will ‘aggressively’ revoke visas for many Chinese students
The announcement to revoke visas most drastic move yet to curtail the numbers of international students studying in the U.S.
Tate brothers face rape and trafficking charges in U.K.
British prosecutors have approved 21 charges against self styled misogynist influencers, brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, including rape, assault, and human trafficking.
Children of ISIS fighter find new life in Minnesota
When ISIS was at its height, its ranks included several hundred Americans. They were often young men radicalized online by savvy marketing that promised free housing and the chance to meet a wife.
When the Islamic State collapsed, some of them ended up in huge detention camps in Syria, and the U.S. has been trying to bring them home.
NPR’s Sacha Pfeiffer reports on one American family coping with the aftermath of the child they lost, and the children they found.
What happened to the families of the Americans who joined ISIS? Not just the families they left behind in the U.S., but the ones they formed overseas?
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Healthcare System Collapses in Sudan’s Capital
The civil war in Sudan has been ongoing for more than two years causing some fifteen million people to be displaced and the collapse of the country’s healthcare system in many places. In the capital Khartoum, there were once nearly 100 public and priva…
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