Univision Journalist Jorge Ramos Free After Being Reported Detained In Venezuela
The TV network says Ramos has been released. Earlier it said Ramos had interviewed President Nicolás Maduro, but he didn’t like their questions. The State Department called for them to be let go.
U.N. Court Says U.K. Must Give Up Control Of Chagos Islands
The U.K. expelled the residents of the Indian Ocean islands and allowed the U.S. to build a military base. The U.N. Court says it must cede control of the islands “as rapidly as possibly.”
Snake On A Plane: Unsuspecting Woman Traveling From Australia Brings A Passenger
The woman flew some 9,000 miles from Australia to Scotland to find her shoe was packed with a live spotted python inside, according to the Scottish SPCA.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Announces Sudden Resignation
Mohammad Javad Zarif was an architect of the Iran nuclear deal. His announcement provides no explanation for his immediate departure.
Controversial Serena Williams Cartoon Ruled ‘Non-Racist’ By Australia’s Press Council
The cartoon, published last September in Australia’s Herald Sun, sparked a fierce backlash, with critics calling it a sexist and racist caricature of the tennis star.
A murky scandal threatens to mar Trudeau’s – and Canada’s – good names
This week Canadians could start to piece together a political saga that, until now, has left the country with more questions than answers even as it threatens to undermine the leadership of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The scandal, over whether the …
Solving the unsolved: How cities are turning up heat on cold cases
Shortly after a Mardi Gras parade a year ago, a group of local residents decided to extend their revelry and congregate in the Lower Ninth Ward here outside the Robinsons’ house. Janice Robinson was standing in her doorway, watching bullets tear into …
Pence Meets With Opposition Leader Juan Guaido
In Colombia, Vice President Mike Pence meets with the man the U.S. is backing in an effort to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Former Envoy To North Korea For Human Rights Issues On Trump-Kim Summit
As President Trump heads to another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks to former State Department envoy Robert King about North Korea’s human rights record.
Tokyo And Seoul: Fears And Hopes For Second Trump-Kim Summit
The U.S.’s main allies in Asia — South Korea and Japan — are carefully watching the second Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi. Both hope for a good deal that leads to denuclearization but are concerned that a bad one might emerge.
‘Say Nothing’ Is A Timely Warning That Ireland’s Old Wounds Are Easily Opened
New Yorker writer Patrick Radden Keefe excels at exposing the past as he tells the story of Jean McConville, a mother of 10 who disappeared after masked men abducted her during Ireland’s Troubles.
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