News Brief: Disaster Package, Assange Charges, India Election Results
The Senate approved a $19.1 billion disaster aid package. A federal grand jury hit WikiLeaks’ leader Julian Assange with new charges. And, India’s prime minister has secured another five-year term.
Voters In India Allow Prime Minister Narendra Modi To Stay In Power
India’s prime minister has been re-elected and his party is poised to secure more seats in parliament. NPR’s Rachel Martin talks to American Enterprise Institute Scholar Sadanand Dhume about the win.
Trump To Be The First Foreign Leader To Greet Japan’s New Emperor
President Trump will be treated to a state visit in Japan this weekend. It will include meeting the new emperor and attending a sumo wrestling match. It’s part of Japan’s effort to woo Trump.
Theresa May To Step Down Next Month As Britain’s Prime Minister
The political future of British Prime Minister Theresa May is uncertain. She has been under pressure for a while to step down over the embattled Brexit negotiations.
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May To Step Down June 7
May had been under intense pressure from lawmakers to step down after her plans for Brexit were repeatedly rejected. Conservative lawmakers will now begin to consider her replacement.
American Man Achieves Dream By Reaching Mount Everest Summit, Then Dies
Donald Lynn Cash of Utah achieved his goal of climbing the highest peaks on all seven continents. A traffic jam on Mount Everest may have impeded efforts to carry him down the mountain before he died.
Why The Ebola Outbreak In The Democratic Republic Of Congo Keeps Getting Worse
Efforts to stop the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo face a daunting obstacle: A multitude of local and national players are using the disease as a weapon in their struggle for power.
In EU elections, far-right talks up migration. But do voters care?
Rain clouds gathered over Milan’s iconic Il Duomo cathedral on Saturday as Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini took to the stage, rosary in hand, and sought to cast himself as a savior of Europe and its Judeo-Christian heritage. Addressing th…
6 Years After Japan Launched Its ‘Womenomics’ Policy Is It Working?
Women have long been an untapped economic resource in Japan. Six years ago Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe decided to change that by introducing a policy of “womenomics.”
After A Mammoth Election In India, Prime Minister Modi Wins Another 5-Year Term
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been reelected to another five-year term. His Hindu nationalist party has won a majority of seats in parliament.
What veterans want in a commander in chief
Mike Waltz remembers being in Afghanistan as a Green Beret when President Barack Obama announced badly needed troop increases – and, simultaneously, a timeline for withdrawal. The frustration of that experience impelled him – like a growing number of …
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