Doctor Says Syrian Government Is Increasing Bombings Of Hospitals
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Ahmad Tarakji, president of the Syrian American Medical Society, who says hospitals in Syria are being targeted during airstrikes conducted by government forces.
U.S.-China Trade Talks To Continue As Higher Tariffs Take Effect
Noel King talks to China expert Robert Daly of the Wilson Center about the trade negotiations in Washington between the U.S. and China, and President Trump’s plan to increase tariffs.
Maria Butina In An Interview From Prison: I Question The U.S. Justice System
Convicted Russian agent Maria Butina is speaking out for the first time since her sentencing. Steve Inskeep talks to Mary Louise Kelly, host of All Things Considered, about her interview with Butina.
Muslims In Moscow Say They Lack Space For Friday Prayers
There are four mosques in the Russian capital Moscow, but the growing Muslim population struggles to find a place to pray. Some Muslims complain the issue of new mosques has been politicized.
U.S. Takes Control Of North Korean ‘Sanctions-Busting’ Ship
U.S. authorities say it is the first-ever seizure of a North Korean cargo vessel for breaking international sanctions. The coal ship has been detained in Indonesia for the past year.
Tense U.S.-China Trade Talks Underway With Threat Of Tariffs Looming
The move represents a ramping up of ongoing trade tensions between the world’s two largest economies.
What equals justice for opioid crisis: Help victims or punish Big Pharma?
As hundreds of lawsuits against opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers chug through the U.S. legal system, a trio of recent decisions gives a hint of what may be coming. On May 2, a Boston jury convicted the onetime billionaire CEO of Insys…
Why top Democrats are rooting for Trump in trade spat with China
With trade talks between the United States and China at a make-or-break moment, the news media and investors are focused heavily on President Donald Trump’s threat to jack up tariffs on China Friday if the negotiations don’t go well. Often left on the…
On Memorial Day, an Israeli-Palestinian experiment in reconciliation
In their case, it was their two older brothers who were killed, more than half a century ago, on the same June day during the 1967 Middle East war. Mira Samet was 17 at the time, and her younger brother was celebrating his 11th birthday, when the news…
A Look At Foreign Policy Challenges Trump Faces
NPR’s Ailsa Chang talks to Council on Foreign Relations President Richard Haass about the myriad of foreign policy challenges facing the Trump administration.
How Senate Intel Committee remains a bright spot of collegiality
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., vice-chair of the committee, has a ready answer for how he and the chairman, Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., have pulled it off, while their House counterparts have not. “Hard work!” Senator Warner said Thursday at a Monitor Breakf…
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