Massive Crowds Protest Against Algerian President Bouteflika
Algerians gathered for the country’s largest protests yet against President Bouteflika’s bid to run again for a fifth term.
Families Of ISIS Fighters Crowd Camps In Syria
The U.S. and Syrian-Kurdish forces have driven ISIS out of Syria. Now, tens of thousands of the women and children — the families of ISIS fighters — are in an overcrowded, remote camp in Syria.
Brexit: What Now?
NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Tony Travers of the London School of Economics about the drama surrounding Brexit.
Ukraine Election Preview
Ukrainians are going to the polls to elect a new president. Disillusionment with pervasive corruption and fatigue with a low-level war have not put a damper on Ukraine’s lively politics, though.
Opinion: Remembering Pilot Michel Bacos, Hero Of The 1976 Entebbe Hijacking
Remembering Michel Bacos, a French pilot who served in World War II and bravely remained behind with Jewish passengers when his 1976 commercial flight was hijacked by Palestinian and German terrorists
Sen. Bob Menendez On Venezuela
NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., about the situation in Venezuela and the end of the Mueller investigation.
Man In France, Accused Of Sheltering ISIS Terrorists, Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison
Jawad Bendaoud denied knowing that the two men seeking refuge in Paris were involved in a devastating attack on the city, which killed 130 people and injured hundreds more in 2015.
Pope Issues New Edict Requiring Vatican Officials To Report Sex Abuse Allegations
Applicable only to Vatican personnel and diplomats around the world, it is the first unified policy for the protection of children and vulnerable adults. But critics say it doesn’t go far enough.
A Path No One Would Choose To Walk: 350 Miles With The Caminantes
Venezuelans leaving their country by foot used to be men looking for work. Now, it’s people who feel they have no choice. These “caminantes” trek hundreds of miles across Colombia along their journey.
Why Republicans are balking at replacing Obamacare, again
Gasps went up from the Senate floor two years ago when Republican Sen. John McCain gave his late-night thumbs-down to the GOP’s rollback of Obamacare. The late senator’s lesson about an empty replacement is worth remembering in a week in which Preside…
British Parliament Rejects Prime Minister’s Brexit Plan For A Third Time
British Prime Minister Theresa May’s third attempt at getting lawmakers to approve her plans for the U.K. to leave the European Union failed in Parliament on Friday.
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