Vice President Pence Accuses China Of Trying To Interfere In U.S. Elections
He says China is trying to undermine President Trump by using front groups and propaganda in an effort to beat back the president’s agenda in the midterm elections.
Russia’s Military Intelligence Agency Under Pressure
The Dutch government accused the agency of trying to hack the international chemical weapons watchdog. Then the U.S. indicted seven Russian military officials with conspiracy and money laundering.
Slice of life: A reporter’s search for knives in Beijing
Two days after landing back in China, I am wandering through a bustling Beijing supermarket like a child in a candy shop, snatching up the spices and fresh ingredients I need to cook favorite Chinese dishes. The mood in the market is equally festive, …
‘All You Can Ever Know’ Offers A Personal Account Of Transracial Adoption
Nicole Chung’s memoir is never myopic and, ultimately, it’s universal: a story about families, learning to grapple with our own identities, and figuring out where we belong.
She bears witness to South Sudan’s turbulence, one headline at a time
On the bottom shelves of a slumping metal cabinet, beneath a wad of receipts and a lifeless old laptop, sits a first draft of South Sudan’s history, told in bold print headlines. Some days, that means bartering with soldiers to let her colleagues out …
Russian Cyber Unit Accused Of Attacking OPCW Chemical Weapons Watchdog
Dutch authorities escorted four Russian intelligence officers out of the country hours after their car was found parked near the OPCW’s building, its trunk crammed with electronics.
Meanwhile in … Laos, a drive continues to make this Southeast Asian nation a ‘chess capital’
Laos, a drive continues to make this Southeast Asian nation a ‘chess capital.’ Six years ago, the country launched a “Chess in Schools” program to train as many young Laotians as possible in the art of the game. This year Laos hosted its first interna…
BBC Looks Back On Epidemic With Documentary: ‘Zika Love Stories’
It’s been three years since the Zika epidemic swept across Brazil. Steve Inskeep talks to BBC producer William Kremer about the thousands of babies born with microcephaly, or abnormally small heads.
Chinese Leaders Aim To Shape How The World Perceives Their Country
Under President Xi Jinping, China has devoted massive resources to burnish its global image and focus overwhelming media attention on its leader. Now, “Xi Jinping is the message,” observes one expert.
No Longer Under ISIS Control, How Has Raqqa Changed?
About a year after the battle to force ISIS out of the Syrian city of Raqqa, a trip there shows progress in clearing the rubble but still great destruction and uncertainty.
Fugitive Who Used Helicopter To Escape Caught In France
The repeat offender has fascinated the country, and is known there as the “jailbreak king.” Rédoine Faïd was serving a 25-year-sentence for a botched armed robbery in 2010 that killed a policewoman.
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