It’s not a bust, ‘it’s a rescue’: Florida sting shows shift on trafficking
After using hidden cameras to film hundreds of men receiving illicit sex inside a Jupiter, Fla., massage parlor, Palm Beach County sheriff’s deputies decided to make their move. An eight-month investigation had uncovered a clandestine operation that t…
Why protests are roiling Serbia anew, 20 years after Milošević
Serbia’s last mass movement ousted the autocrat Slobodan Milošević almost 20 years ago. Demonstrations in support of an opposition politician who was badly beaten have grown into nationwide marches against the policies of the Serbian government. Toda…
Pakistan Hands Over Captured Indian Pilot At Tense Border Checkpoint
The pilot was captured earlier this week after his MiG-21 fighter jet was shot down over the Pakistani-administered sector of disputed Kashmir.
As Kenyan Maasai abandon female circumcision, elders lead the way
It was the day that cultural elders would publicly announce that the Loita Maasai were abandoning female circumcision, also known as female genital cutting (FGC), as a rite of passage – the first such declaration in Kenya. One in 5 Kenyan women ages 1…
Egyptian Christians Left With Nowhere To Pray But The Street
In the Egyptian province with the biggest percentage of Christians, the government has refused to grant permits for churches. Tens of thousands of people have nowhere to worship but the street.
News Brief: Congressional Democrats Investigate Trump’s Business, North Korea Summit Fallout
The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has scheduled an open interview with former Trump Organization business booster Felix Sater on March 14.
The Regional Impact Of The North Korea Summit’s Collapse
NPR’s Rachel Martin talks to former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia Abraham Denmark about how the collapse of the U.S.-North Korea summit impacts China and the rest of the region.
What’s Next In India And Pakistan Flare-Up
NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks with Ramesh Thakur of the Centre for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament at the Australian National University about the latest conflict between India and Pakistan.
Israeli Attorney General Prepares To Indict Netanyahu
Israel’s attorney general is preparing a corruption indictment against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Charges could take months but the move casts new doubt on Netanyahu’s re-election bid.
U.S. Leadership Falls Further Behind China In Global Regard, Gallup Poll Finds
The U.S. maintained a strong lead in the annual poll for years until 2017, when its worldwide approval rating plummeted to 30 percent. That number increased slightly in 2018.
Journalists Who Reported On A Cardinal’s Sex Abuse Verdict Could Face Jail Time
More than 100 notices have been sent to reporters and media organizations for breaching a judge’s suppression order in the trial of Australian Cardinal George Pell.
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