A murky scandal threatens to mar Trudeau’s – and Canada’s – good names
This week Canadians could start to piece together a political saga that, until now, has left the country with more questions than answers even as it threatens to undermine the leadership of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The scandal, over whether the …
Solving the unsolved: How cities are turning up heat on cold cases
Shortly after a Mardi Gras parade a year ago, a group of local residents decided to extend their revelry and congregate in the Lower Ninth Ward here outside the Robinsons’ house. Janice Robinson was standing in her doorway, watching bullets tear into …
Pence Meets With Opposition Leader Juan Guaido
In Colombia, Vice President Mike Pence meets with the man the U.S. is backing in an effort to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Former Envoy To North Korea For Human Rights Issues On Trump-Kim Summit
As President Trump heads to another summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks to former State Department envoy Robert King about North Korea’s human rights record.
Tokyo And Seoul: Fears And Hopes For Second Trump-Kim Summit
The U.S.’s main allies in Asia — South Korea and Japan — are carefully watching the second Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi. Both hope for a good deal that leads to denuclearization but are concerned that a bad one might emerge.
‘Say Nothing’ Is A Timely Warning That Ireland’s Old Wounds Are Easily Opened
New Yorker writer Patrick Radden Keefe excels at exposing the past as he tells the story of Jean McConville, a mother of 10 who disappeared after masked men abducted her during Ireland’s Troubles.
Amid US talks with Taliban, Afghan women remain vigilant
The Taliban imposed strict rules when they controlled Afghanistan in the late 1990s: Attending Friday prayers in the mosque was mandatory, for example, enforced with beatings at the end of a whip. Recommended: US-Taliban talks: Is Afghanistan ready f…
On Eve Of 2nd Trump-Kim Summit, Is North Korean Reactor Producing Plutonium?
Days before President Trump and Kim Jong Un are to meet in Vietnam, satellite images show no river ice downstream from the key North Korean facility at Yongbyon — a sign the reactor may be running.
Hong Kong bars China’s notions of law
In a speech last year, Chinese leader Xi Jinping reminded his country that rule of law really means “the law of governing by the Communist Party.” In courts across the mainland, the Marxist party often wields the law merely as a tool to cling to power….
News Brief: Pence In Colombia, Vatican Summit, Oscar Results
Vice President Pence talks to Latin American leaders about Venezuela’s crisis. The pope calls for an “all-out battle” against clergy sex abuse. And, Green Book wins the Oscar for best picture.
Latest Developments In Venezuela’s Deepening Crisis
It was a deadly weekend after the Venezuelan government cracked down on demonstrators and volunteers who tried to carry U.S. humanitarian aid into the country against the president’s orders.
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