A Handful Of U.K. Lawmakers Are Trying To Create A New Political Party
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with James Blitz, Whitehall editor of the Financial Times, about the latest in Brexit and the formation of a new political party in the U.K. called “the Independent Group.”
State Department Says It Will Not Allow Woman Who Supported ISIS To Enter U.S.
As the battle against ISIS in Syria winds down a woman claiming to be an American woman who went to support ISIS pleads to come back to the U.S. She’s one of many languishing in detention camps now.
For some, emergency declaration pits conservatism against Trumpism
President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to secure more funding for his border wall is drawing political attacks from Democrats and legal challenges from states and other organizations. It is also, less conspicuously, creating internal st…
Ode to joy, and peace, in Venezuela
The soft power of music will be up against the hard power of Venezuela’s dictator, Nicolás Maduro, and his generals. While the main goal is to solicit donations from online viewers and provide relief for millions inside Venezuela, the concert has anot…
No smoking: How one city is cutting the hookah haze
No government office or police station would be complete without a haze of smoke, or desks littered with cigarette-stuffed coffee cups. Jordan is home to the second-highest smoking prevalence in the world, with more than 60 percent of adult citizens a…
Arrest Of Heavily Armed Former U.S. Military Members In Haiti Sparks Many Questions
“They said that they were here on a ‘government mission,’ ” Miami Herald reporter Jacqueline Charles told NPR from Port-au-Prince on Wednesday.
Anti-Government Protesters In Haiti Call For The President To Resign
David Greene talks to Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald who is in Haiti covering protests against government corruption and high inflation.
Venezuela’s Political Crisis Plays Out In Global Oil Markets
NPR’s Rachel Martin talks to Francisco Monaldi, energy expert at the Baker Institute at Rice University, about the collapse of Venezuela’s oil sector, after the U.S. banned imports from the country.
British Woman Who Joined ISIS In Syria As Teen Is Stripped Of U.K. Citizenship
Shamima Begum, 19, left England in 2015. Now she is a married mother and living in a refugee camp. Begum says she wants to come home, but the U.K. government doesn’t want her back.
Threats Of ‘Jungle Justice’ Surface Ahead Of Nigeria’s Elections
Nigeria’s president says anyone trying to tamper with Saturday’s vote would do so at the “expense of his own life.” The main opposition party accused him of making a “direct call for jungle justice.”
The Current State Of ISIS As Its End Draws Near
ISIS has lost control of almost all of its territory after a years-long military campaign. NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Associated Press reporter Sarah El Deeb, who is at the frontlines of the fight.
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