Reuters Investigation Finds UAE Employed Former NSA Hackers As Spies
NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Joel Schectman of Reuters, who co-wrote a report about former NSA hackers who went to work for the United Arab Emirates and spied on human rights advocates.
Russia Follows U.S. Move To Withdraw From Nuclear Arms Control Treaty
NPR’s Michel Martin asks Jon Wolfsthal, former director for non-proliferation at the National Security Council, if the U.S. withdrawal from a nuclear arms treaty spells a new arms race with Russia.
Thirsty Baby Flamingos Airlifted To Safety In South Africa
A drought left a flamingo breeding ground dry near Kimberley, South Africa. When the adult birds left, animal lovers flew thousands of baby birds to safety.
Opinion: As U.S. Seeks To Withdraw Troops, What About Afghanistan’s Women?
The U.S. and the Taliban are working on an agreement to end the war and bring troops home. But NPR’s Scott Simon asks: what will happen to Afghanistan’s women if the Taliban return to power?
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Global Newsstand: The end of the INF Treaty is a global concern, and more
“The world is about to lose one of the most important nuclear disarmament agreements ever made – and distressingly, Canada is silent,” write Ernie Regehr and Douglas Roche. “The 1987 Intermediate Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, signed by then-U.S. presid…
In UK First, Court Convicts Mother Of Female Genital Mutilation
It’s the first time anyone has been successfully prosecuted under the anti-FGM law, passed more than 30 years ago. Officials say the mother performed the procedure on her 3-year-old daughter in 2017.
How I Made it: Lowrider and Activist
Rigoberto Reyes, founder of Amigos Car Club in San Diego, California shares the story of how he became a lowrider and activist.
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Can Canada lead on Latin America? Venezuela poses a test.
As Canada hosts an international meeting Monday aimed at ending the presidency of Venezuela’s embattled Nicolás Maduro, it faces charges in both Venezuela and at home that it’s acting as a lackey of the United States. When opposition leader Juan Guaid…
What Led One Venezuelan Protester To Finally Leave His Country
NPR’s Ari Shapiro checks in with Carlos, the Venezuelan protester we first met in June 2017. Even though he insisted he did not want to leave his country, in October, he fled to Belgium.
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