The U.S. And Russia Are Stocking Up On Missiles And Nukes For A Different Kind Of War
The U.S. and Russia seem increasingly interested in battlefield nuclear weapons. Arms control advocates fear a return to the darkest days of the Cold War.
Philippine Authorities Urge Calm After Attacks In The Country’s South
Days after voters in the southern Philippines approved a new autonomous region aimed at quelling a Muslim insurgency there, a long-dormant extremist group is being blamed for two recent attacks.
Members Of Nicaragua’s Opposition Consider Going Into Exile
As Nicaragua’s economy declines and repression increases against the opposition, many people are deciding whether it’s time to go. Those who stay are either in hiding or severely restricted.
Pompeo Likely To Announce U.S. Intentions To Withdraw From INF Treaty
The Trump administration is expected to announce that the U.S. will withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty — a center point of superpower arms control since the Cold War.
Latest U.S.-China Trade Talks End As March Deadline Nears
Rachel Martin talks to Robert Daly, director of the Wilson Center’s Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, about the latest in trade talks between the U.S. and China.
GOP-Led Senate Rebukes President Trump Over Syria Policy
The Senate rebukes Trump on foreign policy by voting for a measure opposing efforts to withdraw troops from Syria. Foreign policy is one area where Republicans aren’t afraid to stand up to him.
News Brief: Senate Rebuke, Opioid Lawsuit, Gene-Editing Embryos
Senate rebukes Trump’s Syria decision. Legal documents allegedly detail allegations of years of deceptive opioid practices. A new experiment in the U.S. aimes at creating gene-edited human embryos.
Iraqi Has Returned To U.S. After ICE Deported Him Against Court Orders
Muneer Subaihani says immigration agents told him he would be in jail for life if he didn’t agree to be deported to Iraq. On Tuesday, in a rare event, he was admitted back into the U.S.
Asylum-Seeker Barred From Entering Australia Wins Its Richest Literary Prize
Behrouz Boochani, who has been detained offshore since 2013, had to compose his debut using WhatsApp messages. Now, that book has earned him the Victorian Prize for Literature
Months-Long Dutch Church Service To Protect Migrants Ends After Policy Shift
The Bethel Church in The Hague carried on services for 96 days to protect the Tamrazyan family, Armenian migrants who have lived in the Netherlands for nearly nine years, from deportation.
To fight trafficking, Indian groups turn to the experts: survivors
On a hot November morning, Bijoya sits huddled among a group of young girls chatting in the small room of a guesthouse, sometimes breaking into giggles at an inside joke. Seventeen-year-old Bijoya left home early, dressed in a bright green and orange …
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