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 …
Former Venezuelan Diplomat Discusses Current Political Turmoil
NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with former Venezuelan Ambassador Milos Alcalay about the country’s political turmoil. Alcalay served in the Venezuela diplomatic corps for 35 years until 2004.
Juan Guaidó Claims Police Raided His Home As He Struggles To Consolidate Power
Juan Guaidó accuses Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro of sending police to intimidate his family. The U.S.-backed opposition leader seeks to oust Maduro and replace him as interim president.
World Health Organization Sounds Alarm About Dire Conditions As Syrians Flee Conflict
The World Health Organization says 29 children have died as their families fled from fighting to a camp in northeastern Syria. Most have died from exposure to cold on the trip or at the camp.
Former U.S. Ambassador Says Withdraw From Afghanistan Is Surrender
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Ryan Crocker, former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, about why Crocker thinks the American plan to withdraw from Afghanistan is surrender.
Venezuela’s Opposition Leader, U.S. Embark On Risky Strategy For Military Uprising
The U.S. government and Venezuela’s self-proclaimed interim president are calling on the military to withdraw support for Maduro’s government. But fomenting a coup could bring unexpected consequences.
Does The U.S. Or China Have More Leverage In Ongoing Trade Talks?
NPR’s Audie Cornish talks with former China trade negotiator Amy Celico about who has the upper hand in the current round of trade talks, China or the U.S.
Questions Remain After North Korea Says It Will Dismantle Nuclear Weapon Fuel Sites
The U.S. special representative for North Korea says Kim Jong Un and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo agreed in October that North Korea will dismantle its facilities that make fuel for nuclear weapons.
U.S. Court Orders Syria To Pay $300 Million For Killing Of Journalist Marie Colvin
The judge ruled that Colvin was killed by Syria and “targeted because of her profession, for the purpose of silencing those reporting on the growing opposition movement in the country.”
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