Black Pete no more? Tide turning against Dutch Santa’s blackfaced helper.
As children pour into this cobblestoned dockside neighborhood, they begin jamming to live Christmas music and charting Santa’s progress on a jumbotron at the annual party to celebrate the arrival of the man himself – Sinterklaas, as he’s known to Dutch…
Will British politicians OK a Brexit bill that few are happy with?
Members of Parliament in Britain began five days of momentous debate Tuesday on the terms of withdrawal from the European Union. The parliamentary debate and subsequent vote on the Brexit agreement negotiated by Prime Minister Theresa May could be a b…
Council On Foreign Relations President Says He Sees Recurring Theme In Trump’s Policy
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, about what President Trump’s meeting with China’s President Xi says about Trump’s foreign policy.
Iraqi And U.S. Militaries Step Up Operations In Iraq Against ISIS
In Iraq, ISIS was forced from cities and towns over a year ago and largely defeated. But U.S. and Iraqi forces are still trying to track down the remnants of the group in remote areas.
On Mexico border, asylum-seekers take organizing into own hands
The process is entirely volunteer-run, and the men and women who manage The List, as the long, black-and-white notebook is known, are all asylum-seekers themselves, hoping to create a sense of order in a disorganized, potentially chaotic process of ent…
Pauses for peace that may end Yemen’s war
The people of Yemen, according to the prophet Muhammad, have “the most tender minds and the softest hearts.” This week, those qualities showed up in the midst of a raging war that has created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. The two sides in Yem…
‘Peace Is Everything’: Ethiopia And Eritrea Embrace Open Border After Long Conflict
In July, the countries declared the war was over; a couple of months later, they opened their border for the first time in almost 20 years. Some analysts caution big changes are coming too quickly.
CIA Director Gina Haspel To Brief Senators On Jamal Khashoggi Killing
Several senators were upset when the spy chief did not join a briefing last week on the killing of the Saudi journalist. The CIA has not commented publicly on its assessment, but details have leaked.
‘Babel’ Looks At Language Through The 20 Most-Widely Spoken
Linguist Gaston Dorren’s book is endlessly interesting — and you don’t have to have any linguistic training to enjoy it: He has a talent for clearly explaining even the most difficult concepts.
Israel’s Army Says It Found Tunnels Dug By Hezbollah Beneath Border With Lebanon
Israel says its Operation Northern Shield will “expose and destroy” a series of tunnels that it says Hezbollah dug into Israel from Lebanon, where the militant group is based.
France Freezes Fuel Tax Hike In Face Of ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests
“No tax deserves to endanger the unity of the Nation,” French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe says, putting on hold a new tax that was scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1.
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