Farmers Throng India’s Capital, Demanding Higher Crop Prices, Debt Relief
Tens of thousands of farmers are marching on New Delhi, where they say Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has been indifferent to their plight — including poor crop prices and mounting debt.
Mexico’s New Populist President Takes Office On Saturday
While President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s unorthodox approach has gained him a loyal following, his unpredictability is rattling international markets and stirring up critics.
News Brief: Cohen’s New Guilty Plea, G-20 Summit, And Mexico’s New President
President Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen entered a new guilty plea. And leaders from the U.S., Canada and Mexico prepare to sign a deal to replace NAFTA at the G20 summit.
President Trump Attends G-20 Summit
The leaders of the largest economies gather in Buenos Aires for the G20 summit. Rather than it being a consensus-building meeting it appears many leaders will be grandstanding for audiences back home.
Amid Trade War With U.S., There Are Signs Of Dissent Among China’s Economists
Sheng Hong of the Beijing-based Unirule Institute of Economics is one who has dared to speak up. Now authorities have shut down his think tank and he’s been prevented from traveling abroad.
In Gesture To India, Pakistan Offers Easy Access To Sikh Holy Site
For decades, India’s Sikhs have longed to reach one of their holiest sites, a soaring white temple, built on a river bank. A new corridor will allow them visa-free access to the temple.
What Do African Aid Recipients Think Of Charity Ads?
Charities often debate how the subjects of their fundraising ads are portrayed — but those discussions rarely include the people in the pictures.
Aviation Industry Analyst Discusses Indonesian Air Crash
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with aviation consultant Richard Aboulafia, about the latest details emerging from Indonesia’s Lion Air crash investigation.
G-20 Summit Set To Begin As Argentina Struggles To Deal With Its Economic Woes
Argentina hoped the G-20 summit would be a chance to showcase its stability and prosperity. But high expectations for its technocrat president have succumbed to runaway inflation and economic crisis.
Why the lower tier of Democratic leaders is worth watching
It’s the same folks who have been running things for more than a decade – Nancy Pelosi, Steny Hoyer, and James Clyburn. All pushing 80 years old, they all ran unopposed, with more than three-quarters of the Democratic caucus nominating leader Pelosi t…
At G20 summit, all eyes on Trump-Xi. Sign of a new world order?
When world leaders came together for the first Group of 20 summit of the world’s industrialized economies in 2008, the task at hand was to unite in addressing the global economic crisis hitting large and small countries alike. The G20 summit, with a t…
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