China’s Repression Of Ethnic Muslim Minorities Comes Into Clearer Relief
Xi Jinping’s government has been detaining hundreds of thousands of Uighurs in re-education facilities in Western China.
Here’s What You Need To Know About Brexit After A Tumultuous Week In The U.K.
After more than a year of negotiations, Prime Minister Theresa May presented a Brexit withdrawal agreement that seemed to unite British politicians across the spectrum in their hatred for it.
Washington Post Reporter Weighs In On CIA Investigation In Killing Of Journalist
The Washington Post broke the story late Friday that the CIA concluded the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was carried out on the orders of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman.
Breaking Down Brexit
The United Kingdom is looking anything but united these days. The country is in political crisis over the country’s decision to leave the EU, and the prime minister’s plan to achieve that goal.
Ancient Babylon In Iraq Restored
The ancient site of Babylon in Iraq has undergone a lot of damage in recent years but archeologists hope it will still get special status.
Readers write: The value of ‘puttering’ and people-to-people diplomacy
Thank you for the heartwarming Oct. 22 People Making a Difference article about Sharon Tennison’s dedicated work to advance peaceful cooperation between Russia and the United States. The then-President Mikhail Gorbachev had recently declared perestroi…
United Kingdom Waiting To See If Prime Minister May Will Keep Her Job
Britain is caught up in its worst political crisis since the 1950s over how the country will leave the European Union. Some members of the public say they are losing patience.
U.S. Diplomat To Africa Says The Horn Of Africa Is Now Full Of Hope After Peace Deal
Eritrea was once dubbed the North Korea of Africa. Now, the United Nations is lifting sanctions on it following a peace deal between Ethiopia and Eritrea.
Violent Conflict In The Congo Is Hampering Efforts To Fight Ebola Outbreak
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Janet Diaz of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Programme about her work treating Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
A legal takedown of genocide
Despite a four-decade delay in justice, a United Nations-backed court established on Friday that the Khmer Rouge had indeed committed genocide in Cambodia during its reign. The two most senior and surviving leaders of the radical group, Nuon Chea and …
Democrats’ reliance on seniority clashes with enthusiasm for fresh faces
Rep. Diana DeGette, Democrat from Colorado, is done with waiting. For “probably” 12 years, she says, she’s aspired to one of the top three jobs in the Democratic leadership. Now that Democrats have won the majority in the House, Congresswoman DeGette…
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