‘Solitary Picket’ Is One Of The Last Forms Of Legal Public Protest In Russia
In Russia’s restrictive political climate it’s almost impossible to get permission for a protest. Instead, people are using their right to the “solitary picket,” one of the last forms of protest available.
‘Oldest Intact Shipwreck Known To Mankind’ Found In Depths Of Black Sea
The vessel dates back 2,400 years to the days of ancient Greece. “This will change our understanding of shipbuilding and seafaring in the ancient world,” says archaeologist Jon Adams.
‘Nationalist’: A president takes a mantle, then shows he means it
At a rally in Houston on Monday night President Trump used a word he said he wasn’t supposed to utter. It was an old-fashioned sort of label, he said, one he would now gladly apply to himself. The designation? “Nationalist,” Mr. Trump said.
Former Mexican Ambassador To The U.S. Weighs In On Migrant Caravan
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with former Mexican Ambassador to the U.S. Arturo Sarukhan about the migrant caravan of thousands of people, who are moving north through Mexico toward the U.S.
Turkish President Says Journalist Jamal Khashoggi Was ‘Brutally Murdered’
Turkey’s president says Saudi operatives murdered journalist Jamal Khashoggi in a savage, premeditated action. This comes as Saudi Arabia opens an economic conference aimed at transforming the kingdom’s economy.
National Security Adviser Bolton Says Arms Treaty With Russia Has Outlived Its Purpose
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Melissa Hanham, weapons of mass destruction expert, about the timing and global impact of the U.S. pulling out of the nuclear non-proliferation treaty with Russia.
Why This Family Left Central America And Joined The Migrant Caravan
The migrant caravan moving north through Mexico comprises of thousands of people. But each person making the trek has a story and a reason for making the journey. This is just one of those stories.
For Iran’s women’s movement, progress is slow. But it’s progress.
For Iran’s ever-striving women’s movement, it was a small but significant step forward: 150 female soccer fans were allowed into Tehran’s Freedom Stadium last Tuesday to watch the men’s national team beat Bolivia, 2-1. “There are many, many sad storie…
Flashbacks from 2016 put Democrats on notice – and on edge
Mo Elleithee remembers election night 2016 as if it were yesterday. “We are all sitting there in the green room, in between hits, hovering around laptops and iPads, looking at returns,” says Mr. Elleithee, the former communications director at the Dem…
Bolton Affirms U.S. Intent To Pull Out Of Arms Treaty With Russia
The national security adviser said the U.S. will leave the INF Treaty “in due course” — and that President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin would like to speak directly again next month.
Keeping Italy in Europe’s nest
Financial markets took a dive on Tuesday, in part because of investor worries that the world’s largest economy, the European Union, may sink if it fails to deal with red ink. For the first time in its history, EU leaders had to demand that a member st…
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