Merkel’s Allies Falter In Regional Elections, As Rivals Gain On Left And Right
The German chancellor’s center-right sister party has long been a juggernaut in Bavaria, but they didn’t look like it Sunday.
Saudis Vow To Retaliate With ‘Greater Action’ If Hit With Sanctions
The kingdom’s state news agency dismissed suspicions of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder as “falsehoods” — and pledged Saudi Arabia’s “total rejection of any threats and attempts to undermine it.”
With Austria’s Hamsters At Risk, Better Call The ‘Hamster Commish’
Vienna had a problem: A key construction site threatened the habitat of dozens of hamsters — yes, common hamsters, a protected species in Austria. Here’s how the developers saved the little animals.
Jamal Khashoggi’s Disappearance And What It Means For The Dissident Diaspora
Joseph Bahout speaks with NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro about his friendship with Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last week and never walked out.
Calvin Klein’s Obsession Could Be The Trick To Catching A Tiger
Wildlife officials in India are trying to catch a tiger thought to be responsible for the deaths of several people. So far, no luck. But could the secret to success be under their noses?
Antismoking laws gain local traction
When the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce was convening experts and community leaders around a health initiative, the idea of raising the smoking age from 18 to 21 kept coming up. Within a mere two weeks, legislators in both Kansas City, Mo., a…
Protesters Throng Berlin In Massive Rally To Support ‘Open And Free Society’
Organizers expected 40,000 people to show up at their march Saturday. Instead, they say, more than 240,000 attended. The event comes at a time when far-right populists are gaining ground in Germany.
International Pressure Mounts On Saudi Arabia After Disappearance Of Jamal Khashoggi
The disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is bringing international pressure onto the kingdom — and threatening its plans to modernize with the help of Western business partners.
China Lures Taiwan’s Latin American Allies
The biggest bloc of Taiwan’s few remaining world allies is in Central America and the Caribbean. But even that solidarity is splintering.
‘Thankful To Be Safely Home’: Pastor Brunson, Freed From Detention, Arrives In U.S.
Andrew Brunson’s arrest in Turkey raised tension between the two longtime allies. Now, the pastor has returned — and President Trump greeted him Saturday at the White House.
Pope Francis Defrocks 2 Chilean Priests In Deepening Sex Abuse Scandal
The two high-ranking retired clerics, Archbishop Francisco José Cox Huneeus and Bishop Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández, were expelled from the priesthood due to alleged “manifest abuse of minors.”
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