Saudi Journalist Reportedly Murdered
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with Washington Post editor Karen Attiah about the disappearance and possible murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Romanian Referendum Seeks To Broaden Same-Sex Marriage Restrictions In Eastern Europe
Romania is one of several Eastern European nations that already ban both same-sex marriage and same-sex unions in civil law. Now it’s trying to ban it in the constitution.
When Asked About Pith Helmet, FLOTUS Responds: ‘Focus On What I Do, Not What I Wear’
During Melania Trump’s first solo foreign trip, to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt, critics called her out out on the colonial undertones expressed through her attire.
Opinion: Donald Trump ‘Fell In Love’ With Kim Jong Un
President Trump says he “fell in love” with the supreme leader of North Korea, who presides over a cruel kingdom of repression and torture.
U.S. Backs Kurds And Arabs In Push To Oust ISIS Remnants From Syria
In the fight to take the last land held by ISIS, U.S. forces in Syria are supporting local Kurds and Arabs who face hardened fighters amid roads and houses seeded with bombs.
‘Belonging’ Explores The Notion Of Homeland And Inherited Guilt
In its searching honesty and multi-layered, visual and verbal storytelling, Nora Krug’s memoir investigates mixed feelings about being German and her family’s role in the Holocaust.
Readers write: Thoughts on Laura Ingalls Wilder, weather terminology, Russian-Finnish history
Take our geography quiz. A teacher could ask students to delve into Osage history and narratives. Important points! I read, and read to my daughters, Wilder’s “Little House on the Prairie” series 70 and 40 years ago, respectively, but not to my grand…
Finding resolution when justice is unlikely during #MeToo, The Vatican does the math in China, Russia struggles to control Syria narrative, Balancing security and sovereignty in the hunt for ISIS, Space exploration is both old and new for Arab countries
“It’s hard to describe how it feels to be a woman living through the #MeToo era,” writes Nesrine Malik. “Not at the centre of anything, but reflecting on your personal experiences…. For me and many of the women around me, the Brett Kavanaugh case in…
Lack Of Equipment Has Slowed Recovery Efforts From Earthquake In Indonesia
Thousands of Indonesians living in tents and in shelters face continued uncertainty a week after a massive earthquake and tsunami upended life in cities nearest the epicenter.
Winners Of 2018 Nobel Peace Prize Recognized For Their Fight Against Sexual Violence
This year’s winners of the Nobel Peace Prize are a Congolese surgeon and a Yazidi activist, both cited for their work opposing sexual violence against women in conflict zones.
Venezuela crisis: In Latin America, tough Trump rhetoric increasingly in vogue
Vice President Mike Pence knows first-hand about the shift among South American countries to a more interventionist approach to Venezuela’s economic collapse and deepening – and spreading – humanitarian crisis. Far less clear, some regional experts sa…
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