Signs mount of a fundamental shift in US-China ties
It began as a trade dispute, but it’s becoming much more: a fundamental shift between the United States and China, the single most important great-power relationship in today’s world. One wild card – the initially warm, now decidedly cooler, relations…
A seat at the table: Wave of Arab women running in local elections in Israel
Examining the remains of a hotel built more than a century ago in this working-class, mixed Jewish and Arab city, Fidaa Shehadeh pauses to admire the engraved decorative detail on the building’s arched doorway. “So much could be done here, this should…
Coffee Rust Threatens Latin American Crop; 150 Years Ago, It Wiped Out An Empire
The fungus, which has no cure, is destroying harvests in Latin America. In the 1800s, it devastated Sri Lanka’s powerhouse coffee industry. And scientists say it’s only a question of time.
U.S. Officials Haven’t Yet Confirmed What Happened To Khashoggi
President Trump dispatched Secretary of State Pompeo to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where he’s meeting with the king and crown prince about the disappearance of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
News Brief: Trump Sends Pompeo To Riyadh, New NPR Poll
Weeks after a Saudi journalist went into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and never came out, Secretary of State Pompeo wants answers. A NPR poll finds rural Americans worry about addiction and jobs.
In Southwest France, Flash Floods Turn Deadly
At least 12 people are dead from the worst flash floods on record along the Aude River in France. The raging torrent swept away homes and cars.
After Journalist Disappears, Companies Reconsider Saudi Investment
U.S. executives are pulling out of an investment conference scheduled to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, next week — as controversy swirls around the disappearance of a missing Saudi journalist.
Trump Says He Won’t Scrap Arms Deal Over Missing Saudi Journalist
Steve Inskeep talks to Jennifer Spindel, an expert in international arms transfers, about President Trump saying he won’t cancel a weapons deal with Saudi Arabia because it would cost American jobs.
Nicaragua Clamping Down On Anti-Government Activity
More than two dozen protesters were arrested in the capital over the weekend. Authorities also pulled two human rights activists off a plane and detained one of them.
‘Rogue Killers’ May Have Murdered Saudi Journalist, Trump Suggests
The Saudis have denied any knowledge of Jamal Khashoggi’s whereabouts. “We’re going to try getting to the bottom of it very soon,” Trump said, and dispatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Riyadh.
Secretary Of State To Talk With Saudi King About Disappearance Of Jamal Khashoggi
President Trump sent Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to talk to the Saudi King about how rogue actors could have killed a Saudi journalist in Istanbul. The moves signal efforts that could be aimed at resolving the international crisis.
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