What’s The Deal With The Deepening Dispute Between U.S. And Turkey?
With the tariffs, sanctions and insults, these longtime allies are looking like anything but. As the Turkish lira falls, you may wonder what’s going on here — and why it matters. We have answers.
Got a story to tell (or sell)? Better back it up with a tape
Some years ago, I accidentally carried a tape recorder into an interview with a senior national-security official in a secure US government building. US presidents, of course, have been responsible for the most – and probably most consequential – secr…
Taliban Launches Major Attack On Afghan City Of Ghazni, Leaving Civilians Trapped
NPR’s Mary-Louise Kelly speaks with BBC journalist Shoaib Sharifi about the fight to drive Taliban fighters out of the embattled city of Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Correspondent Reflects On Nearly 17 Years Of War In Afghanistan In ‘The Fighters’
Pulitzer Prize-winning author C.J. Chivers speaks with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly about his new book, The Fighters: Americans in Combat in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Venezuelan President Asks FBI For Help After Surviving Assassination Attempt
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro regularly accuses the U.S. of working to overthrow him. But in a surprise invitation, he said he would welcome the FBI’s help in investigating an attack last week that he says was an assassination attempt.
Fears Of Global Ripple Effects Grow As Turkey’s Financial Problems Continue
The Turkish Lira has plummeted over the weekend, hitting a record low against the U.S. dollar. NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks to global economist Eswar Prasad about the fall and the larger effects on the global economy.
Can fighting corruption help Arab states sell painful economic reforms?
Across the Arab world, cash-strapped governments are flying the anti-corruption flag. Tunisia, in the midst of year-long anti-corruption campaign, passed a law in July requiring officials and members of Parliament to declare their assets.
The qualities of mediating a US-Iran settlement
Since May, the United States and Iran have appeared on course for confrontation. President Trump pulled the US out of the 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran. Iran’s forces in Syria began to threaten Israel. In August, Mr. Trump imposed new sanctions on Iran…
French Theme Park Asks: Crows Can Pick Up Trash, Why Can’t You?
A team of six trained birds — rooks, actually — is collecting paper and cigarette stubs at the Puy du Fou park in western France. They drop the trash into a container in exchange for food.
Surprise Taliban Attack Leads To Days Of Fighting, Hundreds Of Deaths
Afghanistan’s military was launching a counteroffensive aimed at flushing militants out of the strategically vital city of Ghazni, which was attacked on Friday.
A nearly-cashless Zimbabwe tests the limits of mobile money
Just go to Zimbabwe instead. Here, grocery store cash registers still yawn open when a payment is processed, as if by instinct, but where cash should be there are only empty plastic slots. Signs at gas stations, maternity hospitals, and even informal…
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