Amid Migrant Crises, Nations Flout International Law On Refugees
The rights of refugees were enshrined in international law in the wake of World War II. But those rules aren’t always respected.
Trump Tops Agenda At Merkel Press Conference
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a wide-ranging press conference today in Berlin with the German and foreign press. On the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki, she seemed to welcome that the two met.
Brazilian ‘Celebrity’ Plastic Surgeon Arrested After Patient’s Death
Denis Cesar Barros Furtado, known as “Dr. Bumbum” had been on the run for five days when police arrested him in Rio. A patient of his suddenly fell ill and died following a procedure on her buttocks.
How Russians Are Reacting To Putin Invitation
President Trump wants to invite Russia’s president to the United States. NPR’s Noel King speaks with veteran Russian journalist Vladimir Pozner about how Russians are reacting to the news.
Montenegro’s Foreign Minister Reacts To Trump’s Criticism Of His Country
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Montenegrin Foreign Minister Srdjan Darmanovic about President Trump’s comments about Montenegro people as “very aggressive” and implying they would start World War III.
Facebook’s search for local virtues
The world’s biggest social media network is thinking rather small these days. On July 18, Facebook announced that it will start removing misinformation on its digital platforms that could spark violence. While the goal is global, the company will act…
Survivors Of Past Political Violence Will Monitor This Year’s Elections In Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe goes to the polls July 30, for its first election post-Mugabe. A new program is training survivors of past political violence to be citizen monitors for this year’s elections.
Piecing Together The Story Of Russian Maria Butina
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with David Corn, co-author of Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin’s War on America and the Election of Donald Trump, about Maria Butina and her activities in the U.S.
For some military vets, deep concern over Trump’s summit with Putin
Kristofer Goldsmith served in the military during the presidency of George W. Bush, and while he came to regard the Iraq War as unnecessary, he respected then-President Bush’s loyalty to the armed forces and the intelligence community. “I never once f…
Reporter Shows The Links Between The Men Behind Brexit And The Trump Campaign
Carole Cadwalladr’s investigation into Cambridge Analytica’s role in Brexit led her to Russian connections and the Trump campaign. She says British investigators are working “closely with the FBI.”
For stressed African migrants in Israel, collective farms offer a refuge
Under a canopy of jacaranda and eucalyptus trees, Rowha Dabrazion, an Eritrean asylum seeker, pushes her one-year-old daughter in a crib on wheels, a fixture of kibbutz life. It’s been a week since she arrived here to this lush cooperative community a…
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