After Euphoria, A Daunting Task: How To Rescue Thai Boys From Complex Cave System?
Rescuers found 12 boys and their coach Monday, more than a week after they went missing. But now authorities are grappling with finding a way to get them out alive.
Where The U.S. Relationship Stands With Mexico With Manuel López Obrador In Charge
What will the U.S.-Mexico relationship look like now that Mexicans have elected Andrés Manuel López Obrador? NPR talks with Arturo Sarukhan, former Mexican ambassador to the U.S.
Cave Divers Mobilized Quickly To Help Trapped Soccer Team
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks to Bill Whitehouse, vice chairman of the British Cave Rescue Council, about the mission to rescue a soccer team and their coach trapped inside a cave in Thailand.
Latest On Rescue Of Soccer Team Trapped In Flooded Cave in Thailand
The team had been trapped for 10 days. Reporter Michael Sullivan was outside the cave earlier Tuesday and has the latest.
Ahead of midterms, states scrambling to fend off cyberattacks
With the 2018 midterm elections fast approaching, security experts are warning that the nation’s election infrastructure will once again come under assault by hackers seeking to undermine American democracy. “We average 100,000 scans on our [computer]…
Upcoming Trump-Putin summit gives Russians hope for US thaw
At least from Moscow’s viewpoint, it’s been a disastrous year and a half for Russian-American relations. President Trump’s campaign promises to “get along with Russia” excited the hopes of many here. While Russian experts caution that no diplomatic b…
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Arrested Amid Corruption Scandal
Najib Razak has been investigated over suspicions that he may have siphoned off funds linked to a state investment fund, as part of a broader scandal known as 1MDB.
Former Ambassador To Russia Looks Ahead To Trump’s Summit With Putin
Michael McFaul, who sat in on meetings between Putin and Obama, warns that the Russian president “doesn’t meet just for the sake of a meeting; he seeks to advance Russian interests.”
Why Writing The Word ‘Freedom’ Is More Powerful Than Typing It
Artist Ruben Malayan is bringing the ancient art of Armenian calligraphy into the mainstream.
An impending revolution in Mexico
In many democracies, a new leader who wins an election with an anti-corruption platform might lean toward one of two choices: Overhaul corrupt institutions or change public attitudes that accept and perhaps even expect corruption. To put it another wa…
How laughter brought more voters to the polls in Colombia
A week before Colombia’s June presidential run-off, Sebastián Os was perched in the second row of Bogotá’s crowded national theater. Ecstatic, the teen sat just a few feet away from the star of the show, his unlikely hero: a middle-aged political humo…
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