How President Trump’s Criticism Of NATO Members Is Playing Out In Europe
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Rachel Rizzo of the Center for a New American Security about reaction to President Trump demanding that NATO allies pay more for defense.
Rescuers Still Searching For Survivors Of Deadly Floods In Japan
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with New York Times reporter Austin Ramzy about the aftermath of torrential rain in Japan that triggered floods and landslides, killing more than 170 people.
What France’s World Cup Run Means For The Country’s Minority Population
France has advanced to the World Cup Finals. This diverse team, with many immigrants, represents the country in the context of tension over immigration in France and across Europe.
Most Of The Victims Of Brazil’s Rising Violence Are Young
Brazil’s northern city of Manaus has become a sprawling city of some 2 million people. The city is also in the frontline of Latin America’s war on drug trafficking — a conflict involving police, traffickers and their rivals.
‘We Need To Take A Stand’: U.K. Protesters Mobilize For Trump’s Visit
President Trump arrives in the U.K. after a bitter NATO summit. Demonstrators will be waiting for him.
Syrian civil war, on Israel’s doorstep, brings swirl of changing attitudes
About half a mile from Israeli-held territory, in a Syrian village on the edge of a yellowed valley, a smattering of tents can be seen, some pitched in a grove of trees, others spilling out from the yards of box-shaped houses. Living in them are Syria…
After years of unrest, Ethiopia enters new era of openness
In fact, Ethiopia and Eritrea have spent the last two decades more like bitter enemies, ever since a border dispute in the late 1990s turned into a brutal war that killed nearly 100,000 people, according to some estimates. Recommended: The Monitor’s …
Is What’s Good For The Lemurs Also Good For The Locals?
To protect the ecosystem and its critters, Madagascar made it illegal to cut down rainforest land for agriculture — and promised to give farmers a new way to earn a living. How did that work out?
As clock ticks down, Britain finally reveals its plan for Brexit. What now?
On Thursday, the British government will finally say what exactly it wants from Brexit – more than two years since a referendum called for Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union. This is the first time that the government has presented a coheren…
In Plains, Ga., an evangelical politician like no other
It’s the morning after his and Rosalyn’s 72nd wedding anniversary, and former President Jimmy Carter is walking slowly into the crowded sanctuary at Maranatha Baptist, his hometown congregation here in rural Plains for the past 40 years. The congregat…
Local Politician, 19 Others Killed In Suicide Bombing In Northwestern Pakistan
The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack that killed Haroon Bilour, a senior member of the Awami National Party (ANP), who was a candidate for a seat in the provincial legislature.
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