For Italy, all roads lead to EU values
For decades, the rest of the world could largely ignore the contact sport known as Italian politics. Not this week, when global financial markets took a giant dip out of fear that a postelection crisis in Rome might force a default on Italy’s outsize …
Bill Browder, Kremlin Critic, Briefly Arrested In Spain For Murky Reasons
Browder says he was arrested on a Russian warrant via Interpol. Spanish police say they released him because the warrant was “invalid.” And Interpol denies having issued a formal warrant at all.
Bride price: South African young women weigh freedom and tradition
Sinegugu Sikhakhane stares at her reflection in the mirror of her bedroom, testing the makeup she will wear for her engagement party – a celebration of a proposal not made to her, or even with her knowledge. Ms. Sikhakhane was a third-year university …
Russian Journalist Thought Killed Is Alive
Ukrainian authorities say the murder of journalist Arkady Babchenko was staged in order to catch a man they say was hired by Russian intelligence services to kill him.
Russian Journalist Said To Be Killed Shows Up At News Conference Very Much Alive
“I’m still alive,” Arkady Babchenko said, apologizing to friends and family who believed he was dead. The Ukrainian Security Service said it faked his death to flush out people trying to kill him.
Pause In Palestinian Rocket Attacks, Israeli Airstrikes, Amid Unofficial Cease-Fire
The tit-for-tat attacks continued right up to daybreak, but the truce, brokered by Egypt, seems to be holding for the moment.
Trump Administration Announces New Restrictions On China
Steve Inskeep talks to Peter Navarro, director of the White House National Trade Council, about the tariffs the administration plans to impose on China. Navarro calls it a “historic decision.”
Fatally Shot Russian Journalist Was Targeted For His Work, Ukrainian Police Say
A Russian journalist who was fiercely critical of President Putin has been shot and killed in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Arkady Babchenko isn’t the first Kremlin critic to be murdered in Kiev.
Top North Korean Official Heads To U.S. To Discuss Possible Summit
Preparations continue for a summit between President Trump and Kim Jong Un. David Greene talks to Sue Mi Terry, an ex-senior analyst on Korean issues at the CIA, about the North Korean official.
Suspected Militants Strike Afghan Interior Ministry, Exchange Gunfire With Police
The attack appears to be the latest in a series claimed either by the Islamic State or the Taliban in recent months that have targeted government buildings, checkpoints and hotels.
Fishermen Say They Were Misled About Brexit Vote
Many British fishermen voted to leave the European Union, hoping they would get more control over fishing rights in British waters. But as Brexit negotiations drag on, that hope is fading.
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