Truckers’ Strike In Brazil Cripples The Country
A strike by truckers in Brazil has brought Latin America’s largest economy to a halt. The strike has been going on for more than a week.
U.S.-North Korean Officials Meet, State Department Says
Since President Trump called off the June 12th summit with North Korea last week, both countries have said the meeting could still happen. There has been no announcement that the summit is back on.
As Zimbabwe Prepares For Elections, It Seeks To Rejoin The Commonwealth
Years after Robert Mugabe, then-president of Zimbabwe, quit the commonwealth in anger over criticism of his leadership, the new leader has applied to rejoin the group of mainly ex-British colonies.
In Russia, Scant Traces And Negative Memories Of A Century-Old U.S. Intervention
As Americans accuse the Kremlin of interfering in their elections, and Russians fiercely deny it, there’s no debating that the U.S. once intervened militarily in Russia — with few, if any, results.
Saudi Women’s Detentions Clash With Crown Prince’s Reform Campaign
Saudi journalist in exile Jamal Khashoggi tells NPR’s Michel Martin why the Saudi government has arrested women’s rights activists, even as the crown prince pushes reforms including allowing women to drive.
Latest On The North Korea Summit
NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Korea expert Jean Lee of the Wilson Center about the latest on North Korea and a meeting between Kim Jong Un and President Trump.
An Ambassador On Leaving The Trump Administration
NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with John Feeley, former U.S. ambassador to Panama, about why he left the Trump administration.
American Released From Venezuelan Prison Returns Home
Joshua Holt, an American prisoner in Venezuela for two years, has been released and returned to the United States.
Failures In Afghanistan
A new report says the American effort to stabilize Afghanistan is a failure. Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with John Sopko of the office of the special inspector general for Afghanistan reconstruction.
On a mission to make Philadelphia the most accessible US city for the arts
Throughout her adult life, Eleanor Childs has been immersed in arts and culture, be it through attending concerts, visiting museums, or facilitating students’ access to such experiences when she was a school administrator. Thanks to the nonprofit Art-…
U.S.-North Korea Summit: Will They Or Won’t They?
First the summit was on, then it was off — now it could be back on. NPR’s Michel Martin talks to former U.S. ambassador to South Korea Alexander Vershbow about the fate of the summit.
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