What’s At Stake For Japan As U.S. Prepares For Talks With North Korea
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Sheila Smith, of the Council on Foreign Relations about what’s at stake for Japan as the U.S. prepares for talks with North Korea.
Ukraine Intelligence Agents Say They Staged Killing Of Russian Journalist, Who Is Alive
Ukraine intelligence agents say they staged the apparent murder of a Russian journalist in Kiev in an attempt to trap a real assassin.
With swift cancellation of ‘Roseanne,’ ABC draws line in sand
The “Roseanne” reboot could have been unifying TV. It was something rare in today’s US entertainment: a depiction of an extended working class family, including supporters of President Trump. The real-life Roseanne Barr is different than “Roseanne,” …
How Gazans Feel About Cost Of Recent Protests
As many remain injured after weeks of protests on the Gaza border with Israel, Gazans ask what they got for the high price they paid.
As world watches ‘murdered’ reporter case, Ukraine media crackdown grinds on
When a Russian journalist critical of the Kremlin is seemingly gunned down in Kiev – and then is revealed to have been faking his death as part of a geopolitical sting – it is quite rightly headline news in the West. While many of those targeted have …
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.
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