Yulia Skripal Says She And Father ‘Lucky’ To Survive Attack With Nerve Agent
In her first appearance on camera since the March poisoning, Skripal said that she was concentrating on nursing her father back to health, but that she eventually hoped to return to Russia.
Irish Abortion Referendum Proving Deeply Divisive
Voters in Ireland will decide on Friday if they want to repeal a constitution amendment that forbids abortion, a move opposed by the Church in what was once a strongly Catholic country.
North Korea Demolishes Its Nuclear Test Site In A ‘Huge Explosion’
Journalists witnessed as North Korea blew up tunnels it uses for nuclear testing. But experts say it was mostly for show, and closing the site will have little impact on the nation’s capabilities.
Meanwhile in … Mauritania, climate change has pushed women into leadership roles
Mauritania, climate change has pushed women into leadership roles. Lengthy periods of drought have significantly reduced the amount of available grazing land in this West African nation, forcing herders to travel long distances to feed and water their…
North Korea Threatens To Scuttle Summit, Saying It Won’t ‘Beg The U.S. For Dialogue’
North Korea’s vice foreign minister calls remarks made by Vice President Pence “ignorant and stupid” and said she was prepared to recommend to Kim Jong Un to “reconsider” the summit.
Morning News Brief
As part of the Russia probe, lawmakers will be briefed about an informant working with the FBI — leading up to the presidential election. Diplomats try to work out a June U.S.-North Korea summit.
The Art Of Dealing With North Korea
Rachel Martin talks to Gary Samore, an arms control negotiator in the Obama administration with expertise on the north’s nuclear program, about what to expect from a U.S.-North Korea summit.
Sweeping Internet Privacy Protection Regulations To Take Effect
One of the biggest changes in data privacy ever takes effect in Europe Friday. The rules, known as the General Data Protection Regulation, will have implications for U.S. consumers of social media.
Anti-Castro Militant Luis Posada Carriles Dies At 90
The Cuban exile tried for decades to oust longtime communist leader Fidel Castro.
Amid Israel-Gaza violence, a personal drive to preserve humanity and hope
Minutes after Imad walked into the kibbutz dining hall just over two weeks ago he was engulfed by a wave of Israelis hurrying to him with open arms, pulling him in for long hugs. It had been over a decade since this Palestinian man in his 50s, a resid…
North Korea Plans To Close Main Nuclear Testing Site
North Korea plans to close its Punggye-ri nuclear test site Wednesday. NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with Adam Mount of the Federation of American Scientists about the significance of the test site, what its closure signals and what he’ll be watching for mo…
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