Emboldened China – and its webizens – telling foreign firms to fall in line
For Mercedes-Benz, it was quoting the Dalai Lama in an Instagram post. For Marriott, it was referring to Tibet and Taiwan as countries in an online customer survey. Over the last several months, China has gone on the offensive against foreign compani…
Europe’s top song contest gets a little more European-sounding
Long before the French duo Madame Monsieur utter the first verse of their piece “Mercy” at Saturday’s Eurovision contest, their entry will have already won France itself a victory of sorts. In a contest dominated by the English language, despite the p…
Almost 7,000 Candidates Are Running For Election This Weekend In Iraq
Parliamentary elections this weekend will be the most complicated in Iraq’s post-war history. Many people say they won’t vote. “I voted three times, but nothing changed,” says an unemployed man.
As strikes rage in France today, the legacy of May ’68 looms large
Gérard Alezard never threw a stone, vandalized property, or endured the blows of a police baton like many soixante-huitards (sixty-eighters) – those who participated in France’s May 1968 protests. “After May 10, there was so much anger and a desire to…
Mueller aside, Trump now faces legal peril from a host of sources
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s criminal investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia may be the most high-profile probe circling President Trump in the aftermath of the 2016 election. Allegations about Trump campaign c…
Israel And Iran’s Forces In Syria Ramp Up Cross-Border Exchanges
Rachel Martin talks to ambassador Dennis Ross, who has advised U.S. presidents on the Middle East, about the conflict between Israel and Iranian forces in Syria.
Press Freedom Is Under Fire In Southeast Asia
The last independent newspaper in Cambodia was sold to a Malaysian investor with links to the country’s prime minister. The Philippines president closed down a news site critical of his war on drugs.
South Koreans Are Still Buzzing Over Last Month’s Inter-Korean Summit
The mood in South Korea after the meeting between leaders of the two Koreas is optimistic and euphoric. The U.S. and North Korea have set their first presidential summit for June 12 in Singapore.
Multiple Failures Led To Troops’ Deaths In Niger, Pentagon Report Says
The Pentagon released a report on the deaths of 4 U.S. and 5 Nigerian soldiers last fall in Tongo Tongo, Niger. David Greene talks to retired Army Brigadier Gen. Donald Bolduc about the investigation.
Will Americans Held In Iran Be Affected By Trump Dropping The Nuclear Deal?
Rachel Martin talks to Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian, about the U.S. withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal, and what it could mean for U.S. citizens who are held by the Iranian regime.
Seven Bodies Found In Rural Western Australia
Police say the victims, including four children, appeared to be residents of the rural property located in a wine-growing region about 150 miles south of Perth.
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