State Department Official On The Iran Deal
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Brian Hook, the U.S. diplomat who is leading negotiations with the Europeans over the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to make it more palatable to the Trump administration.
U.S. Negotiator’s Plan For Iran Nuclear Deal: Tweak, Don’t Delete
NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Brian Hook, the U.S. diplomat who is leading negotiations with the Europeans over the 2015 Iran nuclear deal to make it more palatable to the Trump administration.
Philippines Orders Deportation Of Australian Activist Nun
Sis. Patricia Fox has been given 30 days to get out of the country after she apparently joined protest rallies against controversial Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.
U.K. Officials Apologize After Lives Of Caribbean Immigrants Thrown Into Disarray
NPR’s Ailsa speaks to Natalie Barnes and her mother Paulette Wilson about how their family was shocked in 2015 to receive word from the British Home Office that Paulette was no longer considered a citizen and risked deportation to Jamaica where she was…
London’s Parliament Square Gets Its First Statue Honoring A Woman
The monument depicts suffragist leader Millicent Fawcett, who fought for decades to secure the vote for all women. The bronze joins 11 statues of men such as Winston Churchill and Abraham Lincoln.
Iran’s Foreign Minister Comes To America, Keeping One Eye On Saudi Arabia
In an NPR interview with Mohammad Javad Zarif, it was apparent how the rivalry with Saudi Arabia is a factor in many Iranian decisions — including the uncertain future of its nuclear deal.
Trump-Macron: Is friendship built on shows of strength a true partnership?
Shortly before French President Emmanuel Macron was to meet President Trump for the first time at a NATO summit last spring, the young and hyper-ambitious French leader received an urgent memo from France’s ambassador in Washington. Beware the America…
Where French President Macron Stands On The Iran Nuclear Deal
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with Joseph Bahout, a member of French President Macron’s delegation. Bahout is a Middle East expert, and talks about Macron’s agenda regarding the Iranian nuclear deal and Syria during his visit with President Trump.
Why A Toronto Police Officer May Have Chosen Restraint While Arresting Van Attack Suspect
NPR’s Ari Shapiro speaks with columnist Scott Gilmore about the non-violent arrest of the suspect in the Toronto van attack. Gilmore writes for the Canadian current affairs magazine Maclean’s.
An Armenian rhapsody
In Armenia, a landlocked nation of nearly 3 million deemed “partly free” by Freedom House, that was certainly the case until this week. Moscow keeps 3,000 troops in Armenia, whose oligarchs resemble those in Russia.
Will Russia’s involvement in Syria end up burning its ties with Israel?
As geopolitical tensions spiked between Russia and West in recent years, one staunch US ally has been something of outlier toward Moscow: Israel. Israeli emissaries failed to show up for a crucial 2014 UN vote condemning Russia for annexing Crimea. I…
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