China Announces New Retaliatory Tariffs
China announced new tariffs on U.S. products in response to U.S. tariffs on Chinese products.
Leaders Of Iran, Turkey And Russia Meet In Summit Over Syria
Leaders of Iran, Turkey and Russia have been meeting in Ankara to discuss the ongoing war in Syria.
The Paris Lawyer Who Gives Google Nightmares
Dan Shefet won what may be the most powerful single case against Google: the right to get search results about himself removed. Now people and governments the world over are seeking him out.
U.N. ‘Actively Looking’ At Afghan Airstrike That Reportedly Killed Dozens
Conflicting reports have emerged from an Afghan raid on Taliban-controlled territory. The government says it targeted a militant meeting, while many residents say the bombs hit a religious gathering.
Mexican Ambassador To U.S. Predicts Caravan Will ‘Conclude’ Within Days
Gerónimo Gutiérrez tells NPR that the Mexican government has been sending migrants home in some cases, and offering humanitarian relief in others. “The number has been drastically reduced,” he says.
Trump Administration Identifies Chinese Tariff Targets
The Trump administration has published a list of Chinese exports it plans to hit with steep tariffs, in response to allegedly unfair treatment of U.S. technological know-how.
U.K. Lab Says It Doesn’t Know Nerve Agent’s ‘Precise Source,’ Drawing Russian Riposte
The lab’s chief added that it only sought to test the chemical used on Sergei Skripal and his daughter, not decide its source. Still, Russia called the remark proof the U.K. is fabricating its claims.
Israel’s Prime Minister Decides Thousands Of African Migrants Must Leave Country
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled plans to let some African migrants stay in Israel and send others elsewhere. His supporters say it would draw more migrants to Israel, where they say migrants aren’t welcome.
Efrain Rios Montt, Former Guatemalan Dictator, Dies At 91
On Sunday, Guatemala’s former dictator Efrain Rios Montt died at 91. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with professor Victoria Sanford of the City University of New York about Rios Montt’s role in the Guatemalan civil war, and the troubled legacy he leave…
Lithuania Foreign Minister Weighs In On Security Of Baltic States
President Trump met with leaders of the Baltic states in a summit focused on security and trade partnerships. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius.
Florida, the ‘Gunshine State,’ tries on new role: gun-control bellwether
Jake Decardenas, a Daytona Beach 20-year-old, may not have had his gun taken away. For Mr. Decardenas, the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland has prompted a personal reconsideration: notably that it is important to him that t…
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