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How People In Crimea View The Union With Russia

When Russia annexed Crimea, it set relations with Western societies on a confrontation course. Four years after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s brazen gamble, NPR looks at how people in Crimea view the union with Russia.

Will NRA follow the path of Big Tobacco?

Twenty years ago, a historic settlement between tobacco firms and 46 states shackled the smoking trade in the United States. Tobacco dollars funded a new national anti-smoking advocacy campaign. Some activists are now renewing calls for national gun-…

Trump To Take Questions In Joint Press Conference With Swedish Prime Minister

President Trump is holding a press conference with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven, where Trump could get questions on North Korea, tariffs, gun control and potential White House staff shakeups.

France To Make 15 Legal Age Of Consent For Sex

The decision to establish a first-ever age of consent in the country follows two separate cases involving men who escaped rape charges despite intercourse with 11-year-old girls.

Did North Korea just make a try for trust?

For 27 years, five American presidents have tried to denuclearize North Korea. Three times the regime appeared to have suspended its nuclear program. Kim Jong-un, the current leader in Pyongyang, has launched more missiles than his father and grandfa…

Sierra Leone’s elections may look like a party – but pride in the polls is serious

The crowd making its way down the windy stone streets at the center of Freetown could easily be mistaken for a carnival. “1996 was the first time many Sierra Leoneans voted, and they took pride in doing it,” says Joseph Bangura, a historian and direct…

Journalist Charts The ‘Bizarre Twists And Turns’ Of The Trump-Russia Dossier

New Yorker writer Jane Mayer explains how the infamous Russian dossier on Donald Trump was compiled — and why so little was done about its findings during the presidential campaign.

In Ireland, A Vote Is Expected This Spring On Expanding Abortion Rights

Ireland has already legalized divorce and same-sex marriage. Will abortion be next? In a May referendum, voters will weigh in on whether to allow unrestricted abortion up to 12 weeks into a pregnancy.

Russian Military Transport Crashes In Syria, Killing All 32 Aboard

The Antonov An-26 crashed on landing approach to a Russian air base in western Syria.

Britain Warns Moscow Over Poisoning Of Ex-Russian Double Agent

Sergei Skripal, a retired Russian intelligence colonel living in exile in the U.K. following his conviction in Russia on espionage charges, suddenly fell ill from an “unknown substance” on Sunday.

In Possible Breakthrough, North Korea Offers Talks On Denuclearization

South Korean officials returning from a two-day visit to Pyongyang say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is willing to discuss giving up his nuclear weapons with the U.S.

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