Apartheid Court Limits Display Of South Africa's Old Apartheid Flag, Citing Hateful LegacyNPR - Bill ChappellA South African court is restricting gratuitous displays of the country's old apartheid-era flag, calling the banner "a vivid symbol of white supremacy and black disenfranchisement and suppression." The
World News New Trump Policy Would Permit Indefinite Detention Of Migrant Families, ChildrenNPR - Brian NaylorThe Trump administration has announced it is ending a federal court agreement that limits how long migrant families with children can be detained. Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan outlined
Taiwan China Vows Sanctions On U.S. Firms For Arms Sales To TaiwanNPR - Shannon Van SantChina is threatening sanctions on U.S. firms selling arms to Taiwan, after the U.S. government said it supported an $8 billion sale of fighter jets and other equipment to the island. Geng Shuang, China's
Russia Trump Says Russia Should Be Allowed Into G-7; Moscow Wants Talks To ContinueNPR - Sasha IngberPresident Trump says Russia should be allowed to rejoin the Group of Seven industrial nations, and Russia's Foreign Ministry has welcomed his remarks. Speaking with reporters in the Oval Office on Tuesday,
World News 'This Is It. I'm Going To Die': India's Minorities Are Targeted In LynchingsNPR - Lauren FrayerLast year, a long-distance truck driver, Mohammad Hashim, was hauling a load of refrigerators out of New Delhi when a dozen strangers on motorbikes forced him off the road. They pulled him out of his and
Iran U.S. Sanctions Cut Off Iranians' Access To Medicine, Iran SaysNPR - Steve Inskeep The U.S is working to increase pressure on Iran, and many Iranians are struggling. The State Department is challenging Iran's charges that the U.S. is cutting off access to cancer drugs.
World News China Confirms British Consulate Employee Held On 'Administrative Detention'NPR - Scott NeumanChina's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that an employee of Britain's Hong Kong consulate was detained nearly two weeks ago during a business trip to the mainland. Although consulate officials suspected
Iran Iran's Oil Tanker Seizure Revs Up Fight For Global Public OpinionNPR - Steve Inskeep Before the U.N., Secretary of State Mike Pompeo criticized Iran for seizing a British-flagged oil tanker. An Iranian news service offered the opposite narrative — accusing Britain of piracy.
Italy In Fight With His Coalition Government, Italy's Prime Minister ResignsNPR - Sylvia Poggioli Italy's prime minister has announced his resignation — blaming his right-wing coalition partner for withdrawing his support.
Rohingya Bangladesh Tries Again To Repatriate Rohingya To MyanmarNPR - Michael Sullivan A U.N. effort to repatriate ethnic Rohingya to Myanmar is stymied by the refugees' refusal to return — unless Myanmar grants them citizenship. Myanmar's government is refusing to do so.
U.S. Economy News Brief: U.S. Economy, Iran Sanctions, Syria's Civil WarNPR - Noel King , David Greene White House takes steps to stoke the economy. The U.S. says it will continue sanctions against Iran. And, Syrian government forces advance into a strategic town in the country's last rebel stronghold.
West Bank Israel Uses Controversial Technology To Screen Palestinians In The West BankNPR - Daniel Estrin Israel is using facial recognition software at checkpoints where Palestinians enter the country — speeding the commute for some, but prompting concerns about the technology and the occupation.
Idlib Syrian Opposition Fighters Withdraw From Stronghold In Idlib ProvinceNPR - Ruth Sherlock Syrian government forces are advancing into a strategic town, forcing opposition fighters to leave. The province has been a refuge for many Syrian civilians, but now it's threatened.
George Pell Australian Court Upholds Sex Abuse Verdicts Against Cardinal PellNPR - Scott NeumanAn Australian state appellate court on Wednesday upheld lower-court verdicts against Cardinal George Pell, the highest-ranking Roman Catholic cleric to be found guilty of sexual abuse. In a 2-1 ruling,
Greenland Trump Skips Visit To Denmark, Calls Danish Leader 'Nasty' For Greenland Sale RebuffNPR - Scott Neuman , Sasha IngberPresident Trump has called the Danish prime minister's comments "nasty" after she rejected the idea of selling Greenland to the United States as "absurd" — in an escalation of diplomatic tensions that
World News Ex-MLB Players Luis Castillo, Octavio Dotel Linked To Alleged Dominican Drug LordNPR - Colin DwyerTwo former Major League Baseball stars, pitcher Octavio Dotel and infielder Luis Castillo, have been implicated in a massive drug trafficking bust in the Dominican Republic. The country's attorney general,
Islamic State (ISIS) A Look At The ISIS Presence In AfghanistanNPRNPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Kelly Magsamen, vice president for national security and international policy at the Center for American Progress, about ISIS in Afghanistan, and beyond. In Afghanistan
Sherlock Holmes Syrian Government On The Verge Of Taking Back Important Town From Rebels In Civil WarNPR - Ruth SherlockAn important rebel city falls in Syria as the government's relentless attack on the last rebel province turns one of the last corner's in the civil war. After months of airstrikes and a high civilian toll,
Sanctions How The Trump Administration's Sanctions Are Affecting IraniansNPR - Steve InskeepReporting from Tehran, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks about how the Trump administration's decision to reimpose sanctions is affecting Iranians and whom they blame for their economic woes. And let's hear now
Mike Pompeo Secretary Of State Mike Pompeo Tries To Rally U.N. Security Council To Counter IranNPR - Michele KelemenSecretary of State Mike Pompeo takes his case against Iran to the United Nations Security Council, addressing a special meeting on threats in the Middle East. Since pulling out of the 2015 nuclear deal,
Chinese Government Twitter And Facebook Shut Down Fake Propaganda Accounts Run By Chinese GovernmentNPRNPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Adam Segal, at the Council on Foreign Relations, about Facebook and Twitter shutting down hundreds of fake accounts run by the Chinese government. We have heard a lot
Giuseppe Conte Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte Resigns, Ending His Populist CoalitionNPR - Sylvia PoggioliItaly's premier announced his resignation and blamed his far-right coalition partner for undermining the government. Italy's prime minister Giuseppe Conte resigned today. That followed a scathing rebuke
Radiation Internationally Maintained Radiation Monitors Go Offline Following Russian ExplosionNPR - Geoff BrumfielFollowing a mysterious explosion at a Russian missile testing site last week, several radiation monitors maintained by an international organization have gone offline. An update now on a story from Russia,
Giuseppe Conte Italy's Premier Resigns In Fight Within His Coalition GovernmentNPR - Merrit KennedyItalian Premier Giuseppe Conte has announced that his resignation amid political chaos and jockeying for power within his own coalition. In a scathing speech to the Senate, Conte railed against his right-wing
News Salvadoran Woman Who Lost Her Pregnancy Is Acquitted Of Homicide In RetrialNPR - Merrit KennedyA young woman from El Salvador who was convicted of aggravated homicide after she lost her pregnancy has been acquitted in a retrial. El Salvador has one of the strictest abortion laws in the world — not
Notre Dame Cathedral Notre Dame Repair Crews Are Back To Work, But Paris' Lead Concerns RemainNPR - Jake CigaineroWork at the site of France's damaged Notre Dame Cathedral resumed on Monday, after a three-week pause over concerns about lead that spewed from the fire in April. As the blaze ripped through the 850-year-old
Play buttonHong Kong A Guide To What's Happening In Hong KongNPR - Colin DwyerFor months, Hong Kong's streets have seethed with discontent. Scenes from the semiautonomous region show protesters, sometimes numbering in the hundreds of thousands, many wearing surgical masks and carrying
Matteo Salvini Italian Prime Minister Says He Will ResignNPR - Noel King , Sylvia PoggioliIn Italy, Giuseppe Conte resigned Tuesday as prime minister of a coalition government after only about 14 months in power. His resignation throws Italy into a state of political uncertainty. In Italy,
World News Pakistan Tries To Stop Militants From Benefiting From Animal HidesNPR - Diaa HadidOne way for Pakistani charities to raise funds is by collecting animal hides after Eid holiday meals, and selling them to tanneries. But militants also raise money by gathering animal skins. So if you're
