Afghanistan hits several targets in Pakistan in retaliation for air strikes last week. The Afghan Ministry of Defence says it has carried out several strikes in Pakistan in retaliation for an attack last week. It is the latest act in growing cross-border violence between the neighbours. Pakistan says it was targeting armed groups along its … Read more
Mohammed al Refai. Andrew Trumbull hide caption toggle caption Andrew Trumbull Mohammed al Refai. Andrew Trumbull When Syria’s dictatorship fell in early December, celebrations broke out around the world – including nearly 6,000 miles away, in Toledo, Ohio. That’s where Mohammed al-Refai, a refugee from Syria, lives now. NPR has followed his story for nearly … Read more
Chinese analyst Victor Gao argues that the US will not be able to stop China’s growth. Despite the bluster from US officials threatening to slow down China’s economy, time is on China’s side, argues Chinese political analyst Victor Gao. Gao tells host Steve Clemons that the threats of extra taxes on Chinese goods coming to … Read more
On The Stream: We look back at various student protest movements prompted by young people in 2024. We examine the moments when young people advocating for causes that matter to them made headlines this year. The US and UK university protests, demonstrations in Kenya and youth rallies in Bangladesh all come under the spotlight. Presenter: Anelise Borges … Read more
Yi-Pin Lin, an associate professor at Tufts University, proudly says he has vacationed in 120 nations over the past decade. But there was one country he had always dreamed of visiting, only to be frightened off by decades of war, kidnappings and terrorism: Afghanistan. With the end of the Afghan war in 2021, the country’s … Read more
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia on Saturday apologized for the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane this past week, breaking the Kremlin’s three-day silence on the accident that killed 38 people. He did not explicitly acknowledge Russia’s responsibility for the crash. Mr. Putin “offered his apologies” for the crash in a phone call to … Read more
Two presidents have been impeached in a month and their replacement is under pressure. The political crisis in South Korea is deepening. Two presidents have been impeached within weeks, and their stand-in replacement has come under immediate pressure. The instability is creating serious concern internationally. So what has gone wrong – and what’s next? Presenter: … Read more
For the past several weeks, Fadia Nasser, a widow sheltering in Deir al Balah in central Gaza, says she has subsisted on nothing but a small sandwich of herbs for breakfast and a tomato she shares with her daughter for lunch. Eleven miles away in a tent camp in southern Gaza, Said Lulu, who used … Read more
Manmohan Singh, the former Indian prime minister widely regarded as the architect of the country’s economic reform program, was cremated after a state funeral on Saturday as politicians and the public mourned his death. The veteran leader, who was also credited for a landmark nuclear deal with the United States, died late on Thursday, aged … Read more
The Israeli military forced patients and staff members to leave one of the last functioning hospitals in northern Gaza on Friday, leaving health officials in the territory concerned for the people who had been getting treatment there amid continued fighting. The hospital, Kamal Adwan, has been caught in the middle of Israel’s offensive against Hamas … Read more