International
Russian, Ukrainian lawmaker accused of election interference
The plot calls to mind the foreign influence in 2016 described by Robert Mueller, who charged Russian nationals with stirring up discord on divisive social issues.
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Citing a COVID-19 shortfall, DHS increases visa fees for touring artists
The Department of Homeland Security announced the changes last week, which will take effect in early October.
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Japan PM Shinzo Abe says he’s resigning for health reasons
Concerns about his health began this summer and grew this month when he visited a Tokyo hospital two weeks in a row for unspecified health checkups.
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Russia meddling, misinformation, poison and protests
We discuss the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on Russian 2016 election interference, their current misinformation efforts and the Belarus election protests.
Air Date: August 26, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:30WHO chief urges nations to join in preventing ‘vaccine nationalism’
"Sharing finite supplies strategically and globally is actually in each country's national interest," Tedros said.
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Under Trump, more big donors are named ambassadors — and controversies have followed
Career diplomats now make up just 57% of the ambassadorial posts.
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UN chief: pandemic threatens peace and risks new conflicts
Guterres said the pandemic has raised growing questions about the effectiveness of health systems, social services, trust in institutions and systems of governance.
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Global coronavirus cases top 20M as Russia approves vaccine
The countries with the most infections are the U.S., India and Brazil. Russia has the fourth most.
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An atomic bomb survivor on her journey from revenge to peace
It’s been 75 years since the U.S. dropped two atomic bombs on Japan. Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks to Koko Kondo, who was a baby when one of those bombs was dropped on Hiroshima.
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US reaches 5 million confirmed coronavirus cases
The milestone was reached as new cases run at about 54,000 a day. Cases are rising in nearly 20 states, and deaths are climbing in most.
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Enormous explosion rocks Beirut, killing more than 100, wounding thousands
The dramatic blast was caught on numerous videos by people who had been filming a fire that was burning at an industrial port in Lebanon’s capital.
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‘I was asked if I stole my car’: Black diplomats describe harassment at US borders
Tianna Spears is one of a growing number to speak out recently about the special challenges faced by minority foreign service officers.
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WHO chief warns ‘there might never be’ a silver bullet for coronavirus
Despite progress made on a COVID-19 vaccine, "there's no silver bullet at the moment and there might never be," the World Health Organization's director-general warned.
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Ruling renews fairness debate in Boston Marathon bomber case
Even as the ruling opened old wounds, it raised familiar questions about whether Tsarnaev can receive a fair hearing in the city where the bombs exploded.
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Foreign threats loom ahead of US presidential election
As the Nov. 3 presidential vote nears, there are fresh signs that the United States' electoral system is again under attack from foreign adversaries.
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