NPR's David Greene talks to Amanda Sloat of the Brookings Institution, and David Rennie of The Economist magazine, about the global standing of the U.S. The G-7 meetings in France wrap up Monday.
NPR White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe joins Morning Edition to report on President Trump's latest remarks at the G-7 summit in France. He delivers remarks with French President Emmanuel Macron.
Inside the Amazon rainforest, wildcat miners dig out rocks and grind them down in search of gold. These illegal operators are blamed for deforestation, pollution and driving people off their land.
Leaders from the world's seven most advanced economies spent the weekend meeting in France. There were some surprises — including an unannounced visit from a top Iranian diplomat.
As the summit in France wrapped up, Brazil's far-right president tweeted that the international alliance treats his country "as if we were a colony or no man's land."
Dramatic video of the protests shows a small group of police officers being pushed back by stick-wielding demonstrators. An officer suddenly draws his side arm and fires into the air.
Over the weekend, Israel carried out an airstrike on Iranian forces and allies in Syria. It also reportedly struck sites in Lebanon and Iraq. All of this has sparked threats of retaliation and war.
As frustration mounts over the possibility of the U.K. withdrawing from the EU without a deal, some Irish are considering the unthinkable: uniting the north and the south.
Many policymakers and intellectuals believed that as China opened up its economy, so would its politics. Hungarian economist János Kornai now says he made a horrible mistake.