Recent acid attacks in Britain have led the police to reassure the public that such violence is rare, while stepping up attempts to find and stop the perpetrators.
In 2013, refugees in Hong Kong harbored Edward Snowden. The territory has now declined to renew their asylum status. NPR's Don Gonyea talks to Michael Simkin, a lawyer trying to bring them to Canada.
NPR's Don Gonyea talks to Rem Korteweg, head of the Clingendael Institute's Europe in the World program, about concerns the European Union has about the recent U.S. Russian sanctions bill.
The launch comes just weeks after Pyongyang tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile. The Pentagon says the missile, which landed in the Sea of Japan, was no threat to the U.S.
The Pentagon says North Korea has launched another intercontinental ballistic missile. The Pentagon estimates that it traveled about 620 miles before landing in the Sea of Japan.
Tom Grove of The Wall Street Journal discusses the state of relations between the U.S. and Russia after Moscow's announcement that it would order the Washington to reduce its diplomatic staff.
NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reviews the dramatic changes that have occurred on her beat this year, including the election of Emmanuel Macron and France's resurgence in global politics.
The Development Innovation Ventures has earned bipartisan praise for the grants it gives to programs that help the poor. So why is there a temporary suspension of new grant applications?
Sharif served as Pakistan's prime minister three times since 1990, and now has been removed from office three times. In the country's 70-year history, no prime minister has completed a five-year term.
Allegations of murder, blackmail and hundreds of millions of dollars worth of corruption. William Browder's story has it all — and he shared it Thursday with a Senate panel investigating Russia.