Japan’s bullet train just turned 60. Could it finally be coming to America?
It's been 60 years since Japan's bullet train first entered service. Could the technology be coming to Texas?
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Israeli strikes target bank branches operated by Hezbollah. If Donald Trump wins the election, he vows retribution against enemies. The connection between people’s economic lives and their vote.
What can a lame-duck U.S. president do, who's facing a Mideast crisis?
NPR's Michel Martin talks to Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about what President Biden can do to deescalate conflicts in the Middle East.
Cuba goes into a 4th day without electricity
Cuba’s power grid collapse has become one of the worst crises in the country’s history.
Putin hosts a summit in a bid to show the West it can't keep Russia off the global stage
The Kremlin will be able to talk to major players like India and China about expanding trade and bypassing Western sanctions.
Iraqi Kurds go to the polls with a flagging economy top of mind
Parliamentary elections were postponed several times amid disputes over the election law and procedures.
Oscar brings winds, heavy rains to eastern Cuba after striking the Bahamas
Tropical Storm Oscar brought heavy rains and winds to Cuba, an island already beleaguered by a massive power outage, late Sunday after brushing the Bahamas.
Israel launches airstrikes on Beirut, saying it's targeting Hezbollah's financial arm
Israel's military said it was targeting a Hezbollah financial unit that's used to pay operatives and buy arms. The nonprofit provides financial services and is also used by ordinary Lebanese.
5 years after massive protests in Chile, what's left of the desire for change?
Five years after the tumultuous protests in Chile demanding social and economic equality, what's left of the revolutionary spirit and desire for change?