After a long day of fasting, especially in summer, thirst can be stronger than hunger. The drinks of choice are usually sweet and fruity, but each country puts its own spin on a refreshing beverage.
NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Vytautas Landsbergis, the first president of Lithuania since its independence from the Soviet Union, about Russia and his ideas for building security and resilience for his country.
United Kingdom voters go to the polls Thursday in a snap election called by Prime Minister Theresa May to bolster her majority in parliament. Two terror attacks in the interim have made the outcome less certain.
NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Ambassador Martin Indyk, executive vice president of the Brookings Institution and former U.S. special envoy for the Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, about why peace talks collapsed in 2014.
At least 17 people have died in Wednesday's twin terrorist attacks. President Trump expressed condolences but said "states that sponsor terrorism risk falling victim to the evil they promote."
In 2011, Manal al-Sharif filming herself driving in a country where women are banned from getting behind the wheel. Driving, she says, is "a way to emancipate women. It gives them so much liberty."
Recent cases involving Chinese nationals conspiring to steal trade secrets — from gene-spliced rice to corn seed — have highlighted the risk of intellectual property theft from U.S. companies.
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is doing something no Russian politician has tried recently: running a national campaign based on grassroots enthusiasm rather than backroom Kremlin deals.