International Reactions To U.S. Strike On Syria Are Mixed
U.S. airstrikes against Syria have received both praise and condemnation abroad. Abderrahim Foukara, Al-Jazeera's Washington bureau chief discusses those reactions.
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U.S. Soldier Killed In Afghanistan
The NATO-led Resolute Support's official Twitter account released a statement Saturday saying that a U.S. solider had been killed in Afghanistan. Few details were given about the circumstances.
Ceremony In San Francisco Marks The 75th Anniversary Of The Bataan Death March
The Bataan Death March in the Philippines is an oft forgotten part of World War II history, but survivors and advocates are working to change that.
Sen. Jeff Flake On Syria And Authorizing Military Force
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Sen. Jeff Flake, a Republican from Arizona, about the Trump administration's airstrikes in Syria and Congress authorizing the use of military force.
8 Key Questions For Trump And The World After The Syria Strike
The strike leaves more questions than answers — like how it squares with Trump's "America First" policy, does this mean a change in U.S. approach toward Syria and Russia, and what's next?
A Meditation On 'Evil'
As sickening images of the chemical weapons attack in Syria emerged, NPR's Scott Simon was reminded of a conversation with Romeo Dallaire, and the different ways we understand evil in modern times.
The Scene In Stockholm A Day After Attack
NPR's Scott Simon asks terrorism expert Magnus Norell of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy about the attack in Stockholm.
Why Vladimir Putin Continues To Back The Assad Regime
NPR's Scott Simon asks Vladimir Putin biographer Steven Lee Myers about the Russian president's motivations in Syria and the aftereffects of Russia's meddling in the U.S. presidential election.
Syria Overshadows Meeting Of Trump And Xi
NPR's Scott Simon talks to China expert Richard McGregor about this week's meeting between President Trump and China's President Xi Jinping, and China's role in international relations.
What Trump's Syria Airstrikes Accomplish
NPR's Scott Simon talks to Kori Schake of the Hoover Institution about Syria and what may lie ahead now that the U.S. has taken direct military action against the Assad regime.