World Apr 04 Finland formally joins NATO in wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Finland became the 31st member of the NATO alliance on Tuesday, less than one year after it petitioned to join. Finland’s accession doubles NATO’s border with Russia and concludes a historic shift following 75 years of non-alignment. Nick Schifrin discussed…
World Apr 03 Prominent Russian blogger assassinated in St. Petersburg bombing It’s the highest-profile killing of a supporter of Russia’s war in Ukraine. This weekend, a pro-war blogger died in an explosion at a cafe in Saint Petersburg. Russian authorities blamed Ukraine and have arrested an anti-war activist, but as Nick…
World Mar 30 Russia arrests American journalist Evan Gershkovich on spying charges For the first time in nearly 40 years, Russian authorities arrested an American journalist on espionage charges. Evan Gershkovich of the Wall Street Journal was detained on Wednesday while reporting in central Russia. It’s an escalation of a Kremlin campaign…
Nation Mar 29 The long-lasting impact of the U.S. invasion of Iraq Twenty years ago, thousands of American troops were racing across the deserts of Iraq toward Baghdad to depose Saddam Hussein. It led to a near-decade of civil war and occupation, no discovery of weapons of mass destruction, the deaths of…
World Mar 27 The state of Israel’s democracy under Netanyahu’s far-right coalition By many accounts, the political turmoil in Israel over Prime Minister Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul is an existential moment for the nation. Daniel Shapiro, former American envoy to Israel, joins Amna Nawaz to discuss the crisis created by Netanyahu’s government…
World Mar 21 U.S., South Korea conduct military exercises as North Korea ramps up missile testing Tensions on the Korean Peninsula are running high. This month, the U.S. and South Korea launched their largest military exercises in nearly six years. In response, North Korea tested five missiles, part of a record number of tests over the…
World Mar 21 World Food Programme director discusses how to address growing global hunger The causes of global hunger are many and well-known: conflict, climate and in too many cases, cruelty. But it is the job of the United Nations World Food Programme to push through those barriers to feed hundreds of millions in…
World Mar 20 Chinese president visits Putin in Russia as the countries increase cooperation Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow Monday for a three-day state visit to Russia. Relations between the two countries have grown closer over the past year as China’s imports of Russian oil have increased and both countries seek to…
World Mar 17 Will Putin face arrest after International Criminal Court warrant for Ukraine war crimes? The International Criminal Court's decision to issue an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin marks the first time it indicted a head of state from a permanent member of the UN Security Council and is the most dramatic step…
World Mar 16 TikTok says Biden administration pressuring it to sell company as security concerns grow The Chinese parent company of TikTok says the Biden administration is pressuring it to sell to an American firm or face a national ban. Nick Schifrin reports on the national security concerns of the hugely popular video app and Amna…