World Apr 05 How McCarthy’s meeting with president of Taiwan could impact U.S.-China relations For the first time, a Taiwanese president met a Speaker of the House on U.S. soil. Wednesday's meeting between President Tsai Ing-wen, Speaker Kevin McCarthy and more than a dozen lawmakers took place despite Beijing’s threats of a serious response.
World Apr 05 Reporters who covered U.S. invasion of Iraq reflect on impact of war Twenty years ago, U.S. forces invaded Iraq. With them, and waiting for them in Baghdad, were hundreds of journalists who would go on to document a war that took a brutal toll on Iraq, on many soldiers and marines and…
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 31 IAEA chief says nuclear accident ‘entirely possible’ at Ukraine plant occupied by Russians Europe’s largest nuclear plant remains caught in the crossfire of the war in Ukraine. Wednesday, the director-general of the UN's nuclear agency, Rafael Grossi, visited the Zaporizhzhia power plant in southern Ukraine to assess its stability, safety and damage. He…
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…
World Mar 23 Exiled Belarus opposition leader speaks out against country’s crackdown on dissent The U.S. and its allies initiated an international investigation into human rights abuses in Belarus. For years, the Belarus government has imprisoned anyone seen as a threat. It has also become increasingly reliant on Russia and supports its war in…
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 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…