What's Next For ISIS
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Syria expert Paul Salem of the Middle East Institute about news that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may have been killed in a U.S. operation.
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Nonpartisan Diplomats Caught Up In Ukraine Investigation
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks former Ambassador Barbara Bodine how diplomats are navigating the impeachment inquiry which has put nonpartisan foreign service officers under political pressure.
Special Coverage: Trump Makes Announcement
President Trump is supposed to make a major announcement at the White House Sunday morning.
Married Men In Remote Part Of Amazon May Soon Be Allowed To Become Priests
A group of Roman Catholic bishops from the Amazon called for married deacons to be allowed to become ordained priests to address a clergy shortage.
Anti-Government Protests Continue In Lebanon And Move To Include Hezbollah Leader
As anti-government demonstrations continue in Lebanon, protesters are debating whether their anger should also be directed at a long considered untouchable: the head of the militant group Hezbollah.
An Advocate For Kazakhs Persecuted In China Is Banned From Activism In Kazakhstan
Serikjan Bilash signed a plea deal after Kazakh officials charged him with "inciting ethnic tensions" for his work documenting repression against Kazakhs and in China's Xinjiang region.
Opinion: How Will We Remember Migrants Who Suffer, Strive And Risk Their Lives?
NPR's Scott Simon ruminates about news of 39 people found dead in a trailer in Essex, U.K., and why people would risk their lives for that journey.
The Importance Of Preserving Videos Of War Crimes
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Dia Kayyali, program manager for Witness, about YouTube's removal of videos considered to be evidence of human rights violations in countries such as Syria and Yemen.
Mexico's Asylum Agency Struggles To Keep Up
Mexico is on course to accept as many as 80,000 refugees this year. Its tiny asylum agency is overrun with applications and many asylum-seekers are stuck in a bottleneck of bureaucracy.
The Future Of U.S. Troops In Syria
The U.S. is weighing keeping some troops in Syria to protect oil fields from ISIS.