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View From Mexico On Trump's Latest Rhetoric

7:43am March 31, 2019

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro asks José Díaz-Briseño, Washington correspondent for the Mexican newspaper Reforma, how Mexico has been reacting to the latest escalation in rhetoric from President Trump.

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What Life After ISIS Looks Like In Iraq

5:34pm March 30, 2019

The Syrian government has declared victory over ISIS — years after the same was said of Iraq. NPR's Korva Coleman speaks with Yale researcher Mara Redlich Revkin about life after ISIS in Iraq.

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Many Pregnant Women Are Among Those Leaving Venezuela

5:23pm March 30, 2019

by Ari Shapiro

Venezuela is in the midst of an economic and political crisis. That's led many pregnant women to seek medical attention across the border in Colombia.

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Amid Anxiety Surrounding Boeing's 737 Max Jets, One Airline Wants To Cancel Its Order

5:21pm March 30, 2019

by Daniella Cheslow

The airline Garuda Indonesia wants to cancel its order of 49 Boeing 737 Max 8 planes, but contracts make it expensive to do so.

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A Chinese site engineer is seen during construction of an extension of the Southern Expressway in Sri Lanka, in November. The project is part of Beijing's massive Belt and Road Initiative.

China's Global Construction Boom Puts Spotlight On Questionable Labor Practices

4:51pm March 30, 2019

by Emily Feng

Chinese companies are recruiting workers from home and subjecting them to harsh treatment abroad. In one case, laborers brought to the U.S. were forced to work 14-hour days without pay.

Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskiy walks backstage during the filming of the League of Laughter comedy show on March 19 in Kiev, Ukraine.

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A Comedian Plays Ukraine's President On TV. Will He Become One In Real Life?

3:53pm March 30, 2019

by Lucian Kim

Volodymyr Zelenskiy's only connection to politics is the role he plays in a hit TV series about a man who accidentally becomes Ukraine's president. He's leading in polls ahead of Sunday's elections.

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Sen. Bob Menendez On Venezuela

11:18am March 30, 2019

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., about the situation in Venezuela and the end of the Mueller investigation.

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Families Of ISIS Fighters Crowd Camps In Syria

9:03am March 30, 2019

by Jane Arraf

The U.S. and Syrian-Kurdish forces have driven ISIS out of Syria. Now, tens of thousands of the women and children — the families of ISIS fighters — are in an overcrowded, remote camp in Syria.

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Pilot Michel Bacos was greeted by his wife at Orly Airport on July 5, 1976 in Paris, France after refusing to abandon his Jewish passengers held hostage by Palestinian and German terrorists.

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Opinion: Remembering Pilot Michel Bacos, Hero Of The 1976 Entebbe Hijacking

7:55am March 30, 2019

by Scott Simon

Remembering Michel Bacos, a French pilot who served in World War II and bravely remained behind with Jewish passengers when his 1976 commercial flight was hijacked by Palestinian and German terrorists

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Massive Crowds Protest Against Algerian President Bouteflika

7:55am March 30, 2019

by Jake Cigainero

Algerians gathered for the country's largest protests yet against President Bouteflika's bid to run again for a fifth term.