World News

World News

Shootings Put Spotlight On Gun Violence In Toronto

7:43am September 02, 2018

by Brian Mann

A spike in shootings and gun deaths in Canada has some activists and politicians calling for tougher gun control laws while others want police to be given broader authority to monitor gang activity.

World News

Trump Administration Cuts Funds For Palestinian Refugee Aid Program

7:43am September 02, 2018

by Daniel Estrin

After angering Palestinians by officially recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, the Trump administration is now cutting the funding of the U.N. program that aids Palestinian refugees.

World News

Why Thousands Of People Are Leaving Venezuela

7:43am September 02, 2018

The Washington Office on Latin America's Geoff Ramsey tells NPR's Melissa Block about the refugee crisis caused by political and economic problems in Venezuela.

World News

Sweden Prepares For Election With Anti-Immigrant Party Poised For Gains

7:43am September 02, 2018

by Maddy Savage

As Sweden prepares for its Sept. 9 general election, the rise of a populist right-wing party has changed the political landscape.

World News

The Policy Priorities Of Pakistan's New Government

7:43am September 02, 2018

by Diaa Hadid

Pakistan's new prime minister is promising change — to end corruption and pull people out of poverty. But his government first has to save Pakistan's economy.

World News

Belgian Museum Looks At Country's History Of Colonialism And Racism

7:43am September 02, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

Belgium's only museum devoted to Central Africa, where Belgium was a colonial power, is being renovated to highlight the deaths of millions of Congolese and the display of others in "human zoos."

NAFTA And The Auto Industry

7:43am September 02, 2018

Analyst Paul Eisenstein of car industry site The Detroit Bureau speaks with NPR's Melissa Block about the automotive supply chain and how sweeping changes to NAFTA would affect car makers.

Anti-government demonstrators protest in Granada, Nicaragua. Hundreds of people have been killed in the government's brutal suppression of protests that erupted in April.

World News

Nicaragua Expels United Nations Team After Report Critical Of The Government

4:33pm September 01, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The human rights team had recently released a report documenting the extrajudicial killing, torture and sexual assault of protesters by the government of President Daniel Ortega.

World News

Qatar's Influence Campaign

8:36am September 01, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon asks Julie Bykowicz of The Wall Street Journal about a novel lobbying strategy employed by Qatar to influence U.S. policies.

Sen. Chris Murphy On U.S. Involvement In The War In Yemen

8:36am September 01, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy, member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, about his call to end U.S. support for Saudi Arabia's military campaign in Yemen.