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Saudi Prince Will Court Trump In Visit — And Tech Execs And Hollywood, Too

8:56am March 19, 2018

Mohammed bin Salman is coming to the U.S. this week. His ongoing PR campaign seeks to diversify Saudi Arabia's economy and reset its image abroad, but some of his actions have undermined that goal.

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As Expected, Vladimir Putin — Who Has Led Russia For 18 Years — Wins 6 More

8:55am March 19, 2018

There was never any doubt that the presidential election in Russia would give Putin another term, and on Sunday he received an overwhelming victory over the seven other candidates allowed to run.

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To Escape Civil War, Many Yemenis Flee To Djibouti

7:40am March 19, 2018

After spending time in Yemen and Saudi Arabia, Steve Inskeep describes one of the region's most intractable conflicts from what's become a safe haven for many Yemenis who have escaped the war.

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Why Yemen's Nearly 3-Year-Old Civil War Remains Mostly Out Of Headlines

6:28am March 19, 2018

Yemen has been in a war that is being fought, in large part, by regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran. Steve Inskeep travels to the frontlines to meet with fighters and displaced civilians.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin Wins Another 6-Year Term

6:24am March 19, 2018

by Lucian Kim

Putin has been declared the winner in Sunday's Russian election, giving him a fourth term as president. Critics say the vote was staged, and the only questions are over the size of Putin's majority.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to supporters during a rally near the Kremlin in Moscow, on Sunday.

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Vladimir Putin Easily Wins New 6-Year Term As Russian President

2:58am March 19, 2018

by Scott Neuman

In a widely expected outcome, Putin faced a weak field of candidates after disqualifying his only potential rival. He is set to become the longest-serving Russian leader since Stalin.

Investigators in protective suits work at the scene in the Maltings shopping center in Salisbury, England, on Tuesday.

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Britain Accuses Russia Of Stockpiling Deadly Nerve Agent

7:38pm March 18, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The U.K. says it has evidence Russia has been creating and stockpiling a lethal toxin used to poison a former spy in England.

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The U.K., U.S. And Russia's Election

10:32am March 18, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to The Guardian's Moscow bureau chief Andrew Roth about the Russian presidential election and how recent diplomatic blows with the U.K. and the U.S. play into the campaign.

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Tension Increases Between Moscow And London

8:03am March 18, 2018

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to British MP Tom Tugendhat about the rising tensions between the U.K. and Russia, including the latest news that Russia is expelling 23 British diplomats.

Salvadoran Evangelicals Work To Change Lives Of Gang Members

8:03am March 18, 2018

El Salvador has one of the highest murder rates in the world, driven by gangs. The Economist's Sarah Esther Maslin reported on how evangelical churches help gang members pull away from lives of crime.