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Former U.S. Ambassador To Syria Discusses Trump's Decision To Pull Forces From The Region

4:45pm December 20, 2018

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Robert Ford, who was U.S. Ambassador to Syria from 2010 to 2014, for reaction on the president's decision to withdraw troops from Syria.

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How Strong Are ISIS Forces In Syria?

4:45pm December 20, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Daniel Byman, senior fellow in the Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution, about the status of ISIS operations in Syria.

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President Of The Council On Foreign Relations Discusses His Article: 'How A World Order Ends'

4:26pm December 20, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, about his article, "How a World Order Ends."

A Japanese whaling fleets leaves the city of Ishinomaki in April 2014 as a Japan Coast Guard vessel provides security.

Japan Reportedly Will Leave International Whaling Group To Resume Commercial Hunts

1:44pm December 20, 2018

by Ian Stewart

Earlier this year, Japan unsuccessfully lobbied members of the International Whaling Commission to drop the organization's ban on commercial whaling.

Passengers wait Thursday after Gatwick Airport was forced to shut down operations because of drones flown illegally over its airfield.

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Gatwick Airport Remains Shut Down After Drones Flew Near Its Runway

1:25pm December 20, 2018

by Bill Chappell

Passengers who had been expecting to land near London were instead flown to a range of cities, from Liverpool and Manchester in Britain to Paris and Amsterdam.

Supporters of opposition leader Martin Fayulu flee a plume of teargas fired by police Wednesday in the capital, Kinshasa.

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Derailed By Fire And Disarray, Congo Delays Presidential Election — Again

12:04pm December 20, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

It has been over two years since President Joseph Kabila was scheduled to step down. But after Thursday's announcement, voters will have to wait a bit longer to finally cast their ballots.

Rosenstein: 2 Chinese Nationals Indicted On Charges Of Hacking U.S. Targets

11:54am December 20, 2018

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announces indictments of two Chinese nationals for allegedly hacking a broad range of American government and business interests.

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Trump Says ISIS Is Defeated So U.S. Troops Will Leave Syria

11:45am December 20, 2018

David Greene talks to retired Admiral James Stavridis, former supreme allied commander for NATO, about the potential consequences of the president's plan to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria.

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Bar chart showing 30 countries considered "high risk" for genocide, according to The Early Warning Project. Leading the list: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Afghanistan, Egypt, South Sudan and Pakistan.

Is Genocide Predictable? Researchers Say Absolutely

10:30am December 20, 2018

by Jason Beaubien

Scholars at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum say that mass killings follow predictable patterns. They're using a computer model to track where the next genocide is likely to occur.

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Vladimir Putin To Answer Questions At His Annual News Conference

7:42am December 20, 2018

by Lucian Kim

Russian President Putin is holding his annual free-for-all press event, and the world will be watching closely to see if he's asked about President Trump and U.S. troops pulling out of Syria.

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