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Jamal Khashoggi's Disappearance And What It Means For The Dissident Diaspora

8:00am October 14, 2018

Joseph Bahout speaks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about his friendship with Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last week and never walked out.

Demonstrators march Saturday in a massive protest against racism in Berlin.

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Protesters Throng Berlin In Massive Rally To Support 'Open And Free Society'

7:26pm October 13, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Organizers expected 40,000 people to show up at their march Saturday. Instead, they say, more than 240,000 attended. The event comes at a time when far-right populists are gaining ground in Germany.

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International Pressure Mounts On Saudi Arabia After Disappearance Of Jamal Khashoggi

6:14pm October 13, 2018

by Greg Myre

The disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi is bringing international pressure onto the kingdom — and threatening its plans to modernize with the help of Western business partners.

Andrew Brunson walks down the colonnade of the White House on Saturday, flanked by his wife, Norine, and President Trump.

'Thankful To Be Safely Home': Pastor Brunson, Freed From Detention, Arrives In U.S.

6:00pm October 13, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

Andrew Brunson's arrest in Turkey raised tension between the two longtime allies. Now, the pastor has returned — and President Trump greeted him Saturday at the White House.

Chilean demonstrators light candles during an August vigil in Santiago that protested the sex abuse scandal roiling the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis Defrocks 2 Chilean Priests In Deepening Sex Abuse Scandal

4:45pm October 13, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

The two high-ranking retired clerics, Archbishop Francisco José Cox Huneeus and Bishop Marco Antonio Órdenes Fernández, were expelled from the priesthood because of alleged "manifest abuse of minors."

Panamanian Foreign Minister Isabel de Saint Malo de Alvarado and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi toast after signing a joint statement on establishing diplomatic relations in June 2017 in Beijing.

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China Lures Taiwan's Latin American Allies

2:06pm October 13, 2018

by Carrie Kahn

The biggest bloc of Taiwan's few remaining world allies is in Central America and the Caribbean. But even that solidarity is splintering.

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel's political allies in the wealthy alpine state of Bavaria risk losing ground to the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, party in upcoming regional elections.

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Germany's Far Right Finds A New Stronghold In Bavaria, And It's Costing Merkel

12:10pm October 13, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

A booming economy and ever fewer migrants crossing the border haven't eased a populist backlash against the German chancellor's political allies in the wealthy alpine state of Bavaria.

Sakshi Satpathy at the U.N.'s headquarters in March. On Thursday, she received an award from the Girl Scouts at the U.N. for her work to fight child marriage and human trafficking.

A Super Girl Scout Makes Movies To Make Life Better For Vulnerable Girls

9:44am October 13, 2018

by Diane Cole

Sakshi Satpathy, 16, babysat and walked dogs to finance her films on child marriage and trafficking. She's won the Girl Scout's top honor — and Amnesty International and CARE have screened her works.

The Week In Politics: Kanye West At The White House, The Jamal Khashoggi Case

8:05am October 13, 2018

by Ron Elving

The rapper's meeting with President Trump raised eyebrows, and the disappearance of a journalist in a Saudi consulate in Turkey has brought the spotlight again on Washington's relations with Riyadh.

Tim Kaine On Disappearance Of Jamal Khashoggi And Saudi Arabia

8:05am October 13, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., member of the Foreign Relations Committee, about Jamal Khashoggi's disappearance and what it could mean for U.S.-Saudi relations.