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Trump's Relationship With NATO, 1 Year Into His Presidency

5:28pm December 28, 2017

by Frank Langfitt

President Trump criticized NATO once again in his National Security Strategy speech, but NATO ambassadors say the U.S. continues to be very supportive where it counts: on the ground.

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More Than 40 Dead And Dozens Injured After Bombing In Kabul

4:39pm December 28, 2017

On Thursday, more than 40 people were killed and dozens wounded in a suicide bombing at a cultural center in Kabul, Afghanistan. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Reuters' Kabul bureau chief James Mackenzie for an update on the details of the attack.

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France Ends State Of Emergency After Nearly 2 Years

4:39pm December 28, 2017

by Eleanor Beardsley

France has just lifted a nearly two year state of emergency that was put in place in Nov. 2015 and extended six times. To replace it, the government has passed an anti-terrorism law. But critics say the new law compromises the protection of individual liberties.

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Violent Crackdowns In Venezuela Severely Impacted Maduro's Opposition

4:39pm December 28, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Carlos, an actor and tour guide in Caracas, Venezuela. Carlos used to protest daily against President Nicholas Maduro's government. Now, those protests have dissipated, opposition leaders have been imprisoned, and Carlos, who earlier said that he did not want to leave Venezuela, is looking for a job abroad.

Tropicalia Music Still Speaks To Young Marginalized Urban Brazilians

4:39pm December 28, 2017

by Philip Reeves

In Brazil, there's been a resurgence of Tropicalia — the anti-authoritarian, anarchic music that emerged under the military junta of the 1960s. It's back and fused with rap and lyrics fighting for Brazil's poor and marginalized.

Liberian election officials said Thursday that soccer great George Weah, seen addressing an October campaign rally in Monrovia, had won the presidential runoff.

Liberia Elects Soccer Star George Weah Its Next President

4:21pm December 28, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

For the first time in 70 years, the country will transfer power from one elected president to another. Many Liberians identify with Weah, who grew up poor before becoming a top striker in Europe.

The smaller the bubble in that glass of champagne, the higher the pitch — and the price.

Size (And Sound) Matters When It Comes To Bubbles In Your Sparkling Wine

12:50pm December 28, 2017

by April Fulton

Scientists at the University of Texas listened to the bubbles in a champagne and a sparkling wine and found that the more expensive product had smaller, busier bubbles.

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech in Moscow on Thursday. Putin said that Wednesday's explosion at a supermarket in St. Petersburg was a terrorist attack.

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Putin Says St. Petersburg Blast Was Terrorism

11:45am December 28, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

A bomb went off in a branch of the Perekrestok supermarket, injuring at least 13 shoppers. Investigators say the device was homemade and packed with shrapnel.

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Israeli Cabinet Minister Wants To Name Proposed Train Station For Trump

10:38am December 28, 2017

Earlier this month, President Trump announced the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv would move to Jerusalem. Now, an Israeli minister wants to name a proposed Jerusalem train station for the U.S. president.

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ISIS claimed responsibility for Thursday's deadly attack on a Shiite cultural center in Kabul. The Taliban issued its own statement, saying it had nothing to do with the attack.

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Bombing Attack Kills 41 In Kabul; ISIS Claims Responsibility

10:29am December 28, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The attack struck on the third anniversary of the day that the U.S.-led NATO coalition officially ended its combat mission in Afghanistan.