Meet the Guatemalan judge fighting for democracy at a critical moment for the country
The current struggles of a judge who ruled in a historic case show the decline of Guatemala's democracy.
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A leader of Guatemala's reformist party on the country's upcoming elections
NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with Guatemalan Congressman Samuel Perez Alvarez, a member of a reformist party whose candidate made it into the second round of presidential elections this year.
Zelenskyy says bomb hit blood transfusion center, while shelling kills 3 overnight
Three people have died during a night of air strikes and intense shelling across Ukraine, officials said Sunday, as Kyiv's military exchanged fire with Russian occupation forces.
Philippines claims Chinese coast guard used water cannon on a boat in disputed sea
The Philippine military on Sunday condemned a Chinese coast guard ship's "excessive and offensive" use of a water cannon to block a supply boat from delivering new troops, food, water and fuel.
S. Korea presses on with World Scout Jamboree as heat forces thousands to leave early
Hundreds of participants have been treated for heat-related ailments since the Jamboree began Wednesday in the coastal town of Buan as South Korea grapples with one of its hottest summers in years.
Pakistan's former Prime Minister has been arrested after being sentenced to prison
Police in Pakistan have arrested that country's former Prime Minister, Imran Khan, after a court sentenced him to three years in prison for concealing assets.
Saudi Arabia is hosting a peace conference. Russia isn't invited
Saudi Arabia is hosting a conference to discuss ending the war in Ukraine, but Russia is not invited.
How the use of drones in Ukraine has changed war as we know it
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with military analyst Kelly Grieco about how the use of drones in the war in Ukraine is changing the very nature of war.
Russian dissident Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to 19 more years of prison
Alexei Navalny, Russia's leading opposition figure who is already in prison, received a new sentence of 19 years this week.
Climate change threatens Germany's fairy tale forests
Germany's dense green spruce forests are being decimated by parasites and climate change. It's unclear if planting different kinds of trees would help stop the decline.