Riding the train in Rio that tells the story of samba : NPR

Step aboard the Samba Train, where music, history, and resistance roll together through the streets of Rio. MILES PARKS, HOST: When you hear this… (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “COISINHA DO PAI”) BETH CARVALHO: (Singing in non-English language). PARKS: …Your mind might jump to Brazil. Today, samba is woven into the country’s cultural identity. For the past … Read more

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,389 | Russia-Ukraine war News

Here is where things stand on Sunday, December 14: Fighting Two people were killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian city of Saratov, regional Governor Roman Busargin said in a statement on Telegram. An unspecified number of people were also injured in the attack. Russia’s Ministry of Defence said it hit Ukrainian industrial … Read more

King Charles says early diagnosis allows his cancer treatment to be reduced : NPR

Britain’s King Charles III attends an Advent Service at Westminster Abbey, in London, on Wednesday. On Friday, the monarch said early diagnosis and treatment will allow doctors to reduce his cancer treatment in the new year. Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Jackson/Pool Photo via AP LONDON — King Charles III … Read more

Kilmar Abrego Garcia freed from US immigration detention, returns home | Migration News

The Department of Homeland Security has pledged to appeal the latest ruling, slamming it as ‘naked judicial activism’. Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a flashpoint in the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the United States, has been freed from detention on a judge’s order and returned to his home, according to reports. Abrego … Read more

From Venezuela to Ukraine, Trump is shaking up American diplomacy around the world : NPR

On this week’s episode of Sources & Methods, NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks to correspondents Greg Myre and Eleanor Beardsley about the future of the U.S. alliance with Europe under President Trump. AILSA CHANG, HOST: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I’m Ailsa Chang in Culver City, California. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: And … Read more