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Maj. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the chief of the Russian military’s radiation, chemical and biological protection unit, attends a briefing in Kubinka Patriot park, outside Moscow, Russia, on June 22, 2018. AP/AP hide caption toggle caption AP/AP MOSCOW — An explosive device planted near an apartment building in Moscow killed the head of Russia’s nuclear and … Read more
As the future of Syria begins to emerge, one minority group is particularly fearful about how they’ll be treated. The Alawites feel like they were mistreated by now-deposed dictator Bashar al-Assad, but because he was a member of that sect, they are also unfairly tied to him in the minds of other Syrians. We go … Read more
SCOTT DETROW, HOST: It has been a historic week in Syria, the first week in a half-century that the Assad family did not rule the country. As rebels took hold of Damascus and Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia, thousands of political prisoners were released into freedom, and Syrian people were dancing in the streets. (SOUNDBITE … Read more
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Syrian-American composer Malek Jandali about the fall of the dictatorship in Syria and his hopes for his homeland’s future. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Compositions of Malek Jandali include protest chants from Syria, his homeland. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, “YA ALLAH”) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: (Chanting in non-English language). (Chanting in non-English language) UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: … Read more
A man waits for evacuation to western Ukraine as he stands by a bed in a city theatre that hosts refugees running from Russian offensive in the Donetsk region, in Pavlohrad, Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption toggle caption Efrem Lukatsky/AP KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched a massive aerial attack … Read more
In the aftermath of the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, how are the insurgents planning to resurrect the state? A youth, holding a rifle borrowed from a Syrian opposition fighter people, poses for a picture on the top of a government forces tank that was left on a street, at the Umayyad Square … Read more
People celebrate with the Syrian opposition flag, in Damascus, on December 10, 2024. Islamist-led rebels took Damascus in a lightning offensive on December 8, ousting president Bashar al-Assad and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Images People celebrate … Read more
A screenshot of the AI-generated “Daisy” — a new program launched by British phone company O2 to combat phone scams. Screenshot captured by NPR/O2 hide caption toggle caption Screenshot captured by NPR/O2 British mobile phone company O2 has unveiled a new creation, Daisy, a chit-chat and kitty-cat loving artificial intelligence “granny” who talks to scammers … Read more
As Haiti spirals deeper into crisis, gang violence killed nearly 200 people over the weekend. This takes the death toll in 2024 in Haiti to 5,000 people. Source link
In this photo provided by Saudi Press Agency, SPA, Syrian President Bashar Assad listens during the Arab summit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 19, 2023. AP/Saudi Press Agency hide caption toggle caption AP/Saudi Press Agency President Bashar Al-Assad and his father, Hafez Al-Assad, combined to rule Syria for more than a half-century, always with an … Read more