The Syrian government collapsed early Sunday, falling to a lightning rebel offensive that seized control of the capital of ...
The Syrian government appeared to have fallen early Sunday in a stunning end to the 50-year rule of the Assad family after a ...
President Bashar Assad and his father, Hafez Assad, combined to rule Syria for more than 50 years, always with an iron fist ...
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Trump's campaign promised policies targeting the transgender community once he's in office. LGBTQ groups face fear, anxiety ...
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It has been a dramatic week in Syria as the country's long-stagnant civil war, which began in the early 2010s, has reignited. Insurgent groups have taken over big cities long controlled by Syrian ...
Eleanor Beardsley began reporting from France for NPR in 2004 as a freelance journalist, following all aspects of French society, politics, economics, culture and gastronomy. Since then, she has ...
Science fiction author Ted Chiang wrote the short story that became the movie "Arrival." He talks with host Scott Detrow.
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