NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Mark Dubowitz of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, who says the U.S. should strike Iran.
Foundation for Defense of Democracies CEO on why he thinks the US should strike Iran
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Father of US-based Hong Kong activist convicted under national security law
The father of a U.S.-based activist wanted by Hong Kong authorities was convicted of attempting to deal with an absconder's financial assets on Wednesday, in the first court case of its kind brought under a homegrown national security law.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Former NATO chief on Europe and U.S. relations
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Anders Fogh Rasmussen, former prime minister of Denmark and former head of NATO, ahead of the Munich Security Conference.
Britain's PM faces calls to resign over former ambassador's ties to Epstein
Britain's prime minister is facing calls to resign for naming a friend of Jeffrey Epstein as ambassador to the U.S. Police are also investigating if the king's brother passed trade secrets to Epstein.
Venezuela's Congress to vote on amnesty law that will free political prisoners
Weeks after Nicolás Maduro's ousting, Venezuelans cautiously test new freedoms as the country's Congress prepares to vote on an amnesty law that will free hundreds of political prisoners.
Monday, February 9, 2026
Crackdown on dissent after nationwide protests in Iran widens to ensnare reformist figures
Detained Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi has received another prison sentence of over seven years.
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China critic and former media tycoon Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in a Hong Kong security case
Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison in the longest punishment given so far under a China-imposed national security law that has virtually silenced the city's dissent.
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