NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Fiona Hill, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution's Center on the United States and Europe, about the Trump administration's strategy to end Russia's war with Ukraine.
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Rubio reassures trans-Atlantic ties with Europe at Munich Security Conference
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a calm and reassuring message to America's allies in Munich, after more than a year of President Donald Trump's often-hostile rhetoric toward allies.
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Friday, February 13, 2026
Venezuela debates sweeping amnesty for political prisoners
After the fall of Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan regime promise amnesty and reconciliation — but for hundreds still jailed and thousands facing charges, justice remains uncertain.
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Thursday, February 12, 2026
Israel accuses two of using military secrets to place Polymarket bets
The Tel Aviv indictment is the first publicly known instance of people being accused of leveraging military secrets to place bets on the popular prediction market.
NATO members have launched a new Arctic initiative
NATO members have launched a new Arctic initiative after President Trump's threats to take over Greenland.
For the first time in over 50 years, there are no pandas in Japan
For the first time in more than half a century, Japan finds itself in a state of absolute panda-lessness, after the last pair of twin pandas returned to China last month.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
In blunt warning, the U.S. says Peru could lose its sovereignty to China
The Trump administration on Wednesday expressed concern that China was costing Peru its sovereignty after a Peruvian court ruling restricted a local regulator's oversight of a Chinese-built mega port.
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