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May 18, 2018

Life after the migrant caravan, Kenya tackles fake news, and Janet Jackson's record-breaking run in Tokyo

Remember the "migrant caravan" moving through Mexico that Trump said had to be stopped? Today, we meet one family who made it to the US and is applying for asylum. Plus, Kenya goes after fake news with a new law, but critics worry it will be used to stifle free speech. And host Marco Werman remembers when Janet Jackson sold out three shows at the Tokyo Dome in mere minutes.

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May 17, 2018

Trump calls some immigrants 'animals,' Germany's unicorn craze and North Korean hackers

President Donald Trump publicly calls some immigrants "animals." We'll speak with Omar Jadwat of the American Civil Liberties Union about how rhetoric like that can strip people of their rights. Plus, part two of our deep dive into the workings of North Korea's version of the CIA. Turns out, North Korean hackers are very good at targeting — and robbing — banks. And we'll find out why Germans have gone a bit unicorn crazy. Unicorn sausage, anyone?

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A blue traffic sign with a u-turn symbol is seen on the Grand Unification Bridge.
May 16, 2018

North Korea throws a tantrum, Tony the Tiger decides to ditch Venezuela, and things get ... surreal.

North Korea threatens to pull out of the planned summit between Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump. Plus, the political and economic situation in Venezuela continues to worsen and now cereal giant Kellogg has joined other big, multi-national companies pulling out of the country. And 90-year-old surrealist painter and author Desmond Morris weighs in on just how surreal things have gotten these days.

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Palestinian demonstrators run for cover from Israeli fire and tear gas during a protest against US embassy move to Jerusalem, May 14, 2018.
May 15, 2018

A view from Gaza, choosing coffee over nationalism in China and choosing Mandarin over Russian in New York

Is there a way forward for Israelis and Palestinians that doesn't involve more violence? We'll get views from both inside and outside the Gaza Strip today. Plus, reporter Isaac Stone Fish visits the world's largest Starbucks in Shanghai to ask patrons whether they'd give up their American coffee if the Chinese government asked them to. And Alina Simone, who has a Russian background herself, talks about why she'd rather have her daughter learn Mandarin than Russian.

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Palestinian demonstrators react during a protest against the US embassy move to Jerusalem.
May 14, 2018

The US embassy in Jerusalem officially opens, fears of Ebola and Egyptian women embrace their curls

Amid protests and violence in the nearby Gaza Strip, the US officially opened its embassy in Jerusalem today. The World's Matthew Bell has been following events in the Middle East. Also, scientists and doctors are monitoring what may be an outbreak of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. And one of our BBC colleagues discusses a new push in her native Egypt to get women to stop straightening their hair.

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A demonstrator fires a homemade mortar during protest march against Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's government in Managua, May 9, 2018.
May 11, 2018

Protests shake Nicaragua, #MeToo in Haiti, pothole-fixing robots

Anti-government protests in Nicaragua threaten President Daniel Ortega's grip on power. That's where we start today. Then, how a peace deal in Colombia has spurred increased deforestation. Plus, London's mayor wants to ban junk food ads on the subway.

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Israelis sit in a coffee shop, watching a television broadcast of US President Donald Trump speaking at the White House, May 8, 2018.
May 10, 2018

More fallout from the Iran deal, an assault on intelligence, and the fight over Socotra

A lot has happened in the Middle East in the past 36 hours. We'll get an update and try to untangle some of the knots. Plus, former CIA Director Michael Hayden says President Donald Trump keeps a "routine distance from the facts." And Arab governments are fighting over an island paradise in the Indian Ocean that few people have seen.

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President Donald Trump reacts to a question from a reporter after the president announced his intention to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement.
May 09, 2018

The return of sanctions, an Egyptian satirist is arrested, a plan to save koalas

President Trump's decision to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal means US sanctions on Iran are coming back. Also, a resident of Tehran is worried about the impact of reinstated sanctions on Iran's economy and politics. Plus, an Illinois doctor flies to Bangladesh to help treat Rohingya refugees.

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President Donald Trump walks away from the podium after announcing his intention to withdraw from the Iran nuclear agreement, May 8, 2018.
May 08, 2018

Trump bails on the Iran deal, Black Cube, Puerto Rican students in Maine

President Trump is pulling the US out of the Iran nuclear deal. We look at how that could impact relations with Iran, as well as future talks with North Korea. Also, a Frontline documentary takes a closer look at violence against the Rohingya in Myanmar, and Puerto Rican students in Maine prepare to go back home.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin walks before an inauguration ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, May 7, 2018.
May 07, 2018

From Cold War to hot peace with Russia, Italy's Five Star outsiders and mental health in Bhutan

Today, we start in Russia, where yet another new term begins for Russia's President Vladimir Putin. Plus, the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at President George W. Bush is now running for elected office. And Afghanistan's first female Air Force pilot has been granted asylum in the US.

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