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She Left London At 15 To Marry An ISIS Fighter. Now She Wants To Go Home

5:54pm February 17, 2019

NPR's Michel Martin spoke with correspondent Anthony Loyd of The Times about Shamima Begum, an ISIS bride who left home as a teenager and now wants to return.

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'Essentially The Death Penalty': Vatican Defrocks Former Cardinal McCarrick

5:55pm February 16, 2019

Veteran Vatican watcher John Allen tells NPR's Michel Martin that the defrocking of former U.S. cardinal Theodore McCarrick is the most severe form of punishment for a cleric.

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30 Years After Departure, Russian Veterans Remember Afghan War

10:57am February 16, 2019

by Lucian Kim

Thirty years after the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, Russian veterans of that disastrous war muse on their service and the U.S. as it contemplates its own pullout.

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Hundreds Denounce Anti-Semitism Spike In France

5:29pm February 15, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

French authorities say there's been a 74 percent increase of anti-Semitic acts in the country since 2017. Hundreds denounced the rise in anti-Semitism at a recent memorial.

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With 6 Weeks Till Brexit, It's Unclear How The U.K. Will Leave the E.U.

5:29pm February 15, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

Britain is only six weeks away from its departure from the European Union, but it's not at all clear how Britain will leave the European Union. Many things, including a deal, are not set.

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Rosa Ashby runs Rosa Flowers in the English market town of Witney. Every flower in her shop, including lilies, chrysanthemums and lisianthus, is either grown in or distributed through the Netherlands.

Florists Fear A 'No Deal' Brexit Would Wilt The Flower Business

3:43am February 15, 2019

by Frank Langfitt

U.K. flower shop owners who rely on shipments from the Netherlands are concerned about how leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement will affect them.

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The GRU, Russia's military intelligence agency in Moscow, is implicated in the latest report released by Bellingcat. The international investigative group says it has identified the third suspect in the poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal.

Third Suspect In Poisoning Of Former Russian Spy Named By Investigative Group

6:57pm February 14, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The suspect is a high-ranking officer in Russia's military intelligence agency, Bellingcat says. The group accuses the Russian government of expunging documents to conceal the man's identity.

Emirates' inaugural A380 flight to San Francisco International Airport approaches the gate in 2014. Airbus announced Thursday it's stopping production of the A380 in 2021 after Emirates canceled dozens of orders.

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Airbus To Stop Production Of A380 Superjumbo Jet

5:32am February 14, 2019

by Matthew S. Schwartz

The European company says it has no reason to continue production after its biggest customer cut back its orders. Despite much fanfare, the double-decker plane has struggled to find a market.

Germany's Lufthansa airline hopes to put the brakes on the practice of "hidden city" ticketing, saying a passenger owes it more than $2,000 because he didn't use part of his round-trip route.

Lufthansa Airlines Sues Customer Who Skipped Part Of His Return Flight

3:55pm February 13, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The Lufthansa passenger paid around $741 to fly business class from Oslo to Seattle and back. But on his return trip, he got off in Germany — and the airline wants him to pay more than $2,000.

A billboard, in the northeast London district of Walthamstow, quotes former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson as saying this in the House of Commons in 2017: "There is no plan for 'no deal,' because we're going to get a great deal."

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As Brexit Deadline Looms, Billboards Call Out Politicians' 'Quick And Easy' Claims

2:38pm February 13, 2019

The protest group Led By Donkeys wants to remind citizens of what it considers to be misleading pledges by pro-Brexit leaders, as political chaos continues ahead of the March 29 exit date.