This week on War News Radio, Saudi-led airstrikes in Yemen have entered a new stage, President Obama announced the deaths of two aid workers in Pakistan by US drone, new information on the strength of North Korean ballistic missiles, and more.
This week on War News Radio, North Korea threatened to conduct another nuclear test after the United Nations recommended its leaders face charges of crimes against humanity, 4 rabbis were killed in a Jerusalem Synagogue, President Obama unveiled a new immigration plan, Israeli forces destroyed the home of a Palestinian…
This week on War News Radio, US Secretary of State John Kerry meets with Palestinian negotiators, Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a peace plan after speaking with Ukrainian President Peter Poroshenko, President Barack Obama commits to sending 350 more non-combat American troops to Iraq, and more. Special thanks and welcome…
WELSH: For War News Radio at Swarthmore College, I’m Tyler Welsh. BAILIN: And I’m Nora Bailin. Peace talks in South Sudan were delayed this week following attacks by rebel forces on a United Nations base in the city of Bentiu. At least 100 civilians were killed and 400 others were…
Dylan Okabe-Jawdat: For War News Radio at Swarthmore College, I’m Dylan Okabe-Jawdat. Boozarjomehri: And I’m Fatima Boozarjomehri. Ukrainian military forces left Crimea earlier this week as acting-defense minister Ihor Tenyukh stepped down from office. The Ukrainian Parliament initially rejected his resignation, but ultimately named Colonel General Mikhail Kovalyov as his…
Allison Hrabar: From War News Radio at Swarthmore College, I’m Allison Hrabar. Henry Zhang: And I’m Henry Zhang. Tensions rose between pro-Russian and pro-Western protesters in Ukraine this week following the collapse of the government under Viktor Yanukovych. Pro-Russian separatists brawled with supporters of the new government outside the regional…
Sometimes it’s hard to read the news without getting angry. Caroline Batten and Elliana Bisgaard-Church have stopped trying. War News Radio proudly presents “Filibusted,” an editorial segment dedicated to news that makes us tear our hair out.
When WNR’s Amy DiPierro isn’t reporting about international conflict, she moonlights as a ukulele columnist for Swarthmore’s Daily Gazette. This week, the topics Amy covers for her two favorite news organizations share some surprising overlap.