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The ruling Hindu party in India has secured support from some Muslims, even though the party has been hostile to the religion. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: India’s Prime Minister Modi and his party, the BJP, have long been accused of being hostile to Muslims, who make up about a seventh of the country’s population. Just a…

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas about the growing tensions between her country and its neighbor Russia over the war in Ukraine. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Estonia is on the front lines of tensions with Vladimir Putin’s Russia. There’s that shared border, but also a shared history that’s taught this former Soviet…

The Belgian national soccer team has adopted away uniforms that resemble the outfit worn by the famous Belgian comic figure Tintin. (SOUNDBITE OF JOHN WILLIAMS’ “THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN”) SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The Royal Belgian Football Association has unveiled the new uniforms for its national team. The home uniform is red, no change. The team’s…

Families of American hostages being held in Gaza visited the UN Friday to push for the release of the hostages. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The U.S., Qatar and Egypt are trying to get Israel and Hamas to agree to a deal – a six-week cease-fire, the release of more hostages and additional aid to Palestinians. But…

The Chinese Nobel Prize-winning author Mo Yan is being sued for allegedly insulting national heroes. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Cornell Professor Jessica Chen Weiss about the case. SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Mo Yan was hailed when he won China’s first Nobel Prize for literature in 2012, but he is now under attack from Chinese nationalists,…

Victoria’s ex-husband is hoping that she’ll forgive an alimony debt in exchange for his Nissan Stanza with 100,000 miles on it. Will Click and Clack applaud the couple’s creative attempts to resolve their differences or will they demand that Victoria hold out for a new Lexus? Find out on this episode of the Best of…

Jenny Slate talks about childbirth and motherhood, the subjects of her new comedy special, Seasoned Professional. She’ll do the voices of some of her animated characters, including Marcel from her Oscar-nominated film Marcel the Shell with Shoes On. Also, we hear from comic/actor Julio Torres. Growing up in El Salvador as a gay atheist he…

Psychedelic drugs have been illegal for 50 years, but they’re trickling back into the mainstream because they show promise in helping treat post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health challenges. We begin the hour with reporter Jonathan A. Davis visiting Psychedelic Science 2023, the largest-ever conference on psychedelic drugs. It’s put on by the Multidisciplinary…

Friday on the NewsHour, a ruling in former President Trump’s Georgia election interference case allows DA Fani Willis to stay on. Also: An exclusive interview with Secretary Mayorkas, hostage talks continue as an aid ship reaches Gaza, efforts to put a third-party candidate on the ballot, a new book on Jewish faith and identity, plus…

Captain Morgan, one of the largest rum brands in the world, operates a mega-distillery in St. Croix, in the U.S. Virgin Islands. And this distillery is at the heart of a years-long billion-dollar conflict known as The Rum Wars. James Sneed/NPR When you buy a bottle of rum in the United States, by law nearly…