Friday News Roundup – International (Diane Rehm Show 2016-050-27)

On a trip to Asia, President Obama becomes the first sitting U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, Japan. In Vietnam, the president announces the end of a decades-old arms embargo. The Taliban elect a lesser-known cleric as their new leader after a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan kills their former chief. In Iraq, government forces launch an operation to retake the city of Fallujah from ISIS. And a far-right candidate in Austria narrowly loses the presidential election. A panel of journalists joins guest host Sabri Ben-Achour for analysis of the week’s top international news stories.
Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2016-05-27/friday-news-roundup-international