Newsweek Magazine

June 08, 2018 Issue

Features

Cover story World

Is Aung San Suu Kyi Guilty Of Muslim Genocide?

Suu Kyi won the Nobel Peace Prize for her commitment to nonviolent struggle, democracy and human rights. But her critics now say she sacrificed the stateless Rohingyas, backslided on press freedom and failed to forge a peace with militant groups.

U.S.

The 50th Anniversary of RFK's Assassination

The presidential candidate's murder on June 5, 1968, felt like the end of hope—which sounds acutely familiar to many Americans today.

Entertainment

What It Was Like to Report on RFK's Assassination

"You just wanted to put your arms around him and say, 'Bobby, it's gonna be OK.'"

In Focus

Hustle and Flow

Pahoa, Hawaii--Lava spews from fissures on May 19 caused by the eruption of the Kilauea volcano, which began a new round of dangerous activity in early May. Many have evacuated the Big Island, where homes have been set ablaze and toxic gas, or “laze,” caused by molten rock pouring into the ocean, has raised safety warnings.

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Former CIA Directors Slam Trump's Conspiracy Theories

The president's attacks on the U.S. intelligence community have cast CIA and FBI leaders into the unprecedented role of public "truth tellers."

World

U.S. Gives Putin 'Unexpected' Gift With Oil Price Surge

Russia is the world's biggest energy exporter, but for the past four years, sagging oil prices have severely hurt its economy. Trump's actions could reverse that.

World

Rival Insults Erdogan, Runs for President—From Jail

Holding a political figure for making disparaging remarks, Selahattin Demirtaş says, is evidence of how Erdogan has replaced democracy with a repressive one-party state.