Alex Leff
Alex Leff is a digital editor on NPR's International Desk, helping oversee coverage from journalists around the world for its growing Internet audience. He was previously a senior editor at GlobalPost and PRI, where he wrote stories and edited the work of international correspondents.
Among his proud achievements, Leff helped edit GlobalPost's investigation into the Catholic Church's pattern of reshuffling priests accused of abuse into South American parishes, a series that won a Religion News Association award in 2016.
Earlier in his career, Leff reported in Spain and Costa Rica. In San José, Costa Rica, Alex was a reporter for Reuters, the online editor at The Tico Times newspaper and a correspondent with GlobalPost, among other outlets.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, Leff earned a master's in journalism in Spanish at the University of Barcelona in conjunction with Columbia University.
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The court said there is a "clear risk that Israel's F-35 fighter jets might be used in the commission of serious violations of international humanitarian law." -
Russia launched dozens of attack drones and missiles — including its advanced Kinzhal ballistic missile — according to Ukrainian officials. -
The United States was the only country to vote against a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. -
Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. -
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Turkey's leader has agreed to have Turkish parliament vote on Sweden's bid to join the defense alliance. -
Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. -
Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. -
Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. -
Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. -
The ICC has issued warrants for the Russian president and his children's rights commissioner for alleged war crimes involving accusations that Russia has forcibly taken Ukrainian children.
