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Bodies found in Mexico likely those of missing American and two Australians

Sun, 05/05/2024 - 4:06am

Three bodies recovered in an area of Mexico's Baja California state are likely to be those of two Australians and an American who went missing last weekend during a camping trip, officials said.

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When rockets fall, some Israeli citizens have nowhere to hide

Sun, 05/05/2024 - 4:01am

While most buildings in Israel are required to have bomb shelters, a zoning catch-22 has left Bedouin villagers unprotected.

(Image credit: Ahmad Gharabli)

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Canadian police arrest 3 suspects in the slaying of a Sikh separatist leader

Sat, 05/04/2024 - 10:11am

Police said they arrested three Indian nationals in the slaying of Hardeep Singh Nijjar last June that became the center of a diplomatic spat with India.

(Image credit: Darryl Dyck)

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India is halfway through the voting season. The ruling BJP is showing signs of worry

Sat, 05/04/2024 - 7:07am

India is almost halfway through its six-week-long election season. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attempting to win a third consecutive term by promising his brand of Hindu nationalism.

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One community in Israel didn't have access to rocket shelters. They say it's been deadly

Sat, 05/04/2024 - 7:07am

Bedouin citizens of Israel are forbidden from building rocket shelters in their homes. The recent wars have made that policy deadly.

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Senior UN official says northern Gaza is now in 'full-blown famine'

Sat, 05/04/2024 - 12:23am

Cindy McCain, the American director of the U.N. World Food Program, became the most prominent official so far to declare that trapped civilians in northern Gaza had gone over the brink into famine.

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Biden tries get tougher on border security without alienating immigrant communities

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 5:56pm

The White House is shoring up defenses on one of its most sensitive issues: immigration. Biden is trying to balance border security while protecting vulnerable undocumented immigrants in the U.S.

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A trek in the mountain forests of the Azores islands

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 4:13pm

Far out in the Atlantic Ocean is a chain of volcanic islands — a province of Portugal. We escape tor a mountain trek among the dairy cows and waterfalls of Sao Miguel island in the Azores.

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Israel Hamas War Protests Worldwide; Visiting a Donkey Festival in Colombia

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 4:12pm

As protests over the Israel Hamas war roil college campuses across the U.S., similar protests are happening elsewhere in the world. We hear from some of them. And a quirky festival in Colombia celebrates the donkey.

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What lies ahead for the presidential election in Chad

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 3:53pm

The African country of Chad goes holds its presidential election in the next few days — one of the first military led governments in the region to do so. Will the vote bring stability or more chaos?

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Venezuelan opposition is showing new life after naming a candidate to take on Maduro

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 3:53pm

Venzuela's opposition finally gets to name a candidate to take on President Nicolas Maduro in July's election. The authoritarian leader has used all sorts of underhanded tricks to seize the advantage.

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Palestinians in the West Bank say U.S. college protests give them hope

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 3:18pm

Palestinians in the West Bank are following the protests on US campuses and say this movement is giving them hope.

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Orangutan in the wild applied medicinal plant to heal its own injury, biologists say

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 12:55pm

It is "the first known case of active wound treatment in a wild animal with a medical plant," biologist Isabelle Laumer told NPR. She says the orangutan, called Rakus, is now thriving.

(Image credit: Armas)

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U.S. university protests over the war in Gaza galvanize other demonstrations

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 6:17am

Pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been taking place on university campuses around the world since last October. Morning Edition focuses on three countries: the United Kingdom, France and Mexico.

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Turkey halts all trade with Israel over military actions in Gaza

Fri, 05/03/2024 - 2:55am

The government described the step as the "second phase" of measures against Israel, adding the steps would remain in force until Israel allows a "sufficient flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza."

(Image credit: Ahmad Al-Rubaye)

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The long road ahead for Ukraine after secured military assistance from the U.S.

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 5:27pm

It's taken months of debate on the Hill, but Ukraine finally has the military assistance it's been seeking. After two years of fighting, military experts say the nation still faces a long road ahead.

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As Kenya's flood toll rises, Human Rights Watch says officials must step up efforts

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 5:17pm

Human Rights Watch accuses Kenyan authorities of not responding adequately to ongoing floods that have killed more than 170 people since the start of the rainy season.

(Image credit: Andre Kasuku)

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What Does Winning Look Like for Ukraine Now?

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 3:53pm

After months of delay in Congress, Ukraine is finally receiving the U.S. military aid it says is crucial in winning its fight against Russia. But after two years of war, what it means to win is increasingly complicated. We hear about the state of the conflict from our correspondent in Kyiv and our Pentagon correspondent.

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Newly elected prime minister in Solomon Islands is likely to keep close China ties

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 2:16am

Solomon Islands lawmakers elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister Thursday in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintain close ties with China.

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Newly elected prime minister in Solomon Islands is likely to keep close China ties

Thu, 05/02/2024 - 2:16am

Solomon Islands lawmakers elected former Foreign Minister Jeremiah Manele as prime minister Thursday in a development that suggests the South Pacific island nation will maintain close ties with China.

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