NPR » 3 weeks ago
The U.S. says 8,000 North Korean soldiers are in Russia preparing to fight against Ukrainian troops in the coming days....
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NPR » 3 weeks ago
As Israel intensified attacks in the Lebanese city of Baalbek, residents fled to an ancient Roman temple, hoping the site’s UNESCO status might save them....
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NPR » 3 weeks ago
The Biden administration says it is tracking thousands of North Korean troops in Russia and, according to U.S. intelligence reports, those troops could be involved in combat with Ukrainians soon....
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NPR » 3 weeks ago
We go to the borders between Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan to see the dried up shores of what was once one of the largest lakes in the world, the Aral Sea. Mismanagement of the rivers that fed the sea because of demand for irrigation in the dry region, caused the Aral Sea to slowly disappea...
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NPR » 3 weeks ago
The country of Georgia held parliamentary elections that the opposition are calling fraudulent. Tens of thousands of Georgians have been in the streets to protest the results....
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NPR » 3 weeks ago
There are rules and norms in place in conflicts meant to shield civilians from the worst harms of war. But human rights groups say lately they're being ignored or broken. Our correspondent has been covering two wars in which many of the laws of war are being flouted....
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NPR » 3 weeks ago
The Sudanese city of Omdurman lives in the shadow of war, facing daily shelling and battered medical services. But some people are trying to eke out a return to life, however precarious....
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NPR » 3 weeks ago
Russian dissidents, who were exchanged in a prisoner swap, are trying to stay relevant abroad, planning a protest in Berlin and advocating for a US policy that ensures that Russia loses the war against Ukraine....
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NPR » 3 weeks ago
The images show a devastating transformation of eastern Spain, where at least 205 people have been killed by flash floods....
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NPR » 3 weeks ago
The party elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing defeat that ended 14 years in power. She is the first Black woman to lead a major British political party....
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