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Every time a presidential transition takes place, a familiar phrase crops up: “the U.S. has one president at a time.” But Trump is already declaring foreign policy plans that differ from Biden’s. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Every time a presidential transition takes place, a familiar phrase crops up – the U.S. has one president at … Read more
Robert Geist Pinfold on what, how new elements of the Syrian conflict are emerging, after opposition forces took Aleppo. Source link
Israel’s military has imposed a curfew and created a no-go zone where villagers are prohibited from going home to villages across southern Lebanon. NPR speaks to residents inside. Source link
With tens of thousands already displaced, both countries set up shelters, rescue teams and evacuation plans in anticipation of further downpours. Authorities in Thailand and Malaysia are on high alert for more intense rainfall after days of monsoon rains triggered devastating floods that killed dozens of people and displaced tens of thousands. Officials in both … Read more
Antigovernment fighters brandish their guns as they ride a vehicle in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo on Nov. 30. Omar Haj Kadour/AFP hide caption toggle caption Omar Haj Kadour/AFP LONDON — The rapid military advance of a Syrian rebel group this past week has dramatically shifted the frontlines and upended long-held assumptions about a Middle … Read more
A trial is holding Turkiye rapt as a group of medical professionals, suspected to have killed at least 10 newborns, goes on trial in a healthcare scam case. Many suspect the number of infants killed may rise. Here’s everything we know: What’s the Newborn Gang? What did they do? What has been dubbed the “Newborn … Read more
The ‘world’s largest’ advent calendar attracts tens of thousands of people from all over the world to a small town in Germany. The town of Gegenbach, Germany, turns its town hall into a giant advent calendar each December. Hubert Grimmig/Kultur- und Tourismus GmbH Gegenbach hide caption toggle caption Hubert Grimmig/Kultur- und Tourismus GmbH Gegenbach Advent … Read more
The legislative election takes place after the collapse of a fragile coalition, with the economy being a top concern. Icelanders are electing a new parliament after disagreements over the economy, immigration, and the fallout from volcanic eruptions forced Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson to pull the plug on his coalition government and call an early election. … Read more
Australian children will be banned from using some of the world’s biggest social media sites under strict new laws passed by the country’s parliament. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: In Australia, children will be banned from using some of the world’s biggest social media sites under strict new laws passed by the country’s Parliament. But as Kristina … Read more
Polls show centre-right incumbents Fine Gael and Fianna Fail running neck and neck with leftist-nationalist Sinn Fein. Ireland is going to the polls in a tight election race that has two centre-right coalition parties running neck and neck with the former political wing of a republican parliamentary force. Irish voters began casting their ballots on … Read more