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A bitter dispute between East Asia’s biggest powers, China and Japan, has moved to the cultural front. With both sides unwilling to back down, experts say it could be a protracted feud. Source link
Will Russia accept a modified proposal to end the war in Ukraine? NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with former NATO Ambassador Kurt Volker. Source link
Members of law enforcement, including the Secret Service and Washington, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department, respond to a shooting near the White House on Nov. 26. Two West Virginia National Guard members were shot blocks from the White House. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images When Rahmanullah Lakanwal came to the U.S. … Read more
Afghans who were in the process of seeking asylum in the United States have had their hopes repeatedly dashed under this Trump administration. In the U.S., they live in fear of ICE detention. Source link
During the Gaza war, Israel raced to redistrict land in the occupied West Bank, drastically changing the map. Palestinians say annexation is underway, though Israel denies it. Source link
Negotiations to end the war resume as Ukraine confronts internal turmoil and continued Russian strikes. MILES PARKS, HOST: Negotiations to end Russia’s war against Ukraine will continue in Florida this weekend as a Ukrainian delegation arrives to negotiate with the Trump administration. Joining us now with the latest is NPR’s Eleanor Beardsley in Kyiv. Hi, … Read more
Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, second from right, is taken in handcuffs to a waiting aircraft as he is extradited to the United States, at an Air Force base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, April 21, 2022. Elmer Martinez/AP hide caption toggle caption Elmer Martinez/AP WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. — President Donald Trump said Friday that … Read more
This image taken from video by Palestine TV shows two Palestinian men kneeling on the ground to Israeli forces shortly before they were shot dead during a military operation in Jenin, West Bank, on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. AP/Palestine TV hide caption toggle caption AP/Palestine TV JERUSALEM — Israeli forces on Thursday killed a pair … Read more
President Trump says says his envoy Steve Witkoff will resume talks with Putin amid hopes for a Ukraine peace deal, even as leaked transcripts raise questions about Witkoff’s role as a mediator. Source link
NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with former U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Kurt Volker, about the latest in the Trump administration’s unconventional approach to negotiating a peace deal. Source link