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Donald Trump continues to be inflammatory as the campaign nears an end. Control of the House could be determined by California. Italy plans to keep processing migrants from North Africa in Albania. Source link

A Latvian choir, celebrating their victory in an international competition in Moldova, cheers in support of the European referendum near the Moldovan Parliament on Monday in Chișinău, Moldova. Pierre Crom/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Pierre Crom/Getty Images The former Soviet republic of Moldova voted in favor of securing a path into the European Union … Read more

President Biden, right, talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, July 25, 2024. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption toggle caption Susan Walsh/AP WASHINGTON — The U.S. is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel’s plans to attack Iran, three U.S. officials told … Read more

An upcoming Taiwanese television show is generating buzz for imagining what a Chinese invasion of the democratic island would look like. Source link

A single father was sentenced to prison after his then 12-year-old daughter was caught with drawings critical of Russia’s war in Ukraine at her local school. He has been freed after nearly two years. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Now we’re returning to a story we first brought you from a small Russian town a few hundred miles … Read more

Giant pandas eat bamboo at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, May 4, 2022, in Washington, D.C. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption toggle caption Jacquelyn Martin/AP Two giant pandas bound for the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., have left the Chinese city of Chengdu for their long journey to a new home. A cargo jet operated by FedEx … Read more

Emergency services personnel attend the scene of a drone strike launched by Hezbollah on Sunday in Binyamina, Israel. Amir Levy/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Amir Levy/Getty Images TEL AVIV — Israel’s military said that four soldiers were killed and seven others were seriously injured in a drone attack by Hezbollah targeting an Israeli army … Read more

Suliman Mleihat, 32, and his nine-year-old son Obeida stand in front of Obeida’s classroom, where he sheltered from settlers who attacked the school in the Mu’arrajat Bedouin community in mid-September. Maya Levin for NPR hide caption toggle caption Maya Levin for NPR This story is a part of an NPR series reflecting on Oct. 7, … Read more

Rescue workers search for victims at the site of Thursday’s Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption toggle caption Hassan Ammar/AP BEIRUT — An Israeli airstrike killed two Lebanese soldiers and wounded three other troops on Friday, Lebanon’s military said, an incident that entangles the country’s official army in the escalating … Read more

Sudan’s war has displaced more than 10 million people and half the country faces starvations. The country’s medical services have collapsed leaving a patchwork of charities, local groups and the Sudanese diaspora to try to provide what health care they can. NPR’s Africa correspondent takes us to one of the few remaining hospitals, near the … Read more