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As twinkling Christmas lights cast a warm glow in downtown El Paso, thousands of migrants’ search for shelter resonates deeply in the predominantly Catholic border city. (Image credit: Jim Urquhart for NPR)

Polar bears are disappearing fast from the Western part of Hudson Bay, on the southern tip of the Canadian Arctic, according to a new government survey. The number of female bears and cubs in particular has seen a dramatic decline.

How the Christmas tree became a symbol of national resistance in Ukraine.

Protests in Iran for greater freedoms are continuing, though they may be slowing down. The government has made widespread arrests and executed two people for taking part in the demonstrations.

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Despite his international success, including a new adaptation of the classic puppet tale “Pinocchio,” Oscar-winning Mexican director Guillermo del Toro fears that his country’s cinema industry is facing “systematic destruction.” Del Toro’s animated version of “Pinocchio,” in which an elderly

NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Afghan student Zakia Menhas, now in the U.S., about the Taliban’s decision to forbid women from attending university.

The Philippines has boosted its military presence in the South China Sea after spotting numerous Chinese fishing boats in its coastal waters. Washington is supporting Manila in the dispute.

A 69-year-old white French gunman who opened fire at a Kurdish cultural centre in Paris killing three people told investigators he was racist, a source close to the case said Saturday. The shots at the centre and a nearby hairdressing