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Reporters’ notebook: revisiting Afghan refugees starting anew in the U.S.

NPR reporters revisit Afghans who fled their home country after Taliban’s takeover in the summer of 2021. (Image credit: Hokyoung Kim for NPR)

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Chinese Companies Have Sidestepped Trump’s Tariffs. They Could Do It Again.

The companies have found plenty of new channels to the U.S. market — demonstrating the potential limits of the tariffs Donald Trump has promised to impose.

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What to know about Finland, Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ and a severed undersea cable

Finland says a ship affiliated with Russia’s “shadow fleet” is linked to a 60-mile-long anchor drag mark on the seafloor. A power cable in the Baltic Sea was severed last week. (Image credit: Jussi Nukari)

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The WHO urges Israel to stop attacks on Gaza’s medical infrastructure

NPR’s Leila Fadel talks to the director-general of the World Health Organization, about medical access in Gaza. He also narrowly escaped an Israeli airstrike on an airport in Yemen.

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3 significant events in Russia’s history that stand out under Putin’s rule

To mark 25 years of Vladimir Putin’s leadership of Russia, NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to Russia expert Keir Giles of Chatham House about three key moments in which Putin has exerted power.

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Germany accuses Elon Musk of trying to interfere in its national elections

Trump adviser Elon Musk makes waves during the German election by denouncing the chancellor, and supporting the far-right anti-immigrant A-f-D party.

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Examining the state of India’s opposition parties

India’s opposition coalition gained ground this year following a weeks-long election. But are they ready to challenge ruling BJP’s prominence?

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2024: A year in satellite images

The OSINT team at Sky News uses satellite images, video and publicly available data to verify and investigate breaking stories.

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Russia’s ‘hybrid attacks’ against NATO ‘look like war’ and allies must draw ‘red lines’

Russia’s unconventional attacks against NATO “look like war” and allies must set new red lines that will trigger a retaliation if crossed, a former foreign minister has warned.

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South Korea to inspect Boeing aircraft as it struggles to find cause of plane crash

Many worry how effectively the South Korean government will handle the disaster as it grapples with a leadership vacuum after the impeachments of the country’s top two officials. (Image credit: Ahn Young-joon)

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