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Israelis are back at the polls Monday — their third election in less than a year. The last two elections ended in a stalemate which has never happened before in Israel.

Now that the Vatican has opened the archives, scholars hope the documents will shed light on ties among the Vatican, Nazi Germany, and fascist Italy, and on the Vatican’s role in the Cold War.

NPR’s Steve Inskeep talks to NPR’s Diaa Hadid and Roya Rahmani, Afghanistan’s ambassador to the U.S., about the historic peace agreement signed between the U.S. and the Taliban over the weekend.

A megachurch in South Korea accounts for more than half of the nearly 4,000 coronavirus cases in the region. Critics accuse the church of being a cult and obstructing efforts to fight the coronavirus.

Two Israeli fans of anime used the Japanese style of animation to get some laughs out of third election day

For the first time in U.S. history, the federal government is trying to count most households through the Internet for the once-a-decade census, but the rollout has been fraught with risks. (Image credit: Amr Alfiky/NPR)

The scientists believed that the HVTN-702 vaccine would protect people from infection. But the trial was halted this year. Here’s why — and what comes next. (Image credit: Jackie Clausen/Gallo Images /The Times/Getty Images)

Unlike postcard mountain resort towns, or Denver’s booming, high-tech corridor, Pueblo is Colorado’s faded industrial relic. But it’s finding ways to grow into its next chapter. (Image credit: Kevin J. Beaty for NPR)

For Texas Democrats, the state’s Super Tuesday primary could help define the shape of a party that’s on the rise after more than two decades of being shut out of power. (Image credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Fever, fear and a slow recovery: One man’s battle with coronavirus in South Korea  The Washington Post Coronavirus live updates: Seoul mayor sues South Korea church group, Iran cases exceed 1,500  CNBC Coronavirus: South Korea church leader apologises for infections  Al Jazeera English