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Why Britain's Labour Party Is Agreeing To Adopt An International Definition Of Anti-Semitism

5:53pm September 04, 2018

by Frank Langfitt

The leaders of Britain's Labour Party are meeting Tuesday to try to diffuse accusations that anti-Semitism is rife within the organization.

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Mystery Kangaroo Is At Large In Austria, Confusing Everybody

4:20pm September 04, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

No, that's not a typo. Austria is hunting for a kangaroo of unknown origin that has been seen hopping about in the area of Hellmonsodt.

Head Of Ireland's Green Party Wants Trump Invitation Rescinded

6:15am September 04, 2018

David Greene talks to Eamon Ryan, the head of Ireland's Green Party, about why he is against President Trump's upcoming visit to the country. Trump is scheduled to go there in November.

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How Sweden Is Fighting Against Potential Election Interference

4:51pm September 03, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Erik Brattberg, director of the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about what Sweden has been doing about election interference by Russia.

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An informal tented settlement for Syrian refugees in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley. AHA members filmed at this camp, gathering footage for their fundraising video

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A German Far-Right Group Aids Syrian Refugees — To Stop Them From Reaching Europe

8:33am September 03, 2018

A far-right movement is providing aid to Syrian refugees in Lebanon, but not for purely humanitarian reasons. The few refugees who received help didn't know the group aims to keep them out of Germany.

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Large crowds of far-right demonstrators rallied in the German city of Chemnitz on Saturday.

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Reporter's Notebook: In Eastern Germany, The Far-Right Has Found A Foothold

8:23pm September 02, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

German leaders have dismissed the rise of the far-right as an electoral fluke that can be overcome by shifting policies a bit to the right. But if polls are to be believed, the approach isn't working.

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Sweden Prepares For Election With Anti-Immigrant Party Poised For Gains

7:43am September 02, 2018

by Maddy Savage

As Sweden prepares for its Sept. 9 general election, the rise of a populist right-wing party has changed the political landscape.

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Belgian Museum Looks At Country's History Of Colonialism And Racism

7:43am September 02, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

Belgium's only museum devoted to Central Africa, where Belgium was a colonial power, is being renovated to highlight the deaths of millions of Congolese and the display of others in "human zoos."

Far-right demonstrators gather in front of the Karl Marx Monument in the German city of Chemnitz on Saturday.

In Germany, A Murder Sparks Anti-Immigrant Demonstrations

1:08am September 02, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Far-right and anti-immigrant activists rallied in the German town of Chemnitz on Saturday to protest the murder of a local, allegedly at the hands of migrants.

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Norman Eisen On Prague's 'Last Palace'

8:36am September 01, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Norman Eisen about his new book, The Last Palace. Eisen lived in a palace in Prague during his tenure as former U.S. ambassador to the Czech Republic.