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Thousands Of Iranians Protest Falling Value Of The Rial

6:22am June 26, 2018

by Peter Kenyon

Economic demonstrations in Iran flared up again, briefly closing Tehran's Grand Bazaar as crowds protested the plunging value of the country's currency. Police used tear gas to disperse protesters.

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A Palestinian woman and her children receive supplies from the International Committee of the Red Cross at a refugee camp in Gaza; a latrine project in Haiti financed by Oxfam; a UNICEF tent at a refugee camp in Iraq.

Logos On Aid Supplies: Helpful, Demeaning ... Or Dangerous?

11:38pm June 25, 2018

by Malaka Gharib

Everyone has an opinion about the big logos slapped on humanitarian handouts, from bags of food to temporary toilets. Are they helpful? Or do they make recipients feel like "supplicants."

A Look At The Violence Driving Central American Families To Seek Asylum In The U.S.

9:54pm June 25, 2018

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Sofía Martínez, an analyst for the International Crisis Group, about the violence driving Central American families to seek asylum in the U.S.

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A Department of Homeland Security bus pulled up outside Annunciation House, a shelter for migrants and refugees in El Paso, Texas, on Sunday. Parents filed off and walked into the shelter, some exposing their GPS ankle monitors.

Call A 1-800 Number And Wait: Migrant Parents Search For Their Children

5:51pm June 25, 2018

by Mallory Falk

The government is telling parents looking for their children to dial a 1-800 number. One legal coordinator says in her experience, parents aren't getting information for four or five days.

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Why AFYA Is Focusing On Eradicating Rabies In Dogs In Rural Communities

5:50pm June 25, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

When it comes to health much of the focus on the continent is on humans. But one organization is focusing on animals in an effort to eradicate rabies. AFYA goes out to rural communities to vaccinate dogs.

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Janet Kamara, who is from Liberia, sits during an interview conducted in an International Organization for Migration transit center in Arlit, Niger, on June 2. Kamara was expelled from Algeria and left stranded in the Sahara while pregnant. "Our baby was

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AP Report: Algeria Expelling Thousands Of Migrants Into Sahara, With Deadly Effect

5:44pm June 25, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

In the past 14 months, more than 13,000 migrants and refugees have been dumped in the Sahara by Algerian authorities, with unknown numbers dying in the desert, The Associated Press says.

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What The Re-Election Of Turkey's President Means For The Country And The U.S.

5:31pm June 25, 2018

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to Ömer Taspinar, senior fellow at Brookings Institution, about Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's victory in Sunday's presidential elections, and what it means for the Turkey and the U.S.

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A hearse carrying the body of slain mayoral candidate Fernando Ángeles Juárez drives to a burial site last week in Ocampo, Mexico.

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Mexican Town's Entire Police Force Detained After Politician's Murder

5:26pm June 25, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

State police rounded up every member of Ocampo's department just days after a mayoral candidate died in a hail of gunfire. The victim was one of scores of Mexican politicians killed in the past year.

Russia's World Cup Performance Is Surprising Fans And Critics

4:24pm June 25, 2018

by Alina Selyukh

Despite a loss Monday, Russia has rolled through this World Cup — dominating opponents in its group to advance to the knockout stage of the soccer tournament and surprising fans and critics alike.

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A Saudi woman celebrates with her friends as she drives her car in al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday. The lifting of the ban on women driving marks a milestone for women in the kingdom who have had to rely on drivers, male relatives, taxis and ride-haili

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PHOTOS: Saudi Women Start Driving, But Activists Remain Jailed

3:46pm June 25, 2018

With the ban lifted on female drivers, Saudi women can sit legally in the driver's seat for the first time. But global concern is high over detention of activists who fought for the right to drive.