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Rescue teams in Thailand gather in a cave where a group of boys and their soccer coach went missing on Saturday afternoon. Despite heavy rains that have obstructed searches, officials believe they are still alive.

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Divers Search Flooded Cave In Thailand For 12 Missing Boys And Their Soccer Coach

2:23pm June 25, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

They are thought to have entered the sprawling cave complex in Chiang Rai province on Saturday. Despite multiple failed search attempts, authorities remain hopeful they are still alive.

Supporters of Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gather in front of the Huber Presidential Palace, where he delivered a victory speech. Preliminary results indicate Erdogan has avoided a runoff.

Turkey Elections: Erdogan Wins 2nd Term

9:10am June 25, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

Recep Tayyip Erdogan's victory ushers in a powerful new executive presidency eliminating the prime minister's role and granting the leader the ability to rule by decree and dissolve parliament.

Nigeria President Muhammadu Buhari, pictured at the White House in April 2018, called for calm and vowed to bring the perpetrators of Sunday's attack to justice.

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Violent Clash Between Farmers And Herders Leaves At Least 70 Dead In Nigeria

8:43am June 25, 2018

by Vanessa Romo

The Sunday morning clash between Christian farmers and Muslim herders is the latest in an escalating conflict that has become as dangerous as the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast.

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The Dark Side Of Keeping The Streets Clean In Rwanda's Capital

7:18am June 25, 2018

by Eyder Peralta

Rwanda, the land of 1,000 hills, is also known for being ordered and clean. But human rights groups say there is a lurid story behind the clean streets in Kigali.

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Saudi Arabia Ends Its Widely Criticized Ban On Female Drivers

6:37am June 25, 2018

Over the weekend in Saudi Arabia, a ban was lifted and woman are allowed to drive. There are only a few driver's ed courses for women in the country, so many Saudi women still have to go to school.

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Opposition Disputes Turkish President Erdogan's Victory Claims

5:53am June 25, 2018

by Peter Kenyon

Turkey's incumbent president won re-election in snap elections that he had called for more than a year ahead of schedule. Critics say it's part of a blatant power grab.

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Why International Adoption Cases In The U.S. Have Plummeted

5:53am June 25, 2018

by Ashley Westerman

Between the 1950s and mid-2000s international adoptions in the U.S. climbed. But after 2004, there was a sudden drop off. We explore the history of American families adopting children from abroad.

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News Brief: President Trump's Immigration Approach

5:24am June 25, 2018

Trump's ramped up rhetoric occurs as agencies scramble to implement his executive order. The focus on immigration may be diverting resources from addressing Trump's core concerns about drug smuggling.

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Hessah al-Ajaji drives down the busy Tahlia Street after midnight for the first time in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, June 24, 2018.

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Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban On Women Drivers

7:20pm June 24, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

The country allowed women to drive for the first time on Sunday, ending its widely-criticized ban on women drivers.

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Saudi Women Can Finally Drive, As Ban Is Lifted

5:29pm June 24, 2018

Saudi Arabia has lifted its ban on women driving. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Time magazine's Aryn Baker who's been out on a ride with some of the first women drivers.

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