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Now in her 80s, the subject of a communist soldier rescue prays for peace

5:37pm June 03, 2023

by John Ruwitch

More than 70 years ago a young girl was the subject of a celebrated rescue by China's People's Liberation Army. Today, she is praying for peace as tensions rise in the region.

An Israeli soldier cries outside a military base following a deadly shootout in southern Israel along the Egyptian border on Saturday.

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3 Israeli soldiers were killed along the Egyptian border, military says

1:46pm June 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

A gunbattle along Israel's southern border with Egypt left three Israeli soldiers and an Egyptian officer dead Saturday, officials said. It was a rare instance of deadly violence along the frontier.

The strawberry moon rises behind St Michael's Mount in Marazion near Penzance on June 28, 2018, in Cornwall, England.

Strawberry moon forever — or at least this weekend

12:43pm June 03, 2023

by Juliana Kim

June's full moon, also known as "strawberry moon," is lighting up the sky all weekend. The best time to see it is Saturday night.

Mountaineers make their way to the summit of Mount Everest, as they ascend on the south face from Nepal on May 17, 2018.

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Opinion: A lifesaving moment at Mount Everest

9:09am June 03, 2023

by Scott Simon

Against a backdrop of another deadly climbing season on Mount Everest, NPR's Scott Simon contemplates one story of sacrifice and heroism.

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke out about China at a conference amid growing tensions

8:32am June 03, 2023

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin attended a high-profile security conference in Singapore amid growing tensions with China.

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Over 280 people are dead and 900 injured after 2 trains derailed in India

8:32am June 03, 2023

NPR's Scott Simon talks with reporter Shalu Yadav about the deadly train crash in India Friday night.

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The U.S.'s new rules for asylum-seekers are sending more migrants to Mexico City

7:59am June 03, 2023

by James Fredrick

As the U.S. urges asylum-seekers to stay in Mexico, shelters there are becoming overwhelmed.

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Zelenskyy accepts Ukraine cannot become a NATO member until the war ends

7:59am June 03, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks to John R. Deni, a research professor at the U.S. Army War College, about developments in Ukraine's bid to join NATO.

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Carpenters are working at a frenzied pace to finish repairing Notre Dame Cathedral

7:59am June 03, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

After the devastating fire at Notre Dame Cathedral back in 2019, workers across France are rushing to finish materials for its reopening in December 2024.

High tides have destroyed roads and structures in Vietnam as rising sea levels threaten farmland in the country's Mekong River Delta.

Vietnam faces criticism for arresting climate activist as it closes clean energy deal

6:00am June 03, 2023

by Michael Copley

Hoang Hong, founder of the environmental group CHANGE VN, was arrested Wednesday on tax charges, the U.N. says. Human rights experts say Vietnamese officials use the law to target civil society.