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Russia's war on Ukraine will top Biden-Starmer meeting agenda. With the debate behind them, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump hit the campaign trail. Gas stoves may get a health warning in California.
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The first wave of polio vaccines for more than 550,000 kids is wrapping up in Gaza
The WHO and UN are wrapping up the first round of polio vaccinations in Gaza. In just a few weeks, when vaccinators will re-deploy to give kids under 10 the second shot of the two dose regimen.
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori dies
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with professor Julio Carrión about the death and legacy of former authoritarian leader of Peru Alberto Fujimori.
In Jordan's elections, anger at Israel over the Gaza war fuels Islamist gains
The Islamic Action Front, the political wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, is now the single biggest opposition bloc in Jordan's 138-member parliament, winning one-fifth of the seats this week.
The U.N. says 6 staff were killed in an Israeli strike on a Gaza school
The U.N. relief agency for Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip said its employees were among 18 people killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school. Israel said the school was being used by Hamas.
A rare look inside war-torn Sudan. And, the data behind grocery inflation.
NPR gets a rare look inside war-torn Sudan, where millions are displaced and struggling for survival. And, we examine new data on why grocery prices remain high.
The consequences of the war in Sudan have been devastating
More than a year of conflict has brought one of Africa's largest countries to its knees and unleashed the world's greatest humanitarian crisis.
Restrictions on Ukraine’s use of U.S. weapons across Russia’s border may be lifted
Ukraine's president wants to attack targets inside Russia. Will the U.S. loosen restrictions on the long-range weapons it provides for the war?
South Korea's city parks cater to a growing number of urban campers
In South Korea's competitive, traffic-snarled capital, urban camping offers some welcome relaxation to campers with all the right gear but little time to travel.
Examining Iran's nuclear program and U.S.-Iranian relations
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Middle East security and nuclear policy expert Seyed Hossein Mousavian about Iran's nuclear program and U.S.-Iranian relations.