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Political polarization will pose a challenge for South Korea's next president

5:50pm June 02, 2025

by Se Eun Gong

After months of political upheaval, South Koreans are going to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new president. But polarization in the Asian democracy remain.

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Nationalist Karol Nawrocki wins Polish presidential election

5:34pm June 02, 2025

by Rob Schmitz

Far-right historian and amateur boxer Karol Nawrocki has become Poland's new president. He won by about one single percentage point in an election where voter turnout was high.

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Russia and Ukraine hold talks after Ukrainian attacks on Russian bomber fleet

5:34pm June 02, 2025

by Charles Maynes

Officials from Russia and Ukraine met for a second round of peace negotiations in Istanbul. The discussions come after a surprise Ukrainian drone attack on remote Russian air bases Sunday.

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Israeli troops killed Palestinians heading to a new Gaza food site, eyewitnesses say

5:34pm June 02, 2025

by Daniel Estrin

Reports of deadly shootings by the Israeli military close to a new food distribution site in Gaza are coming under heavy criticism from the U.S.-backed group distributing the food.

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Mount Etna erupts, shooting a massive ash cloud into the sky and raising alerts

1:36pm June 02, 2025

Mount Etna produced a spectacularly explosive eruption Monday, sending a ripple of reddish clouds down from the southeast summit of Europe's highest active volcano.

South Korea elects liberal Lee Jae-myung after months of political turmoil

12:50pm June 02, 2025

The election comes about two months after President Yoon Suk Yeol was removed from office following his impeachment for declaring martial law in the country.

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Senate tries to pass Trump's budget plan. And, people burned in Colorado attack

7:05am June 02, 2025

Senate Republicans return to session with a big task ahead: passing Trump's big, "beautiful" bill. And, Boulder's Jewish community is concerned after a recent attack.

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Trump-backed candidate wins Poland's presidential election

5:03am June 02, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

What does Poland's presidential election result mean for the country's place in Europe and the world? NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Polish political analyst Andrzej Bobinski.

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Mexicans went to the polls on Sunday to elect thousand of judges for the first time

4:13am June 02, 2025

by A Martínez

Voters across Mexico went to the polls on Sunday to elect thousands of judges, from the local level to the Supreme Court, in an election that will change their democracy in fundamental ways.

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Living through famine

4:13am June 02, 2025

by Leila Fadel

Millions of people around the world live with acute hunger. NPR's Leila Fadel talks with a mother of eleven who has survived a famine in Somalia brought on by drought and years of conflict.

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