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The tennis world is calling on China to prove a Chinese tennis star is safe

4:44pm November 18, 2021

by John Ruwitch

One of China's biggest tennis stars accused a former Vice Premier of sexual assault — then disappeared from public view. The Women's Tennis Association is calling on China to prove she's OK.

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A far-right candidate is the frontrunner in Chile's presidential election

4:44pm November 18, 2021

by Philip Reeves

Chile holds the first round of its presidential election Sunday. A far-right candidate is the unexpected frontrunner.

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On a tour of Africa, Blinken used his stop in Nigeria to put more pressure on Sudan

4:44pm November 18, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Nigeria, the second stop on his three-nation Africa tour. He took the opportunity at a news conference to send a warning to Sudan's military rulers.

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U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus discusses the migrant crisis on the border with Poland

4:44pm November 18, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with U.S. Special Envoy for Belarus Julie Fisher about the migrant crisis along the Belarus-Poland border.

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COP26 is over. But youth climate activists are skeptical of when they will see change

4:44pm November 18, 2021

by Brianna Scott

World leaders at COP26 signed a new climate change agreement. But young people are skeptical about when those promises will turn into action, and if the actions go far enough.

The Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board recommended this month that Julius Jones' death sentence be commuted to life in prison with the possibility of parole.

Okla. governor grants clemency to Julius Jones hours before he was set to be executed

4:12pm November 18, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt commuted the death sentence of Julius Jones after a public outcry. Jones, who maintains he was wrongly convicted of a 1999 murder, now faces life in prison without parole.

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Poland has accused Belarus and Russia of trying to use migrants to destabilize the EU

3:51pm November 18, 2021

by Charles Maynes

Some European countries have accused Russia of encouraging Belarus in its strategy of trying to push migrants across its border with the EU, but the Kremlin says it's not involved.

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Comedian Vir Das called out sexual violence in India. Now he faces lawsuits

3:46pm November 18, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

In his Kennedy Center show, Das spoke of two sides of his native India: rich and poor, united but divided over women's rights and more. It was a hit in D.C., but brought legal trouble in India.

Abdul Hadi Nejrabi, the deputy ambassador, is the highest ranking official at the Afghan Embassy and one of the few employees left. "We choose to serve the people," he says. "That's the reason we are here."

In Washington, the last employees at the Afghan Embassy work until the lights go off

2:57pm November 18, 2021

by Laura Sullivan

The embassy in Washington, D.C., was once a symbol of a new Afghanistan. Now, the few staffers left refuse to serve the Taliban and are racing to help as many refugees as they can.

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Matthias Schmale, serving as director of operations in Gaza for UNRWA, speaks during a news conference in front of the agency's headquarters in Gaza City, in May.

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He was the top U.N. official in Gaza. An Israeli TV interview cost him his post

2:33pm November 18, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

The U.N.'s Matthias Schmale reflects on his time as a leading international aid rep in Gaza. He departed UNRWA this week after offending Palestinians with his remarks on Israeli airstrikes.