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Ethnic And Political Divides Stoke Violence On Israeli Streets

4:45pm May 18, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dahlia Scheindlin, a political strategist at The Century Foundation, about the violence erupting in streets between Jewish Israelis and Palestinian citizens of Israel.

The World Needs To Quit Oil To Avoid The Worst Of Climate Change, IEA Says

4:45pm May 18, 2021

by Camila Domonoske

The International Energy Agency said the world needs to immediately stop approving new oil and gas projects in order to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius to avoid catastrophic climate change.

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'We Don't Leave Each Other': Gazans Describe Life As Airstrikes Continue

4:45pm May 18, 2021

by Ruth Sherlock

People in Gaza talk about what life is like as Israeli airstrikes continue, taking lives and degrading infrastructure.

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A new International Energy Agency report on climate change calls for halting approval of all new coal power plants this year. Here, wind turbines are seen on a dike near Urk, Netherlands, in January.

To Be Carbon-Neutral By 2050, No New Oil And Coal Projects, Report Says

2:00pm May 18, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"This gap between rhetoric and action needs to close if we are to have a fighting chance" of reaching emissions goals, the head of the International Energy Agency says.

A demonstrator holds a placard during an anti-Olympics demonstration in Tokyo on Monday. A prominent doctors association has joined calls to cancel the Summer Games in Tokyo.

Cancel The Olympics, Says Tokyo Doctors Association

1:01pm May 18, 2021

Tokyo-area hospitals "have their hands full," the Tokyo Medical Practitioners Association says in an open letter to Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga. The group represents some 6,000 primary care doctors.

A police officer helps a public transport driver cross a flooded street caused by heavy rain from Cyclone Tauktae in Mumbai.

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Cyclone Hits India On Deadliest Day Of Pandemic

10:35am May 18, 2021

by Lauren Frayer

At least 16 people have been killed by Cyclone Tauktae, the most powerful storm to hit India's west coast in decades. Among those evacuated to higher ground were COVID-19 patients.

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A Palestinian man inspects the damage of a six-story building destroyed by an early morning Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on May 18, 2021.

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What Will Shape Biden's View Of Gaza Violence Most? Hamas Attacks, Says Dennis Ross

10:05am May 18, 2021

by Steve Inskeep

The president is facing calls from some in his party to exert more influence on Israel, but the former Mideast envoy says Hamas rocket fire is "what's guiding him probably more than anything else."

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People watch a TV at Suseo train station in Seoul on March 26 as it shows file footage of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un as a news program reports about the north's latest tactical guided projectile test.

Biden Tries A New Approach, But North Korea May Stick To Its Old Playbook

8:01am May 18, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

President Biden says he's open to diplomatic talks with North Korea. Former presidents have failed to make any significant progress toward North Korea giving up its nuclear weapons.

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Current Violence Must Not Disrupt Mideast Peace Attempts, Ross Says

7:26am May 18, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ambassador Dennis Ross, an ex-Middle East envoy, about challenges the U.S. faces in taking a stand for or against the parties involved in the latest Israel-Hamas conflict.

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Palestinians look at an unexploded bomb dropped by an Israeli F-16 warplane on Gaza City's Rimal neighbourhood on Tuesday.

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Fighting Continues Between Israel, Hamas After Biden Calls For Cease-Fire

6:23am May 18, 2021

by Jackie Northam

Israeli warplanes carried out another round of airstrikes against Hamas targets in Gaza, leveling a six-story building, while militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel.