Satellite images show dozens of Iranian missiles struck near Israeli air base
Around 30 missiles appear to have landed around Nevatim Airbase in southern Israel, although damage was limited.
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As Israel strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon, thousands of foreign nationals try to leave
NPR's A Martinez asks Michigan state Representative Alabas Farhat about efforts to help U.S. citizens leave Lebanon, amid continued attacks by Israel on Hezbollah.
Observers warn Tunisia's presidential election won’t be free and fair
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Michaël Ayar of the International Crisis Group, about this Sunday's presidential election in Tunisia. President Saied is seeking another term.
Sudan's cities transform into front lines after more than a year of war
A rare snapshot of lives lived under the shadow of war. One of those cities is Omdurman -- the twin city of Sudan’s capital Khartoum.
Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria
The latest strikes came after Israel warned people to evacuate communities in southern Lebanon that are outside a United Nations-declared buffer zone.
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Dockworkers' strike is suspended. Harris campaign tries to show it's on top of October surprises. Memphis jury convicts three ex-police officers on some charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols.
At least 78 people dead after boat capsizes in eastern Congo, official says
The governor of the South Kivu province said the death toll was provisional and the number of fatalities could rise further. He said there were 278 people on board, according to local authorities.
Israeli and Palestinian women are working together for a peaceful future
On Oct. 4, 2023, thousands of Palestinian and Israeli women marched for peace. After a year of conflict and casualties, the groups are still working together to call for peace.
Israeli airstrike hits a medical center in central Beirut
In Lebanon, Israeli air strikes on Thursday killed at least seven medical and rescue workers. The Lebanese government accuses Israel of targeting Lebanon’s already stretched infrastructure.
A small town in Wales claims the world's biggest Elvis festival. NPR visited
You might expect the world's biggest Elvis Presley festival to be in Las Vegas, or Memphis, Tenn. One small UK seaside town holds an annual -- and possibly the world's biggest -- Elvis Presley festival.