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Civilians who have fled fighting in Bagouz wait to board trucks after being screened by members of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) at a makeshift screening point in the desert on Saturday in Bagouz, Syria. After weeks of fighting the SDF announced the

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U.S.-Backed Kurdish Forces Launch 'Final Push' Against ISIS In Syria

12:29pm February 10, 2019

by Samantha Raphelson

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), supported by U.S. air attacks, have successfully overtaken the terror group, which gained control of large swaths of Syria in 2014. NPR's Lama Al-Arian reports.

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Update On American Held In Russia

8:05am February 10, 2019

by Lucian Kim

It's been more than a month since Paul Whelan was arrested in Moscow on suspicion of espionage. His family is frustrated by the lack of information about the charges against him.

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Venezuela Runs Short On Power And Fuel

8:05am February 10, 2019

by Philip Reeves

Oil-rich Venezuela could run out of gasoline in just a couple of weeks, as U.S. sanctions bite and their refinery capacity shrinks. If that happens, this would paralyze the already crippled economy.

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A burning command car belonging to France's anti-terror squad is pictured as riot police take position near the Eiffel Tower.

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Yellow Vest Unrest Leaves Protester Severely Injured In Paris

5:01pm February 09, 2019

by Gabriela Saldivia

Violence broke out Saturday as yellow vest protesters kept the pressure on French President Emmanuel Macron's government, for the 13th straight weekend of demonstrations.

A picture taken on Feb. 8, 2019 shows the signature "AHitler" on a watercolor entitled "Im Wald" (In the forest) displayed at the Weidler auction house in the southern city of Nuremberg.

Opinion: Paintings By Adolf Hitler Are 'Unremarkable,' So Why Forge Them?

11:21am February 09, 2019

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on why someone would create a forgery of a painting by Adolf Hitler after German police raided an art house in Nuremberg with suspected counterfeits painted by the Führer.

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Where Dictators Go After Losing Power

10:52am February 09, 2019

If Venezuela ousts its president, Nicolas Maduro, where would he go? NPR's Scott Simon asks columnist Moisés Naím what options dictators and strongmen have once they're cast out.

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Relatives and friends attend the burial of teenager Matt Romero in Managua, Nicaragua, last September. He was shot dead during clashes between anti-government protesters and riot police and paramilitaries.

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Stay Or Go? Ortega's Crackdown Pushes Nicaraguans To Make Hard Choices

7:34am February 09, 2019

by Carrie Kahn

The Central American country has been in turmoil since last April, when President Daniel Ortega launched a brutal crackdown on protesters and other opponents.

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Princess Ubolratana Mahidol hopes to shatter a long-observed division between royalty and politics. But the king, her brother, says her candidacy is "inappropriate."

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Thai Princess Registers To Run For Prime Minister, And Thai King Moves To Stop Her

11:04pm February 08, 2019

by Bill Chappell

Princess Ubolratana Mahidol hoped to shatter a long-observed division between royalty and politics. But the king, her brother, says her candidacy is "inappropriate."

In remarks at the U.S. Institute of Peace on Friday, Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad said a "long agenda" of issues need to be resolved before a peace deal can be finalized.

U.S. Envoy For Peace In Afghanistan Sees 'Long Road' Ahead For Final Deal

9:47pm February 08, 2019

by Vanessa Romo

"What we've achieved so far is significant. But these are small, two or three small steps in a long journey," Zalmay Khalilzad said in a hoarse voice, the result of 42 hours of talks with the Taliban.

French president Emmanuel Macron takes part in a meeting in Évry-Courcouronnes on Feb. 4.

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Will Macron's 'Great National Debate' Help Defuse France's Yellow Vest Unrest?

9:26pm February 08, 2019

by Eleanor Beardsley

With his government rocked by ongoing yellow vest demonstrations, French President Emmanuel Macron launched a nationwide series of community conversations. But some wonder if anything will change.

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