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How Iran’s missile strike on Israel appears to have hit some targets

12:30pm October 02, 2024

Videos posted online suggest that two air bases were targeted by multiple incoming missiles. The strike appears to have been more sophisticated than one earlier this year.

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Israel's military fights Hezbollah in Lebanon, as it vows to respond to Iran's missiles

9:57am October 02, 2024

The Middle East is bracing for a wider war as Israel fights in Gaza and Lebanon, and as Israel promises a strong response to Iran's missile strikes.

Nintendo shows off Mario, Zelda, and 135 years of history in a new Kyoto museum

9:30am October 02, 2024

The Nintendo Museum opens in Kyoto, Japan, today. Mario and Zelda creator Shigeru Miyamoto never expected the company to make the museum, since it has an ethos of letting its games speak for themselves.

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Iranian airstrikes follow Israeli military's ground operation in southern Lebanon

7:11am October 02, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to former Israeli deputy national security adviser Chuck Freilich about Israel's military strategies and regional risks following Iranian missile attacks on Israel.

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Israel is weighing a response to Iran's missile attack

5:02am October 02, 2024

by Michel Martin

Israel has promised "repercussions" for Tuesday's Iranian missile attack, launched after Israel invaded southern Lebanon. Israeli and U.S. forces intercepted most of the 180 Iranian missiles.

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4 U.K. schools closed recently in Hackney. Why more are expected to follow

4:22am October 02, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

In London’s hipster neighborhood of Hackney, four primary schools shut this year, and playgrounds are empty. Rising costs and falling birthrates mean some of Europe’s biggest cities have fewer kids.

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Morning news brief

4:13am October 02, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

Israel vows retaliation after an Iranian missile attack. What went right and wrong for the VP candidates in Tuesday night's debate. And after Hurricane Helene, neighbors are helping neighbors.

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A Cambodian reporter who exposed scams is charged over online posts

2:35am October 02, 2024

The U.S. State Department said it was “deeply troubled” by the recent arrest of Mech Dara, an award-winning Cambodian investigative reporter who exposed online scams and corruption.

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Mexico has a new president — and for the first time, it's a woman.

5:10pm October 01, 2024

by Carrie Kahn

Claudia Sheinbaum took the oath of office Tuesday, becoming modern Mexico’s first ever female head of state. Sheinbaum assumes power with strong popular support and majority power in the Congress.

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Iran fires missiles at Israel as Israel invades Lebanon

4:54pm October 01, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

Iran has launched almost 200 long-range missiles against Israel, just hours after Israeli forces launched a ground offensive into southern Lebanon against Iran’s main proxy, Hezbollah.

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