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Imran Khan addresses a political campaign rally ahead of the general election in Islamabad on July 21. He's been in the public eye for decades, first as a cricket player, and now is set to become prime minister.

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Imran Khan: From Swaggering Cricketer To Populist Prime Minister

11:42am July 29, 2018

by Diaa Hadid

Imran Khan has been a world champion cricketer, a playboy splashed across gossip columns, and the husband of a British heiress. Now, he's poised to be the next prime minister of Pakistan.

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Pakistani-Americans On Imran Khan

8:02am July 29, 2018

Weekend Edition stopped by a mosque in Alexandria, Va., to talk with some Pakistani-Americans about Imran Khan's election as prime minister.

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All Eyes In Zimbabwe On Nelson Chamisa

8:02am July 29, 2018

Zimbabwe is holding its first elections since the ouster of President Robert Mugabe. The main challenger to his ruling party is a candidate who was barely born at the beginning of Mugabe's rule.

African migrants climb over a metal fence that divides Morocco and the Spanish enclave of Melilla. Since the early 1990s, Spain has built 20-foot-tall, layered border fences around its two North African enclaves, Ceuta and Melilla, to help dissuade migran

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Opinion: The EU Looks To Offshore Its Migrant Crisis. That's A Horrifying Prospect

8:02am July 29, 2018

by Isabella Alexander

European leaders are looking to set up migrant holding sites outside the EU, following a controversial Australian precedent, writes an anthropologist who researches migration in North Africa.

A woman uses a portable fan to cool herself in Tokyo on Tuesday as Japan suffers from a heat wave. Scientists say extreme weather events will likely happen more often as the planet gets warmer.

When The Weather Is Extreme, Is Climate Change To Blame?

8:02am July 29, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

While it's difficult to attribute individual events to climate change, scientists say global warming makes extreme weather more common.

Damage is seen after a magnitude 6.4 earthquake rocked Lombok, Indonesia, early Sunday.

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Strong 6.4 Magnitude Quake Strikes Indonesia

7:08am July 29, 2018

by Emma Bowman

More than a dozen people have been killed and more than 160 others injured in a 6.4 magnitude earthquake that shook Indonesian tourist spot Lombok island and surrounding areas, officials say.

Abdul-Azeez Buba, 33, Borno, Nigeria: "Before Boko Haram attacked my community, I was a successful building engineer. I made a lot of money from constructing houses."

A Nigerian Photographer's Portraits Of The Mind

7:00am July 29, 2018

by Diane Cole

Etinosa Yvonne Osayimwen wants to show what's going on inside the heads of Nigerian survivors of violence. She layers their portraits with an image that reminds them of how their lives have changed.

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Questions Remain After More Than 80 Killed In Greece Fire

5:42am July 29, 2018

by Joanna Kakissis

As Greek investigators probe the cause of the recent wildfire near Athens, tragic stories emerge about how the more than 80 victims died.

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Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, shown with Pope Francis, has resigned from the College of Cardinals over sexual abuse allegations. An investigation found evidence he had abused a teenager 47 years ago.

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Allegations

8:48pm July 28, 2018

by Shannon Van Sant

McCarrick was a globe-trotting Washington power broker and one of the Vatican's highest officials. He faces multiple allegations of sexual abuse, misconduct and harassment.

Students in India have begun to engage in creative activities as a part of newly launched program by the Delhi government to shift emphasis onto mental health well-being.

To Focus On Students' Emotional Well-Being, India Tries 'Happiness Classes'

11:29am July 28, 2018

by Emma Bowman

This month, Delhi students saw a new course added to their traditionally rigid curriculum. To confront academic pressures linked to India's high suicide rate, public schools are teaching mindfulness.

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