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King Charles says Canada is facing unprecedented challenges in speech

5:51pm May 27, 2025

by Jackie Northam

King Charles warns Canada 'faces a critical moment' in an official address to open parliament in Ottawa - delivering a message aimed at reasserting the nation's sovereignty amid Trump's taunts.

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Why pro-Russian media is focusing on a viral video of French President Macron

5:21pm May 27, 2025

by Jaclyn Diaz

A video showing French President Emmanuel Macron's wife appearing to shove him in the face has gone viral. Macron has said the two were just sharing a moment of closeness.

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Former Colombian soldiers help unearth civilian victims of guerrilla war

4:23pm May 27, 2025

by John Otis

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World Food Program head says peace critical to solve hunger in Congo

4:21pm May 27, 2025

by Sarah Handel

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Cindy McCain, executive director of the World Food Program, about the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo and cuts to WFP funding.

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Almost 180,000 Palestinians displaced by latest Israeli military offensive

4:17pm May 27, 2025

Israel has ordered tens of thousand of Gazans to move to a zone in the south.

A video of the French president's wife shoving him went viral. Here's why it matters

3:32pm May 27, 2025

Macron said that the video depicts the couple "joking" and dismissed it as part of a disinformation campaign. Experts say Russian accounts are trying to undermine his image as a strong advocate for the West.

55-year-old Kami Rita Sherpa breaks his own record: climbing Mount Everest 31 times

3:14pm May 27, 2025

Kami Rita Sherpa first climbed to the top of the world's highest mountain in 1994. He has climbed Everest nearly every year since the 1990s — sometimes more than once in a single season.

Despite the pause on high tariffs, Chinese factories still face high uncertainty

12:59pm May 27, 2025

by Emily Feng

A 90-day pause on triple-digit U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods has left exporters and importers in a high state of uncertainty. Factory owners in China tell NPR that orders are down overall.

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Harvard's president speaks out against Trump. And, an analysis of DEI job losses

7:30am May 27, 2025

Harvard University President Alan Garber sits down with Morning Edition, where he doubles down on his decisions. And, a look at job losses within the DEI field among Corporate America.

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Why Japan sees President Trump's tariffs as a 'national crisis'

6:00am May 27, 2025

Although largely paused, President Trump's tariffs present a major threat to Japan's already flagging economy.