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Relatives of Ukrainian POWs highlight their cases, including allegations of torture

5:12am April 01, 2024

by Michele Kelemen

UN human rights experts say there are credible allegations that Ukrainian POWs have been tortured by Russian forces. Family members of some spoke to NPR about these cases.

South Africans have had to line up for water as the country's largest city, Johannesburg, confronts a collapse of its water system affecting millions of people.

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Johannesburg's water crisis is the latest blow to South Africa's 'world-class city'

5:00am April 01, 2024

by Kate Bartlett

It bills itself as a "world-class African city" but these days residents say it's anything but — with the collapse of the water system and frequent power outages.

Members of the 'Brothers in Arms' reservist protest group wave Israeli flags during a demonstration in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim, demanding equality in Israel's military service, in Jerusalem on Sunday, March 31, 2024.

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Israelis stage largest protest since war began to increase pressure on Netanyahu

3:06am April 01, 2024

by The Associated Press

Tens of thousands of Israelis thronged central Jerusalem on Sunday in the largest anti-government protest since the country went to war in October.

Pope Francis arrives as he celebrates Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, March 31, 2024.

Pope Francis appeals for peace in Gaza and Ukraine at Easter Mass

11:00pm March 31, 2024

by The Associated Press

Pope Francis overcame concerns about his health to preside over Easter Sunday Mass, leading tens of thousands of people in a flower-decked St. Peter's Square.

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ICJ orders Israel to allow aid into Gaza as UNRWA workers struggle with looming famine

8:43am March 31, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to former UNRWA spokesperson Chris Gunnes about distributing aid in Gaza and how aid organizations interact with Hamas in order to do their work.

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Istanbul votes for its mayor today, after a busy campaign season featuring Erdogan

8:07am March 31, 2024

by Peter Kenyon

In Turkey's March 31 local elections, the race for the mayor of Istanbul is a marquee event.

Police guard outside President Dina Boluarte's house during a raid ordered by the Attorney General's Office aimed at seizing luxury watches as part of a preliminary investigation into alleged illicit enrichment in Lima, Peru, Saturday, March 30, 2024.

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Government agents raid Peruvian President Boluarte's residence

1:28am March 31, 2024

by The Associated Press

Peruvian president Dina Boluarte is being investigated for allegedly acquiring an undisclosed collection of luxury watches since becoming vice president in 2021, and then president in 2022.

David Walker, a sailor killed in the WWII attack on Pearl Harbor, is memorialized at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. Soon, a rosette will be placed next to his name to indicate that he has been accounted for.

8 decades later, remains of a Virginia sailor killed in Pearl Harbor are identified

6:07pm March 30, 2024

by Juliana Kim

David Walker from Norfolk, Va., was 19 years old when Japanese torpedoes sunk his battleship, the USS California, during the surprise attack on the Hawaii naval base in 1941.

Judge Alla Nazarova attends a hearing in the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation in Moscow on Nov. 25, 2021.

Opinion: Russian Jehovah's Witnesses remain devout despite facing bans

10:26am March 30, 2024

by Scott Simon

Russia's ban on Jehovah's Witnesses has led to raids, arrests and imprisonment. NPR's Scott Simon says that the religion the Russian government calls "extreme" would be better described as "devout."

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A South Korean company is paying employees to have more children

9:40am March 30, 2024

by Scott Simon

A company in South Korea is offering financial incentives to help boost the country's lagging birth rate.