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E.U. Countries Consider Proposed Refugee Quotas Ahead Of Debate

3:52pm September 13, 2015

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Dimitris Avramopoulos, European commissioner for migration, home affairs and citizenship, about proposals to confront the migrant crisis in Europe.

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People take part in a march Saturday in support of migrants as part of the European Day of Action in Nice, in southeastern France.

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With Home-Cooked Meals, France Warms To Mideast Migrants

3:46pm September 13, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

Attitudes in France toward migrants have softened recently, and many of the new arrivals say accommodations have been better than expected. Still, the adjustment to a new country will be a challenge.

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A migrant takes care of her baby at a collection point near the Serbian-Hungarian border in Roszke, Hungary, on Saturday.

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Germany Imposes Border Controls To Stem Flow Of Migrants

3:34pm September 13, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said trains between Austria and Germany would be suspended for 12 hours "to return to orderly procedures" for entering the country.

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Israeli Police Clash With Palestinians Near al-Aqsa Mosque

3:27pm September 13, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The religiously sensitive site is revered by both Muslims and Jews. Police said Palestinian protesters were planning to disrupt a visit to the Temple Mount by Jewish worshipers and tourists.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin pose for a picture ahead of their meeting at the foreign ministry's guesthouse, Vi

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Deal To Remove Heavy Weapons From Ukraine 'Very Close'

12:13pm September 13, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The foreign ministers of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France, met in Berlin over the weekend following a two-week cease-fire that appears to have held.

In Hungary, Churches Are Conspicuously Silent On Migrants

11:20am September 13, 2015

Europe's Catholics have been asked to help migrants fleeing the Middle East. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to correspondent Lauren Frayer about clerics in Hungary, who have rejected the pope's call.

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Corey Flintoff stands by an "I Heart Moscow" statue after his Russian visa was renewed for another year.

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As Warm Days Wane In Moscow, An 'Air Of Desperate Celebration'

10:46am September 13, 2015

by Corey Flintoff

Summer is over in Moscow and residents are bracing themselves for the fearsome Russian winter to come. Correspondent Corey Flintoff reflects on the city's mood as summer slips away.

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Cairo's ornate buildings are a mix of 19th century European and Middle Eastern architecture. A massive project is designed to restore their glory, but street vendors and river boat drivers say they are being displaced by the effort.

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Cairo Restores The Eclectic Glory Beneath Decades Of City Dust

10:46am September 13, 2015

by Leila Fadel

Grime and gaudy shop signs obscure much of downtown Cairo's ornate and varied architecture. The city is undergoing a major wash to uncover that beauty, but at the cost of some residents' livelihoods.

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#NPRreads: Counting Casualties And Reauthorization Of The State Department

8:07am September 13, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Also this week: Instead of "hit and run," it's often "hit to kill" in China. And, the demise of the liberal arts degree.

Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka gestures after landing near the town of Dzhezkazgan (Zhezkazgan), Kazakhstan, on Saturday.

Russian Cosmonaut Returns From Record-Breaking Space Mission

5:02pm September 12, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Gennady Padalka, who spent several months aboard the International Space Station, has now spent more time in space than any human, clocking more than 2.4 years in space on five missions since 1998.