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In A Complex Web Of Tunnels, Israel Draws Its Red Line

7:40pm July 25, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Both the government and the people of Israel have been determined to continue the country's ground invasion in Gaza, despite a growing wave of international criticism. Israelis have been shaken by claims that Hamas has a heavily fortified network of tunnels leading from the Gaza Strip into Israel.

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What's The Outlook For Nigerian Girls Kidnapped By Boko Haram?

8:14am July 25, 2014

Renee Montagne talks with former U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria John Campbell for an update on the 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped in April by the extremist group Boko Haram.

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Volunteers such as this woman — who's with a group that calls itself "Las Patronas" — throw bags of food and water to migrants in Veracruz, Mexico, who are headed toward the U.S.-Mexico border.

Who Are The Kids Of The Migrant Crisis?

6:23pm July 24, 2014

by NPR staff

Many kids and teenagers leave Central America to avoid climbing levels of gang violence, extortion and drug trafficking. Sometimes, it's to find their families.

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'Tahrir Harassment' Trials End In Sexual Assault Convictions

7:54am July 24, 2014

Sexual assault convictions have been handed down to some Egyptian men, after several women were attacked during celebrations for incoming President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

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What Would Demilitarizing Gaza Entail?

7:39am July 24, 2014

Aaron David Miller of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars talks with Steve Inskeep about Israel's call to demilitarize Gaza and whether such a proposal is realistic.

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The radical Islamic State has ordered shop owners to cover the faces of mannequins in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, shop owners say. The Islamic State has begun enforcing its strict interpretation of Islamic law in the city and other places it control

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Common Ground Between Iraq's Rebels May Be Crumbling

10:36pm July 23, 2014

by Leila Fadel

The radical Islamic State and former associates of Saddam Hussein have fought together against Iraq's government. But the fault lines between the unlikely partners are beginning to show.

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Palestinian Imad Abudayyah and his son, Ghassan, speak to relatives in the Gaza Strip via Skype from Ramallah in the West Bank. Israeli restrictions make it extremely difficult to travel between the two territories. West Bank Palestinians have largely bee

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As Gaza Fighting Rages, West Bank Palestinians Can Only Watch

2:31pm July 23, 2014

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

The West Bank and Gaza are less than 40 miles apart, and many Palestinians have ties to both places. Yet the current fighting has made it even harder than usual to stay in touch, let alone visit.

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Near Crash Site, Stories Of The Jet Cleave Closely To Russian Version

9:16am July 23, 2014

by Corey Flintoff

Following the downing of the Malaysian airliner over eastern Ukraine, local residents have been talking about the event — but the picture is being distorted by a propaganda campaign in local media.

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U.S. Intelligence Tracking What Happened To Flight MH17

9:15am July 23, 2014

by Tom Bowman

Senior U.S. intelligence officials say they have proof that a surface-to-air missile was launched when the airliner went down and have ID'd people in a recorded conversation implicating the culprits.

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The Polish Case For Tougher Russia Sanctions

8:17pm July 22, 2014

In the wake of the Malaysian airliner's downing, many Europeans are now calling for tougher sanctions against Russia. Among them is Radek Sikorski, Poland's foreign minister, who explains to Robert Siegel why the West should ratchet up sanctions.

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