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All eyes are on the Israel-Lebanon border after the killing of a Hamas leader in Beirut

8:10am January 07, 2024

The latest from the Israel-Lebanon border, where tensions have been rising after a Hamas leader was killed in Beirut last week and Hezbollah retaliated by firing rockets into Israel on Saturday.

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Argentina's newly-elected right-wing president proposes massive reforms

8:10am January 07, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Daniel Politi, freelance journalist based in Buenos Aires, about the massive reform packages proposed by Argentina's new President Javier Milei.

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A memorial in Tel Aviv honors victims who were at the music festival on October 7

8:10am January 07, 2024

by Jason DeRose

An exhibit in Tel Aviv is memorializing the victims of the October 7 Hamas terror attacks at the Nova music festival. Nearly 400 young men and women were killed or kidnapped at the festival that day.

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Chinese carmakers flood the European market with electric vehicles

8:10am January 07, 2024

by H.J. Mai

In a first, China has exported more cars than any other country. Its carmakers could become a threat to established car brands in the U.S., but they are also a case study for the E.V. revolution.

South Korea is reckoning with the death of beloved 'Parasite' actor Lee Sun-kyun

8:10am January 07, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to syndicated columnist Jae-Ha Kim about the scandal that led to the death of beloved South Korean actor Lee Sun-Kyun. Note: This conversation has mentions of self-harm.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, meets with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi in Amman, Jordan, on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2024.

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Blinken meets Jordan's king on Mideast mission to prevent Gaza war spreading

7:01am January 07, 2024

by The Associated Press

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Sunday with Jordan's king as he pressed ahead with an urgent Middle East diplomatic mission to prevent Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza from spreading.

The first Alaska Airlines passenger flight on a Boeing 737-9 Max airplane takes off on a flight to San Diego from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in Seattle on March 1, 2021.

FAA orders grounding of certain Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after Alaska Airlines incident

5:46am January 07, 2024

by Juliana Kim

Alaska Airlines is inspecting all of its Boeing 737 Max 9 planes. United Airlines will also ground some of its jets. Meanwhile, Southwest and American said they do not carry the affected model.

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This photo provided by Kyaw Ko Lin shows a view of Laukkaing city in Shan state, Myanmar on Nov. 20. Myanmar's military government has acknowledged that it withdrew its forces from the city.

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Myanmar says an ethnic alliance has seized a key city bordering China

9:32am January 06, 2024

by The Associated Press

The military government acknowledged it withdrew forces from a city on the northeastern border with China after it was taken over by an alliance of ethnic armed groups it has been battling for months.

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip take shelter at European Gaza Hospital in Rafah on Saturday.

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Hezbollah fires rockets at northern Israel in response to killing of a Hamas leader

9:07am January 06, 2024

by The Associated Press

The militia fired dozens of rockets at northern Israel, warning that the barrage was its initial response to the targeted killing of a top leader from the allied Hamas group in Lebanon's capital.

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during a year-end plenary meeting of the ruling Workers' Party, which was held between Dec. 26 and Dec. 30 in Pyongyang, North Korea.

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South Korea says the North has again fired artillery shells near their sea border

8:45am January 06, 2024

by The Associated Press

The new round of artillery drills near the two countries' disputed sea boundary came a day after the North's similar exercises prompted South Korea to respond with its own firing drills.