Former U.S. ambassador to Israel on latest violence
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Edward Djerejian about Gaza militants' surprise attack on Israel.
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Italy pressures NGOs to stop migrant boat rescues
Italy is pressuring ships operating by NGOs in the Mediterranean to halt rescues of migrant boats at sea.
A human rights lawyer on Israel and Gaza violence
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with human rights lawyer Zaha Hassan on the Hamas attacks in Israel and Israeli air strikes.
For these Peruvian kids, surfing isn't just water play
A school in Peru is part of a wave of community-based projects around the world that uses a perhaps surprising method to help kids: surf therapy. And it's not just about physical well-being.
Hundreds are feared dead after powerful earthquakes hit Afghanistan
Images shared by Afghan journalists showed at least one village reduced to rubble after a series of quakes flattened stone and mudbrick homes in the country's west.
Biden says U.S. will stand with Israel after attacks from Gaza
NPR's Scott Simon and Scott Detrow speak with political correspondent Asma Khalid following President Biden's remarks this afternoon.
Husband of imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner dedicates her award to Iranian women
As prominent Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, wins this year's Nobel Peace Prize, her husband tells NPR her award is for all Iranian women.
The security implications of the Hamas attack and Israel's declaration of war
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Natan Sachs of the Brookings Institution about the attacks by Palestinian militants on Israel today.
'We are at war,' Israeli PM Netanyahu says after Gaza militants infiltrate
In a surprise attack, Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Saturday infiltrated southern Israel, killing some 40 Israelis. The Gaza Health Ministry said 198 Palestinians were killed.
Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu declares war after surprise attack by Gaza militants
Gaza militants have infiltrated Israel in several locations, while militants inside Gaza fired a heavy barrage of rockets toward central and southern Israel, the Israeli military says.