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South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, shake hands following a joint news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on March 16th.

Japan's Kishida plans to visit Yoon in South Korea before G-7

3:19am May 02, 2023

by The Associated Press

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he wants to travel to South Korea to further strengthen ties between the two countries after President Yoon Suk Yeol's March visit to Tokyo.

Palestinian Khader Adnan, an Islamic Jihad spokesman who went on a 66-day hunger strike while he was imprisoned in an Israeli jail. Adnan died in Israeli custody early Tuesday.

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Palestinian prisoner dies in Israel after long hunger strike

2:41am May 02, 2023

by The Associated Press

A high-profile Palestinian prisoner has died in Israeli custody after a months-long hunger strike. Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets into southern Israel in response.

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Thousands fleeing violence in Sudan are crossing the Red Sea to Saudi Arabia

6:23pm May 01, 2023

by Aya Batrawy

Thousands are fleeing violence in Sudan and crossing the Red Sea on naval ships to Saudi Arabia, where they're telling their stories and worried about those left behind.

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A German woman returned the kindness shown to her husband by helping a stranded teen

6:23pm May 01, 2023

When she was 18, Brenda Arnold planned a trip to visit her sister in Germany. The only information she had was her sister's address. When she arrived, she rang the doorbell, but no one answered.

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Former Florida principal, Hope Carrasquilla, was personally invited to Florence, Italy to tour the 'David' statue last week.

A Florida principal who was fired after showing students 'David' is welcomed in Italy

5:05pm May 01, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Among those who were in support of the ousted Florida principal was the director of Florence's Accademia Galleria, where Michelangelo's David is housed. On Friday, the two finally got to meet.

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Queen Consort Camilla won't be wearing the Kohinoor diamond at Charles' coronation

4:38pm May 01, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

Mined in India, the Kohinoor diamond passed through Persian and Afghan hands before being "gifted" to Queen Victoria. It's a symbol of imperial plunder that you won't see at Charles' coronation.

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How South Africa nearly descended into civil war instead of a multi-racial democracy

1:47pm May 01, 2023

by Dave Davies

Journalist Justice Malala explains how Nelson Mandela and F. W. de Klerk kept the country on a path to peace after the 1993 assassination of Chris Hani. His book is The Plot to Save South Africa.

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An iteration of Maurizio Cattelan's "Comedian" has previously sold for $120,000, most famously at Art Basel Miami in 2019. A college student who recently viewed the art in a Seoul museum said he ate the banana after skipping breakfast.

The guy who ate a $120,000 banana in an art museum says he was just hungry

12:09pm May 01, 2023

by Bill Chappell

The banana installation by artist Maurizio Cattelan evokes everything from slapstick comedy to global trade. But to a college student, it was a reminder of how very hungry he was.

Mourners place flowers on the coffins of Sofia Shulha, 11, and Pysarev Kiriusha, 17, during a funeral in Uman, central Ukraine, Sunday. They were among more than 20 people killed during a Russian attack on a residential building early Friday morning.

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Latest on Ukraine: May Day's another war day as Russia strikes Ukrainian cities

10:57am May 01, 2023

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The sculpture of the walrus Freya is unveiled in Oslo, Norway, on Saturday. Freya was euthanized by the Directorate of Fisheries in August 2022.

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Norway unveils a life-size sculpture of Freya, the euthanized walrus

8:12am May 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

Freya became a global celebrity last year after she was seen frolicking and basking in a Oslo fjord before she was euthanized by the authorities. A bronze sculpture now honors her in Norway's capital.