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Understanding the Biden administration's approach to diplomacy with Russia

8:06am October 30, 2022

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Heather Conley, president of the German Marshall Fund of the United States, about the Biden administration's approach to diplomacy with Russia.

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Cuba says at least 5 dead after boat heading to US crashes

7:19am October 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

A boat off northern Cuba traveling toward the United States sank Saturday after a collision with a Cuban coast guard ship, and at least five people died, Cuban officials said Saturday.

An electoral worker installs an electronic voting machine at a polling station in preparation for the presidential run-off election, in Brasilia, Brazil, Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022.

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Brazilian voters go to polls to choose between Bolsonaro and Lula in run off

7:12am October 30, 2022

by The Associated Press

Brazilians began voting on Sunday in a polarizing presidential runoff election that pits conservative President Jair Bolsonaro against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

The lobby of the new multiplex movie theater before afternoon screenings in Srinagar, on Oct. 1.

Cinemas have reopened in Kashmir after 2 decades — but few moviegoers are showing up

7:02am October 30, 2022

by Raksha Kumar

The cinemas, shut down after threats from separatist militants, reopened last month. Moviegoers pass through an Indian police checkpoint and are frisked at the theater entrance for bombs and weapons.

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Russia is suspending a Ukraine grain export deal that has helped keep food prices down

10:37pm October 29, 2022

by Charles Maynes

Russian says it has moved to suspend its implementation of a U.N.-brokered deal which under which the United Nations says more than 9 million tons of grain and other food products have been exported.

A scene from "Entremeses Cervantinos," three one-act plays written by Miguel de Cervantes, at Plaza San Roque, Guanajuato, Mexico.

Festival Cervantino, Latin America's biggest cultural event, returns with new energy

4:54pm October 29, 2022

by Betto Arcos

After a virtual edition in 2020, and hybrid version last year, the Cervantino International Festival is back in person and celebrating 50 years.

People observe a destroyed building and vehicles at the scene of an attack in Mogadishu, Somalia, on Saturday.

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2 car bombs leave scores of casualties at an intersection in Somalia's capital

1:27pm October 29, 2022

by The Associated Press

One hospital worker counted at least 30 bodies. The attack came five years after a massive blast at the same location.

The entrance to Camp Delta where detainees from the U.S. war in Afghanistan live is shown April 7, 2004, in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

The U.S. releases the oldest prisoner in Guantánamo Bay

10:59am October 29, 2022

by Juliana Kim

Saifullah Paracha, 75, was held at the U.S. facility for 18 years without ever being charged. He arrived in Pakistan on Saturday.

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What's uniting the diverse group of people protesting in Iran?

8:03am October 29, 2022

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to an Iranian protester now out of the country about events on the ground, the progression of the protests and the outlook for the movement.

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A Japanese language class for Ukrainian refugees in Yokohama on June 29.

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Japan has taken in hundreds of Ukrainians. The welcome for others has been less warm

8:02am October 29, 2022

by Anthony Kuhn

The Japanese government has given Ukrainians residency and work permits for up to a year. But for those from other countries, it can be a years-long struggle to attain similar benefits and privileges.

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