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For A Glimpse Of The West's Shifting Position On Syria, Look At London

4:01pm November 26, 2015

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to Tim Eaton, project manager at Chatham House's Syria and its Neighbor Policy Initiative, about the shift in British attitudes toward military action in Syria. In 2013, Parliament voted against air strikes; on Thursday, Prime Minister David Cameron said that bombing ISIS targets in Syria would make the U.K. safer.

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The Attacks At Bataclan: A Survivor's Story

4:01pm November 26, 2015

by Eleanor Beardsley

Julien Pearce, a survivor of the attacks at the Bataclan Concert Hall in Paris, tells the story of the shootings, how he survived and his struggle to put his life back together.

Syrian Refugee Helps Feed Germany's Homeless

7:20am November 26, 2015

Alex Assali fled Syria eight years ago. He finally made it to Germany last year. Now Assali can be found on the streets of Berlin distributing the food he cooked for the homeless.

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Hollande To Ask Putin To Join Grand Coalition Against ISIS

6:11am November 26, 2015

French President Francois Hollande meets Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Thursday. The visit is part of Hollande's efforts to create a more effective global coalition to fight ISIS.

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Scotch Whiskey Gets A Run For Its Money From Global Distillers

5:18am November 26, 2015

by Jackie Northam

A Canadian company recently was named whiskey of the year — knocking Scotch brands from the top-five category. In the U.S., there's been a massive increase in single malts in particular.

As Britain's Coal Industry Loses Its Glow, Miners Feel Betrayed

5:08am November 26, 2015

by Leila Fadel

The last deep pit coal mine in northern England closes next month, marking the death of an industry that has fueled area towns for decades. Miners are angry the government didn't do more to help them.

The closing ceremony of the Second Vatican Council in St. Peter Square on Dec. 9, 1965. Forty bishops pledged to forsake worldly goods, but the agreement was largely ignored. Pope Francis' emphasis on helping the poor has revived talk about the Pact of th

Pope Francis' Emphasis On Poverty Revives The 'Pact of The Catacombs'

4:43am November 26, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

Fifty years ago, 40 bishops signed a pledge to make Catholicism a church for the poor. It was soon set aside, but with Pope Francis focused on the downtrodden, that notion could be revived.

An artist's depiction of the meeting of Hernan Cortes and La Malinche with the Aztec emperor Montezuma II.

Despite Similarities, Pocahontas Gets Love, Malinche Gets Hate. Why?

6:41pm November 25, 2015

by Jasmine Garsd

La Malinche was an Indian woman who served as an interpreter for Cortes — at a cost to her reputation. Even 500 years later, she's reviled in Mexico.

Chicago Doctor Treated Syrian Refugees On Greek Island Of Lesbos

4:37pm November 25, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Dr. Zaher Sahloul, head of the Syrian American Medical Society Foundation, who recently returned from the Greek island of Lesbos where he treated Syrian migrants.

Eritrean Priest's Mission Takes On New Urgency Amid Migrant Crisis

4:37pm November 25, 2015

by Sylvia Poggioli

Father Moses, an Eritrean priest, fled his homeland for Italy 14 years ago. His mission preaching to refugees has new urgency with the recent flood of migrants, including many of his compatriots.