Middle East

Politics & Government

In Georgia, Biden’s coalition has frayed since his narrow win in 2020

7:21am May 25, 2024

by Asma Khalid

President Biden eked out a win in Georgia last time, a victory that helped take him over the top in the Electoral College. But there are some warning signs it could be hard to do it again in 2024.

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Top UN court has ordered Israel to immediately stop its military operation in Rafah

8:59pm May 24, 2024

by Hadeel Al-Shalchi

The International Court of Justice does not have the power to enforce its own rulings, but it does add to the pressure that Israel feels internationally and domestically to end the war in Gaza.

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World News

Iranians React President's Death; North Korean Propaganda Goes Viral

4:59pm May 24, 2024

Iran laid the body of President Ebrahim Raisi to rest, after he died in a helicopter crash. Though thousands attended funeral ceremonies, we hear from Iranians who say he won't be remembered fondly.

And in South Korea, a propaganda video from North Korea is banned after it goes viral on TikTok.

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In Rafah: More than 900,000 flee and UN halts delivery of food aid

6:36pm May 22, 2024

by Hadeel Al-Shalchi

The UN says more than 900,000 Palestinians have fled from Rafah, which was the last sheltering place for people in Gaza, and where the Israeli military is expanding its incursion.

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3 European nations break with U.S. and formally recognize an independent Palestine

10:33am May 22, 2024

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to White House National Security Communications Adviser John Kirby about the countries recognizing Palestinian statehood. The U.S. has said it wants a two-state solution.

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Spain, Norway and Ireland will recognize an independent Palestinian state

10:33am May 22, 2024

Norway, Ireland and Spain recognized a Palestinian state Wednesday in a historic move that drew immediate condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians. Slovenia and Malta may follow.

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National

Morning news brief

9:51am May 22, 2024

by Leila Fadel

Norway, Ireland and Spain recognize a Palestinian state. Lawyers for former President Trump are in a Florida court Wednesday. Ascension health care systems deals with fallout from ransomware attack.

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World News

Norway, Ireland and Spain say they will recognize a Palestinian state

5:12am May 22, 2024

by The Associated Press

Norway, Ireland and Spain recognized a Palestinian state on Wednesday in a historic move that drew immediate condemnation from Israel and jubilation from the Palestinians.

Israeli authorities seize The Associated Press' broadcasting equipment from

7:30pm May 21, 2024

by Hadeel Al-Shalchi

Israeli authorities have seized broadcasting equipment of The Associated Press. It had been used to create a live feed into Northern Gaza filmed from the Israeli border.

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Biden responds to the ICC seeking arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas

7:30pm May 21, 2024

by Michele Kelemen

President Biden called it outrageous that the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister and defense minister and three Hamas leaders.

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