Middle East

The United Nations Security Council met Thursday to debate whether the U.N. should admit the State of Palestine as a full voting member.

World News

What to know about the U.N. vote on whether to admit Palestinians as full members

5:47pm April 18, 2024

The U.N. Security Council met Thursday to debate and vote on the Palestinian application for full membership in the United Nations, which would allow it to vote during U.N. proceedings.

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One man's search for his father in mass graves at Gaza's Al Shifa hospital

4:35pm April 18, 2024

by Aya Batrawy

Recovery teams are exhuming bodies from mass graves at Gaza's Al Shifa hospital more than two weeks after an Israeli raid there.

Israel is engaged in conflicts on 3 separate fronts: Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran

12:54pm April 18, 2024

Israel is fighting Hamas in Gaza, with Hezbollah in Lebanon, and now directly with Iran. How are the conflicts linked, and how does it intend to handle all three at once?

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The grass pea — Lathyrus sativus — is hardy and drought resistant. It tastes like a sugar snap pea, although if that's all you were to eat its natural toxin could make you sick. But breeders might be able to address that issue.

Health & Safety

What are 'orphan crops'? And why is there a new campaign to get them adopted?

11:33am April 18, 2024

by Dan Charles

The grass pea is one: a hardy crop that can thrive in a drought. An agriculturist is spearheading an effort to diversity what farmers grow as climate change threatens staples like corn and wheat.

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Atypically heavy rains in the United Arab Emirates on Monday and Tuesday caused flooding, flight cancellations and school closures. Vehicles were abandoned on highways like this one in Dubai.

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Photos: UAE sees its heaviest rains in 75 years

10:51am April 18, 2024

by Aya Batrawy

Schools and businesses were closed across the United Arab Emirates after about a year's worth of rain fell in a single day. Flooding has also disrupted travel at Dubai International Airport.

National

Morning news brief

5:12am April 18, 2024

Israel is engaged in conflicts on three separate fronts. Hawaii's attorney general releases the first findings from a probe into Maui's wildfires. Inflation is proving more stubborn than expected.

World News

British and German foreign ministers urge restraint in visit to Israel

4:33pm April 17, 2024

by Rob Schmitz

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Rob Schmitz about Israel's response to Iran's unprecedented attack last weekend.

U.S. wants China to use its influence with Iran to calm tensions in the Middle East

5:06am April 17, 2024

There's a global diplomatic push to try to avert a broader conflict in the Middle East following Iran's attack on Israel. The U.S. and others are appealing to both sides to calm regional tensions.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:06am April 17, 2024

China urged to help ease Mideast tensions. Senate kicks off impeachment trial of the Homeland Security secretary. Coral reefs undergo a mass bleaching event which could soon be the worst on record.

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Electronic warfare is interfering with GPS in areas of Gaza

2:33am April 17, 2024

by Jane Arraf

Electronic warfare connected to the conflict in Gaza is interfering with the global positioning system in a large part of the region.

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