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A Korean Air Boeing 747 aircraft takes off before storm clouds at Gimpo airport, south of Seoul.

#NPRreads: Take Flight With These 3 Stories This Weekend

9:30am May 07, 2016

Correspondents, editors and producers from our newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using the #NPRreads hashtag. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.

Syrian Regime Targets Health Workers, Hospitals In Aleppo

7:59am May 07, 2016

"In Aleppo, We Are Running Out of Coffins" was the title of an op-ed from Syrian doctor Osama Abo El Ezz. NPR's Lynn Neary speaks with him about attacks on hospitals in Syria.

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The Mother Who Wouldn't Let A Teacher Shame Her 3-Year-Old

7:59am May 07, 2016

by Emily Harris

The little girl did something lots of kids do. She took her clothes off. The teacher acted as if the child had ruined her life. The Gaza Strip mother found the courage to rebuke the teacher.

A kindergarten teacher in Jerusalem stands with students as they listen to sirens that played nationwide on Thursday to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year, a new national Holocaust curriculum is being fully implemented in kindergarten.

World News

In Israeli Kindergartens, An Early Lesson In The Holocaust

7:29pm May 05, 2016

by Emily Harris

Israeli schools on Thursday carried out a standardized lesson plan for the first time to teach kindergartners the meaning of the country's annual Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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Turkey Faces Political Shake Up As Prime Minister Resigns

7:29pm May 05, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

Turkey's prime minister announced that he will step down. It's a shake up in a country that's pivotal in the migrant crisis and the war on ISIS. It also signals more power for President Erdogan.

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People inspect the damage after an airstrike hit a refugee camp in Idlib province on Thursday.

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Activists Say Airstrike On Syrian Refugee Camp Kills At Least 28 Civilians

6:33pm May 05, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Only civilians fleeing violence were staying in the targeted camp, activists say. Only the Syrian regime and its allies conduct airstrikes in the area.

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Dozens Killed In Airstrike On Syrian Refugee Camp

5:56pm May 05, 2016

by Alice Fordham

In a new outrage for the Syria war, an airsrike killed dozens in a camp for displaced people. It took place on the second day of a deal that was supposed to salvage the already nearly void ceasefire.

U.S. Navy air wing captains pause on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt last September. Every day, the steam-powered catapult aboard this massive ship flings American fighter jets into the sky, on missions to target the extremi

U.S. Army Captain Is Suing Obama Over Legality Of The War Against ISIS

1:29pm May 05, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

Capt. Nathan Michael Smith, who is currently on active duty in Kuwait, says he is concerned that an "illegal" war "forces him to violate his oath to 'preserve, protect and defend' the Constitution."

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu pose for a photograph at the start of a meeting in Ankara, Turkey, on Wednesday. Davutoglu announced Thursday he would resign.

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Turkey's Prime Minister To Step Down As President Erdogan Pushes For More Power

11:35am May 05, 2016

by Peter Kenyon

Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu was seen by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as lukewarm toward his effort to transform the largely ceremonial office of president into Turkey's chief executive.

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Syrian Army Declares 48-Hour Truce After Intense Fighting In Aleppo

6:41pm May 04, 2016

by Merrit Kennedy

The U.S. has said it is working with Russia to restore cessation of hostilities in the city. This comes after days of intense fighting in the area.