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Gaza residents on Saturday inspect the rubble of a destroyed residential building hit by Israeli airstrikes.

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Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire after deadly strikes

7:32pm August 06, 2022

by The Associated Press

Israeli airstrikes flattened homes in Gaza and rocket barrages into southern Israel persisted, raising fears of an escalation in a conflict that has killed at least 24 people in Gaza.

This handout image shows a Marine passing out water to evacuees during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Kabul, Afghanistan, Aug. 22.

A former Marine details the chaotic exit from Afghanistan — and how we should mark it

12:51pm August 06, 2022

by Rachel Martin

As the U.S. withdrew from Afghanistan last year, Marine Corps veteran Elliot Ackerman was frantically rebuilding a network of old allies to help desperate Afghans escape.

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Killing of al-Qaeda leader renews tensions with the Taliban

8:11am August 06, 2022

by Arezou Rezvani

How Afghan citizens and the Taliban government are reacting to the revelation that al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was living among them and was killed in a U.S. drone strike last Sunday.

Russia is open to freeing Brittney Griner in a prisoner swap

8:11am August 06, 2022

by Charles Maynes

The Kremlin says it's open to talking about a trade for U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner. It warned Washington against using the media in negotiations over a swap.

Pelosi's Taiwan trip had major significance — and potential consequences

8:11am August 06, 2022

NPR's Scott Simon talks with U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, D-N.J., about his trip to Taiwan with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other foreign policy issues.

Ukrainian soldiers led NPR's team into the forest in the "gray zone" where they dug one of the defensive trenches used to stall Russia's advance.

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In the 'gray zone' outside Kherson, Ukraine's soldiers pay a terrible price

7:01am August 06, 2022

by Brian Mann

Ukrainian officials have vowed to retake the strategic city of Kherson. But the battlefield "gray zone," spanning more than 100 miles, is confusing — and danger can come in many forms.

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Pakistan's beloved mangoes are at risk as climate change shrinks harvest

5:20pm August 05, 2022

by Diaa Hadid

Pakistanis proudly call their sweet mangoes "the king of fruit," and the country even practices "mango diplomacy." But can it survive climate change?

Deep sea mining could provide materials to help us quit fossil fuels — but at a cost

5:12pm August 05, 2022

Building everything necessary for fighting climate change is going require metal. There's plenty on the ocean floor. But extracting it is controversial because it involves deep sea mining.

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The fallout continues from Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan

4:44pm August 05, 2022

The White House summoned China's ambassador to the U.S. to address concerns about military exercises around Taiwan — the latest in the fallout over House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to the island.

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Kabul's fall to the Taliban, 1 year later

4:44pm August 05, 2022

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with retired Marine Corps Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of CENTCOM, about the fall of Kabul, Afghanistan, to the Taliban one year later.