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Police officers stand guard as people wait in queue to buy petrol at a fuel station, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 17, 2022.

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In Sri Lanka, inflation means food shortages, blackouts — and days-long lines for gas

6:55am August 03, 2022

Sri Lanka offers a cautionary tale for countries struggling with inflation. Anger over fuel lines spilled into the streets and toppled a government. Will nationalism surge, or unity prevail?

A group of Orthodox Jews in Brooklyn is reviving the golden age of cantorial music

5:11am August 03, 2022

by Jon Kalish

Musician Jeremiah Lockwood hopes to introduce the world to a new music scene bubbling in Brooklyn.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, center left, and Taiwanese President President Tsai Ing-wen arrive for a meeting in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the U.S. will not abandon Taiwan as China protests

1:36am August 03, 2022

by The Associated Press

Pelosi's trip has heightened U.S.-China tensions more than visits by other members of Congress because of her high-level position as leader of the House of Representatives.

President Bill Clinton holds up his hands indicating no more questions as he and Chinese President Jiang Zemin hold a joint press conference in 1997 in Washington, D.C. Clinton confirmed that he agreed to lift a ban on the export of nuclear power technolo

What 3 past Taiwan Strait crises can teach us about U.S.-China tensions today

10:18pm August 02, 2022

Both the U.S. and China stepped up military activity in the region ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit. Here's what is different now from crises in the Taiwan Strait decades ago.

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Ukraine's army is waging its 1st major offensive against Russia to retake Kherson

6:10pm August 02, 2022

by Brian Mann

Could Ukraine's army retake the strategic southern city of Kherson? Officers and soldiers near the front line say the counter-offensive is already underway.

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'Vogue' cover of Ukraine's First Lady Olena Zelenska sparks debate and controversy

6:10pm August 02, 2022

by Ashley Westerman

Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska was criticized for not looking ladylike in a recent Vogue photoshoot. Her supporters pushed back, creating an online campaign asking what it means to #SitLikeAGirl.

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In this photo released by the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walks with Taiwan's Foreign Minister Joseph Wu as she arrives in Taipei, Taiwan, on Tuesday, despite threats from Beijing of serious consequences, becoming t

Pelosi has landed in Taiwan. Here's why that's a big deal

6:10pm August 02, 2022

by Barbara Sprunt

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is making an unannounced, but widely anticipated, stop in Taiwan. The move is expected to increase already heightened tensions between the U.S. and China.

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The reaction in the Middle East to Zawahiri's death and the outlook for al-Qaida

5:43pm August 02, 2022

by Fatma Tanis

In the Middle East, the reaction to the slain al Qaida leader's death was welcomed by Saudi Arabia. But some in the region expressed concerns over U.S. drone strikes.

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An Arctic shark found in Belize has researchers pondering deep sea discoveries

5:29pm August 02, 2022

The Greenland shark can live for centuries and is typically found in cold arctic waters. One found in the warmer waters of Belize has researchers rethinking how widespread the marine species could be.

Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad on Ayman al-Zawahiri

4:37pm August 02, 2022

Afghan-American diplomat and foreign policy expert Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad speaks with NPR's Ailsa Chang on the U.S. killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri.

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