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Syrian refugees in Istanbul debate whether to stay or return home

5:41pm December 31, 2024

Syrian refugees in Turkey are considering whether to return home following the ouster of Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad. But many remain worried about their country's future.

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With fears about the future, some Syrian women find comfort in beauty parlors

5:11pm December 31, 2024

by Diaa Hadid

In Damascus beauty parlors, Syrian women hope looking good will help them feel better about a future they fear.

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Syria's U.S.-trained opposition fighters wait to learn of their role in a new Syria

4:17pm December 31, 2024

Former opposition groups — some of whom are U.S.-trained — will be knitted together into new Syrian security forces organized by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, the group that led the ouster of Bashar al-Assad.

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What was 'Disease X' and what can we learn from it?

10:52am December 31, 2024

Four weeks after a puzzling outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has identified the cause.

Examining Biden's presidential legacy. And, north Gaza's last key hospital shut down

8:06am December 31, 2024

President Biden signed significant legislation that his backers say will leave a lasting impact. And, north Gaza's last major hospital has been shut down with no ceasefire in sight.

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Major sticking points between Israel and Hamas have made a ceasefire elusive

7:16am December 31, 2024

by Leila Fadel

Throughout 2024 negotiations for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas were on again and off again. There were moments of great optimism and then months of no negotiations at all.

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Biden administration to send billions more in aid to Ukraine

5:08am December 31, 2024

by Jackie Northam

The White House says it will send nearly $6 billion in military and budget aid to Ukraine. It's likely to be the last bit of support by the Biden administration as Trump's team is about to take over.

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Israeli raid on a key hospital in northern Gaza forces the facility to shut down

5:05am December 31, 2024

by Anas Baba

Israeli forces raided the last hospital in northern Gaza able to treat children and intensive care cases. The raid followed months of intense attacks on the hospital and the area around it.

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Reporters' notebook: revisiting Afghan refugees starting anew in the U.S.

5:04am December 31, 2024

NPR reporters revisit Afghans who fled their home country after Taliban's takeover in the summer of 2021.

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What to know about Finland, Russia's 'shadow fleet' and a severed undersea cable

5:00am December 31, 2024

Finland says a ship affiliated with Russia's "shadow fleet" is linked to a 60-mile-long anchor drag mark on the seafloor. A power cable in the Baltic Sea was severed last week.