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Meet the woman who escaped two conflicts — as a Palestinian refugee, then in Ukraine

8:05am May 19, 2024

NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with Palestinian-Ukrainian refugee Zoya El-Miari, who grew up in a Lebanese refugee camp only to move to Ukraine right before the Russian invasion and flee to Switzerland.

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Mourners pray over the bodies of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Nuseirat, at the Al Aqsa hospital in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, Sunday, May 19, 2024.

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An airstrike kills 20 in central Gaza as Israel's leaders air wartime divisions

7:22am May 19, 2024

by The Associated Press

An Israeli airstrike killed 20 people in central Gaza, mostly women and children, on Sunday, as fighting raged and Israel's leaders aired divisions over who should govern Gaza after the war.

New Zealand Department of Conservation staff assess the remains of a deceased sperm whale.

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The jawbone of washed-up whale in New Zealand was removed with chainsaw and stolen

6:00am May 19, 2024

by Clare Marie Schneider

The jawbone of a nearly 50-foot sperm whale that washed ashore in New Zealand's southernmost region has been removed. While the act is illegal, it's also considered disrespectful to the Māori people.

Benny Gantz speaks at the Pentagon in December 2021 in Arlington, Va. Gantz, a former army chief and current minister in Israel's three-member war cabinet, said he would quit the government in three weeks if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu does not advance a plan to replace Hamas in Gaza.

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A member of Israel's war cabinet says he'll quit if there is no plan to replace Hamas

7:12pm May 18, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

The ultimatum by war cabinet member Benny Gantz reflects discontent among Israel's leadership about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the Gaza war and his far-right political partners.

Palestinians receive medical care at the European hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday.

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A U.S. doctor in Gaza wants President Biden to know 'we are not safe'

6:41pm May 18, 2024

Dr. Adam Hamawy is a former U.S. Army combat surgeon currently in Gaza. He said he's treating primarily civilians, rather than combatants: "mostly children, many women, many elderly."

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The controversy over King Charles' portrait

5:26pm May 18, 2024

The first portrait painted of King Charles since his coronation has some critics seeing red. NPR's Danielle Kurtzleben discusses the controversy with art journalist Holly Black.

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Over 300 people have died after flash floods in Afghanistan

12:04pm May 18, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Arshad Malik, Afghanistan country director for Save the Children, about the aftermath of the deadly floods that hit several provinces there last weekend.

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Boeing's Starliner capsule atop an Atlas V rocket is seen at Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on May 7, a day after its mission to the International Space Station was scrubbed because of an issue with a pressure regulation valve.

Boeing's troubled Starliner spacecraft launch is delayed again

11:13am May 18, 2024

by John Helton

A helium leak pushed back a planned launch to May 25. Boeing's program that would shuttle astronauts to and from the International Space Station has been plagued with problems.

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What Russia's latest military offensive means for Ukraine

8:44am May 18, 2024

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon talks with strategic studies professor Phillips O'Brien of the University of St. Andrews in Scotland about the significance of Russia's latest military offensive in Ukraine.

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In India's elections, many say cash-for-votes is an open secret

8:44am May 18, 2024

by Omkar Khandekar

Cash-for-votes is such a pervasive problem in India that the election commission says it seized nearly half a billion dollars of cash and inducements before the polls even opened last month.