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Cuba's power grid collapses again. Why does this keep happening?
Cuba's power grid has ground to a halt for a second time in as many days, leaving 10 million on the island without power and the Caribbean island in a growing sense of crisis.
A drone targets the Israeli prime minister's house during new barrages with Hezbollah
Israel said a drone targeted the prime minister’s house; there were no casualties. Hezbollah said it carried out rocket attacks on Israel, while Israel launched airstrikes on Beirut's suburbs.
Massive blackout in Cuba leaves 10 million people on the island without power
A nationwide blackout Friday left millions of Cubans without power because of an aging power grid and a lack of fuel.
Who was Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader killed by Israel?
A look back on the life and politics of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a key player for the last several years in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar may escalate war in Lebanon
The future of Hamas and the war in Gaza now that the organization's leader is dead.
Japan's ruling party headquarters is attacked with firebombs and suspect is arrested
A man threw firebombs into the headquarters of Japan’s ruling party in Tokyo, then crashed his car into the fencing of the prime minister's residence, police said. There were no reported injuries.
North Gaza is starving as humanitarian aid declines
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Antoine Renard, the World Food Programme Country director for Gaza, about how people in north Gaza are starving and aid shipments reached their lowest level in September.
Cuba plunged into an island wide blackout as power grid fails
Cuban government declares an "energy emergency" after the failure of one of its few power plants plunges it into an island wide blackout.