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An independent review finds no evidence for Israel's claims about UNRWA and Hamas

8:12am April 28, 2024

UNRWA lost international funding after Israel said a significant number of its employees were part of Hamas. An independent review now says Israel hasn't provided evidence to support this accusation.

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Cult leader charged with murder in Kenya

8:12am April 28, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

A cult leader in Kenya was charged with murder after the discovery last year of more than 400 bodies in a remote forest. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to journalist Carey Baraka about the case.

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As Israel threatens to move into Rafah, Hamas releases video of two hostages

8:12am April 28, 2024

by Michele Kelemen

As Israel threatens to move on Rafah, Hamas is also adding pressure with the release of a video of two of its hostages. One is an American.

Visitors observe the painting the Mona Lisa by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci on display in a gallery at Louvre on May 19, 2021 in Paris, France.

The Louvre Museum looks to rehouse the 'Mona Lisa' in its own room — underground

6:00am April 28, 2024

by Chloe Veltman

Louvre Director Laurence des Cars said her institution is looking at upgrading both the visitor experience surrounding the iconic painting as well as the museum overall.

Bernie Sanders is pictured in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on April 3 in Washington, D.C. Sanders accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of using claims of antisemitism as a deflection of criticism of the war.

Bernie Sanders says Netanyahu is attacking campus protests to deflect war criticism

5:06pm April 27, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized ongoing campus protests across the U.S. as antisemitic. The Vermont senator said it was an attempt to "deflect attention" from Israel's actions.

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Tal Wax holds a poster with a photograph of her uncle Keith Siegel, a hostage held in Gaza since the Oct. 7 attacks, during a press conference in Madrid, Spain, on Jan. 25.

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Hamas releases video of a second American being held hostage in Gaza

3:53pm April 27, 2024

by Willem Marx

Hamas has released a video showing two captives, one of them an American, as part of an effort to prove that the two men are still alive. It was the second video of a U.S. citizen released this week.

People inspect damage and remove items from their homes following Israeli airstrikes on April 7, in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

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Hamas says it's preparing to respond to Israel's latest Gaza cease-fire proposal

12:09pm April 27, 2024

by Willem Marx

The militant group says it's examining the latest Israeli suggestions for a cease-fire in Gaza, seven months into the conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.

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At this annual festival in Colombia, donkeys play dress up

8:31am April 27, 2024

by John Otis

We look at how one town in Colombia pays homage to the donkey at one of the country's most popular annual festivals.

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How South Africa's 'Born frees' — those born after apartheid — could impact its election

8:31am April 27, 2024

by Kate Bartlett

Three decades since the first democratic election in South Africa, will the generation that has never known apartheid turn out to vote, or has politics left many of them too disillusioned?

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Germany's far-right AfD is using TikTok to vie for the immigrant vote

8:23am April 27, 2024

by Esme Nicholson

In the upcoming elections, the German Anti-Immigrant Party seeks votes from Turkish-German Voters.