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Hong Kong's new national security law might further erode civil liberties, some worry

4:56pm March 19, 2024

by John Ruwitch

Lawmakers in Hong Kong passed a new national security law. The government casts it as a bid to make the territory safer but some think it may erode Hong Kong's standing as a global financial hub.

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Female genital mutilation is illegal in The Gambia. But maybe not for much longer

4:56pm March 19, 2024

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jaha Dukureh, the founder of Safe Hands for Girls, a Gambian group that aims to end female genital mutilation. Lawmakers there advanced a bill that would end its FGM ban.

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How Sinn Fein has made themselves over

4:18pm March 19, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

A party with past links to IRA militants is ruling Northern Ireland, and leading polls ahead of elections in the Republic of Ireland too. How has Sinn Fein managed to transform itself?

Palestinians line up for a free meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.

Famine in northern Gaza is 'imminent,' warns the world's leading authority on hunger

2:33pm March 19, 2024

by Jaclyn Diaz

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification issued a new report that concluded that the entire population in the Gaza Strip, more than 2 million, face serious food insecurity as war continues.

Lawmakers vote for Article 23 legislation in Hong Kong on Tuesday.

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Hong Kong passes a new security law that toughens punishment of dissent

12:22pm March 19, 2024

by Emily Feng

Pro-Beijing lawmakers fast-tracked the legislation, with tough punishment for acts considered "external interference," insurrection and other offenses.

A woman watches an annular solar eclipse on October 14, 2023 using special solar filter glasses at the National Autonomous University of Mexico.

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Famine in Gaza is 'imminent;' how Louisana's abortion ban changed maternal care

8:02am March 19, 2024

by Suzanne Nuyen

People in Gaza are suffering from "catastrophic levels of hunger," according to a group of global experts. Doctors say Louisiana's abortion ban has led to big deviations in maternal care.

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Palestinian children receive free food in Rafah, Gaza Strip, on Feb. 23. More than a million Palestinians displaced by the war have taken refuge in Rafah governorate, including an estimated 600,000 children.

For the 68 orphans saved from Rafah, the road to recovery is likely to be a long one

7:21am March 19, 2024

by Jaclyn Diaz

The 68 children without parental care are getting a reprieve from war, but children who experience armed conflict often face long-lasting impacts when it comes to their mental health and development.

Half the population of Gaza is facing catastrophic food insecurity, WFP says

7:23pm March 18, 2024

by Fatma Tanis

More than half of Gaza's population is experiencing catastrophic food insecurity, according to a new report. Despite international pressure on Israel to allow more aid in, it hasn't been enough.

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President Biden sits with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, at the start of the Israeli war cabinet meeting, in Tel Aviv on Oct. 18, 2023.

Biden speaks with Netanyahu as tensions rise over the war in Gaza

5:41pm March 18, 2024

by Franco Ordoñez

National security adviser Jake Sullivan described a "business-like" meeting between two leaders with different perspectives about the proposed military operation for the city of Rafah in Gaza.

How six more years under Putin will shape the war in Ukraine

5:14pm March 18, 2024

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Dara Massicot of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about how Vladimir Putin's reelection impacts the war in Ukraine.

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