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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on the 59th commemoration of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, Ala., on Sunday.

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Harris calls for Gaza cease-fire; France to constitutionally enshrine abortion rights

7:38am March 04, 2024

by Suzanne Nuyen

Vice President Kamala Harris called for a cease-fire in Gaza ahead of a meeting with Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz. France is set to enshrine abortion rights in its constitution.

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Psychologist Redah Hussin leads an art therapy class for Bedouin children. Between an uptick in settler violence and the war in Gaza, Palestinians are dealing with multiple mental health stressors.

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War in Gaza and settler violence are taking a toll on mental health in the West Bank

7:38am March 04, 2024

by D. Parvaz

A mobile medical clinic offering mental health care has sought to help Palestinians dealing with war-related anxiety, especially vulnerable communities, such as Bedouin tribes.

Inmates gather inside the National Penitentiary in downtown Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, March 3, 2024.

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Haiti declares a curfew as it tries to restore order after weekend jailbreak

11:43pm March 03, 2024

by The Associated Press

Haiti's government declared a state of emergency and curfew Sunday in a bid to regain control after violence over the weekend saw armed gang members storm the country's two biggest prisons.

Harris urges a Gaza cease-fire for hostage deal, presses Israel to ease aid delivery

9:27pm March 03, 2024

The vice president's remarks on Sunday are some of the strongest by a senior U.S. official regarding the protection of civilians in Gaza.

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Palestinians who settled in Iraq have remained stateless for generations

5:55pm March 03, 2024

by Jane Arraf

There are an estimated six million Palestinian refugees in the diaspora — most of them descendants of families who left 76 years ago during the war when Israel was established.

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Ibrahim, 12, speaks to his grandmother, who lives in Gaza, from his home in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Jan. 31. The family did not want to use their full names out of fear of reprisals from Israeli authorities.

Destruction from the war with Israel has cut Gaza off from the outside world

1:41pm March 03, 2024

by Hadeel Al-Shalchi

Spotty internet and cell services, blackouts and the destruction of infrastructure in Gaza during Israel's war with Hamas have hampered aid and medical services and keeping in touch with loved ones.

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A Ukrainian soldier stands in front of a Marder infantry fighting vehicle at the German forces Bundeswehr training area in Munster, Germany, on Feb. 20, 2023.

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Germany investigates the possible Russian eavesdropping of a military conference call

12:29pm March 03, 2024

German officers were reportedly talking about sending weapons to Ukraine and a potential strike by Ukrainian forces on a bridge in Crimea. The German chancellor called the incident "very serious."

FILE - Pakistan's former Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a press conference regarding parliamentary elections, in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. Lawmakers in Pakistan's National Assembly elected Sunday, March 3, Shehbaz Sharif as the country's new prime minister for the second time.

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Shehbaz Sharif returns as Pakistan's prime minister, as protests hit parliament

12:26pm March 03, 2024

by The Associated Press

Lawmakers in Pakistan's National Assembly elected Shehbaz Sharif as the country's new prime minister for the second time, as allies of imprisoned former premier Imran Khan shouted in protest.

Afqir Itto lives in the valley of Ait Hamza in the Middle Atlas Mountains of Morocco. Ait Hamza is known for its sheep, whose wool is used by the women weavers of Itto's cooperative.

PHOTOS: What it's like to be 72 — the faces (and wisdom) behind the age

10:16am March 03, 2024

by Laurel Dalrymple

We live in a rapidly aging world. A new global photography project captures the lives behind the statistics by documenting the lives of 72-year-olds — the world's median life expectancy today.

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How North Korea gets around global sanctions to manufacture its weapons

8:08am March 03, 2024

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Andrew Yeo of the Brookings Institution about a recent report raising questions about North Korea's weapons manufacturing capabilities.