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Immigration Crisis May End German Chancellor's Political Career

7:21am July 02, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

Chancellor Angela Merkel's interior minister threatened to resign from the cabinet rather than back down on his demand that a hard line be adopted on migrants who come to Germany seeking asylum.

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Russia Eliminates Spain On Penalty Kicks, 4-3, After A 1-1 Tie

6:48am July 02, 2018

by Lucian Kim

Russia scored a shocking win over Spain Sunday to advance to the World Cup quarterfinals, and Moscow fans are euphoric. Russia has never made it this far in a World Cup.

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Security Forces In Iraq Step Up Attacks On ISIS In Syria

6:48am July 02, 2018

by Jane Arraf

NPR travels with a U.S. general as he tours the remote border of Iraq and Syria, where U.S. troops are shelling ISIS targets and trying to secure Iraq.

Germany's Interior Minister Horst Seehofer at a Cabinet meeting last month in Berlin.

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German Minister Offers To Step Down Over Merkel's Handling Of Migrants

6:32am July 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Interior Minister Horst Seehofer has demanded a tougher line on migrants arriving mainly from North Africa. If his party quits Germany's fragile coalition, it would spell the end of the government.

In El Salvador, Becoming An Evangelical Is A Way Out Of A Gang

6:22am July 02, 2018

by Emily Green

Violent criminal gangs in Central America are difficult for youth to escape. But in El Salvador, it looks like active participation in an Evangelical church may be one route out.

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Papua New Guinea Aims To Redefine Masculinity In A Way That's Nonviolent

5:17am July 02, 2018

by Durrie Bouscaren

The Pacific Island nation of Papua New Guinea faces one of the highest rates of intimate partner violence. A question for leaders there is how to stop violence against women. One answer: talk to men.

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Presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador, of the MORENA party, shows his ballot to the press before casting it during general elections in Mexico City on Sunday.

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Leftist Manuel López Obrador Wins Mexican Presidency In Landslide

4:01am July 02, 2018

by Scott Neuman

Andrés Manuel López Obrador ran on a platform of rooting out corruption, helping the dispossessed and defending Mexico against President Trump.

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Turns 50

2:09am July 02, 2018

The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons was presented for signatures 50 years ago today. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Lawrence Weiler, one of the U.S. negotiators of the treaty.

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A child aboard a rubber dinghy off the Libyan coast is helped by rescuers aboard the Open Arms aid vessel.

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Migrant Rescue Boat To Dock In Spain After Being Rejected By Italy And Malta

7:26pm July 01, 2018

by Chris Benderev

The Open Arms, which rescued 60 migrants off Libya from a faltering dinghy, was denied port by Italy and Malta Saturday. The boat is now set to dock in Barcelona on Wednesday.

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Germany In Turmoil Over Migration

6:00pm July 01, 2018

by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson

The government of Germany is in danger of collapsing because of a disagreement between the prime minister and the interior minister over the issue of migration.