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An effort to reduce congestion in the streets of Paris goes before voters on Sunday

4:27pm February 02, 2024

by Eleanor Beardsley

Parisians vote Sunday in a referendum that would impose huge parking fees on SUVs. It's an effort to get them out of the city to reduce pollution and crowding.

Banner with the face of President Nayib Bukele on the roof of the pupusas restaurant of Arnulfo Crisostomo Mazariego in San Salvador on Jan. 29.

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Why the 'world's coolest dictator' is on course for a landslide win in El Salvador

4:27pm February 02, 2024

by Emily Green

El Salvador's Nayib Bukele has won plaudits both at home and abroad for his indiscriminate security crackdown that has seen more than 1% of the country's population put in prison.

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Israeli troops enter a Hamas tunnel underneath a cemetery in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Jan. 27. Israel said Thursday that it had defeated Hamas in the city, the main battleground in recent days.

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Israel says it defeated Hamas in a key city, now aims for Gaza's southern border

3:11pm February 02, 2024

by Greg Myre

Israel's defense minister says Hamas forces have been dismantled in Khan Younis, the main battleground in recent days. He says Israel will now push toward Gaza's southern border.

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before a Senate committee in Washington on Wednesday.

Tom Cotton grills Singaporean TikTok CEO: Are you a Chinese Communist?

6:47pm February 01, 2024

by Diba Mohtasham

TikTok faced scrutiny Wednesday along with other social media sites over child safety. But its Singaporean CEO was grilled over his nationality when a senator repeatedly asked whether he has CCP ties.

In surprising move, Lewis Hamilton ditches Mercedes, will join Ferrari

6:15pm February 01, 2024

NPR's Mary Louie Kelly speaks with The Athletic reporter Madeline Coleman about the big news out of Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton is joining Ferrari.

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Hungary ends opposition to giving Ukraine aid, freeing up $54 billion from the EU

5:11pm February 01, 2024

by Joanna Kakissis

Hungary was the single country blocking Ukraine aid in the 27-member European Union. Today, the country dropped its objection and the EU finally approved a $54 billion aid package.

President Biden issued an executive order on Thursday targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who have been attacking Palestinians in the occupied territory.

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Biden issues order targeting Israeli settlers who attack West Bank Palestinians

4:56pm February 01, 2024

by James Hider

President Biden's executive order, issued Thursday, names four people and will lay the groundwork for financial sanctions against Israeli settlers who carry out violent assaults.

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White House will sanction Israeli settlers in the West Bank who attack Palestinians

4:40pm February 01, 2024

by Michele Kelemen

President Biden has issued an executive order targeting Israeli settlers who have attacked Palestinians in the West Bank. The measure could lead to the freezing of their bank accounts and assets.

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What does Hamas have left?

4:40pm February 01, 2024

by Greg Myre

Hamas has lost thousands of fighters and apparently its ability to carry out large-scale rocket attacks. But Israel remains a long way from its stated goal of destroying the militant group.

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North Korea is ramping up missile tests as Kim Jung Un weighs war with South Korea

4:40pm February 01, 2024

North Korea test-fired cruise missiles from its western coast for the third time this week, as Kim Jung Un warns of war with South Korea. Is it rhetoric or has North Korea decided to go to war?