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North Korea fires artillery shells, drops reunification goal with the South
North Korea has fired artillery shells near South Korea and dropped the goal of reunification. Ayesha Rascoe talks with Edward Howell, a lecturer at the University of Oxford, about what this means.
There are 10 conflicts underway in the Middle East. Here's what you need to know
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Robin Wright, a contributing writer for The New Yorker, about the multiple conflicts in the Middle East.
India's Modi to inaugurate Hindu temple in Ayodhya, where rioters destroyed a mosque
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will help consecrate the unfinished temple on Monday, on the site of a 16th century mosque destroyed in 1992. Critics say the rushed ceremony is a political stunt.
Israel's Netanyahu rejects any Palestinian sovereignty post-war, rebuffing Biden
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he "will not compromise on full Israeli control" over Gaza and that "this is contrary to a Palestinian state".
Tens of thousands protest in Germany against the rise of the far right
Tens of thousands of people protested the far right in cities across Germany on Saturday, attending events with slogans such as "Never Again is Now," "Against Hate" and "Defend Democracy."
State-backed Russian hackers accessed senior Microsoft leaders' emails, company says
Microsoft says hackers broke into its corporate email system and accessed the accounts of members of its leadership team, as well as those of employees on its cybersecurity and legal teams.
Flour for Gaza to be shipped through the Israeli port in Ashdod, the White House says
Humanitarian groups had called for Israel to open the port to help alleviate the food crisis. All of Gaza's 2.2 million residents are at imminent risk of famine, the U.N. warns.
Israeli airstrike on Damascus killed at least 5 Iranian advisers, state media say
A strike on the Syrian capital destroyed a building used by the Iranian paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, Syrian and Iranian state media reported. One of those killed was a local Hezbollah commander
Iran's strikes in Iraq, Syria and Pakistan raise tensions in the fraught region
NPR's Scott Simon asks the Atlantic Council's Masoud Mostajabi about Iranian strikes in northern Iraq and Pakistan, and about tensions in that region of the world.