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Observers warn Tunisia's presidential election won’t be free and fair

4:25am October 04, 2024

by Leila Fadel

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Michaël Ayar of the International Crisis Group, about this Sunday's presidential election in Tunisia. President Saied is seeking another term.

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Sudan's cities transform into front lines after more than a year of war

4:15am October 04, 2024

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

A rare snapshot of lives lived under the shadow of war. One of those cities is Omdurman -- the twin city of Sudan’s capital Khartoum.

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Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria

3:49am October 04, 2024

The latest strikes came after Israel warned people to evacuate communities in southern Lebanon that are outside a United Nations-declared buffer zone.

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Morning news brief

3:33am October 04, 2024

by A Martínez

Dockworkers' strike is suspended. Harris campaign tries to show it's on top of October surprises. Memphis jury convicts three ex-police officers on some charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols.

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At least 78 people dead after boat capsizes in eastern Congo, official says

2:03am October 04, 2024

The governor of the South Kivu province said the death toll was provisional and the number of fatalities could rise further. He said there were 278 people on board, according to local authorities.

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Israeli and Palestinian women are working together for a peaceful future

5:28pm October 03, 2024

by Michele Kelemen

On Oct. 4, 2023, thousands of Palestinian and Israeli women marched for peace. After a year of conflict and casualties, the groups are still working together to call for peace.

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Israeli airstrike hits a medical center in central Beirut

5:10pm October 03, 2024

by Jane Arraf

In Lebanon, Israeli air strikes on Thursday killed at least seven medical and rescue workers. The Lebanese government accuses Israel of targeting Lebanon’s already stretched infrastructure.

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Elvis tribute artists on stage, Porthcawl in Wales

A small town in Wales claims the world's biggest Elvis festival. NPR visited

4:53pm October 03, 2024

You might expect the world’s biggest Elvis Presley festival to be in Las Vegas, or Memphis, Tenn. One small UK seaside town holds an annual -- and possibly the world's biggest -- Elvis Presley festival.

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Inside Sudan: A healthcare system devastated by war

4:27pm October 03, 2024

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

Over a year and a half of war has shattered Sudan's healthcare system - NPR's correspondent spends a day in one of the few remaining hospitals on the outskirts of the capital Khartoum

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Tensions are rising in the Middle East, but the rise in oil prices is muted – so far

4:26pm October 03, 2024

by Camila Domonoske

Crude oil prices have risen as Iran and Israel trade attacks, but not as much as you might expect. One reason? OPEC+ could pump a lot more oil if it wanted to.

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