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Palestinian culture burns brightly in this soccer club in Chile

6:12pm November 30, 2023

by John Bartlett

In Santiago, Chile, Deportivo Palestino is a soccer club at the heart of the largest group of Palestinian diaspora outside the Middle East — where the Palestinian cause and culture burns brightly.

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Families of Russian troops fighting in Ukraine put out a manifesto to bring them home

5:57pm November 30, 2023

by Charles Maynes

Almost two years since Russia launched its full-scale of Ukraine, signs of war fatigue among the Russian population are growing, despite harsh legal penalties for questioning the war.

How a Pennsylvania cyberattack links to the war in Gaza — and how Israel is reacting

5:43pm November 30, 2023

by Jenna McLaughlin

Israel's government has passed emergency wartime powers giving it more authority over cybersecurity, even within private companies. Cyberwar is playing an increasing role in the conflict with Hamas.

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Kissinger's troubling legacy in Chile can still be felt 50 years later

5:27pm November 30, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Peter Kornbluh, director of the National Security Archives' Chile Documentation Project, about Henry Kissinger's role in Chile.

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At COP28, countries pledge hundreds of millions of dollars to help vulnerable nations

5:23pm November 30, 2023

by Lauren Sommer

International climate change negotiations began in Dubai with the announcement of a fund to help developing countries with the worst impacts of climate change. getting enough funding will be hard.

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, listens as Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks Thursday in Tel Aviv. Blinken urged Israeli officials to take "more effective steps" to avoid harm to civilians in Gaza.

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Six more hostages released by Hamas as talks over extending the Gaza truce continue

5:17pm November 30, 2023

As both sides prepared for the final planned hostage-for-prison swap, gunmen killed three Israelis in an attack on the outskirts of West Jerusalem early Thursday.

Henry Kissinger's complicated legacy

5:12pm November 30, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jeremi Suri, professor of public affairs and history at University of Texas at Austin about Henry Kissinger's complicated legacy.

Gay rights activists carry rainbow flags as they march during a May Day rally in 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country.

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Russia's Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling

2:47pm November 30, 2023

by The Associated Press

Addressing a lawsuit filed by the Justice Ministry, the court labeled the LGBTQ+ "movement" in Russia an extremist group and banned it. The case was classified, and the ministry disclosed no evidence.

Meta, the social media company that owns Facebook and Instagram, said Thursday that this year it has taken down five networks of fake accounts originating in China that aimed to influence politics in other countries.

Meta warns that China is stepping up its online social media influence operations

10:07am November 30, 2023

by Shannon Bond

China has become the third most common source of foreign influence operations, behind Russia and Iran, according to the owner of Facebook and Instagram.

Thai nationals ride a bus as they leave Shamir hospital in Ramla, Israel, on Wednesday, on their way back to Thailand after being released from Hamas' custody.

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Up First briefing: Truce in Gaza extended for 7th day; Henry Kissinger dies at 100

8:06am November 30, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

Israel and Gaza agreed to extend their truce for one more day. Henry Kissinger, a towering figure in U.S. foreign policy, dies at 100.