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A new report says Belarus has assisted Russia in abducting Ukrainian children

5:19am November 18, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

The State Department and the Yale School of Public Health's Humanitarian Research Lab release new information about Belarus's "complicity in and support for" Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children.

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Against a backdrop of an Argentine flag, supporters of presidential candidate for La Libertad Avanza Alliance, Javier Milei, record with their mobile phones as he speaks during a campaign appearance.

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In tight election race, Argentina to choose between far-right and Peronist candidates

5:01am November 18, 2023

by Carrie Kahn

Sunday's vote is between a far-right libertarian and the current economy minister. The winner will confront challenges such as triple-digit inflation, poverty and an increasingly polarized population.

Map showing damage to southern and middle Gaza since Oct. 7.

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Israel told Palestinians to evacuate to southern Gaza — and stepped up attacks there

6:00pm November 17, 2023

Satellite imagery shows a steady increase in the number of buildings destroyed in middle and southern Gaza. Most damage appeared after Oct. 13, when Israel's military urged evacuation from the north.

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Finding space for satire in the Israel-Hamas war

4:39pm November 17, 2023

by Daniel Estrin

Satire has found a role amidst the tragedy of the Israel-Hamas war.

Unpacking Netanyahu's intentions for the future of Gaza

4:39pm November 17, 2023

NPR's Ari Shapiro and Greg Myre discuss Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's intentions for Gaza.

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Two voters in Argentina share what they're looking at for the upcoming elections

4:39pm November 17, 2023

by Carrie Kahn

Argentinian voters face a tough choice between a far-right radical candidate or the ruling party's pick, who's overseen one of the worst economies in decades.

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A popular oppositional candidate in Venezuela has been banned from upcoming elections

4:39pm November 17, 2023

by John Otis

Venezuela's authoritarian regime has just banned the most popular opposition candidate of standing in next year's election. As recent history has shown, that might not work in their favor.

Did a letter written by Osama bin Laden really go viral on TikTok this week?

4:39pm November 17, 2023

Videos praising a letter written by Al Qaeda founder Osama Bin Laden briefly circulated on TikTok this week. But the reaction exceeded the reach of the videos themselves.

A truck carrying a limited delivery of fuel crosses into Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Israel has agreed to allow in a greater amount of fuel for humanitarian use.

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Israel says it will allow limited deliveries of fuel to Gaza for aid needs

3:33pm November 17, 2023

Israel will allow 140,000 liters of fuel into Gaza every two days for the United Nations' use to distribute aid and for telecommunications provider Paltel to keep phone and internet service available.

Rescued from her studio in Kibbutz Be'eri near Israel's border with Gaza, artist Ziva Jelin's damaged painting Curving Road is currently on special display in the Israeli Art gallery of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

Artist's work rises from the ashes of a kibbutz attacked by Hamas onto a museum wall

12:39pm November 17, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Ziva Jelin and her family survived Hamas' brutal attack on Kibbutz Be'eri on Oct. 7. So did the 61-year-old artist's painting Curving Road, which now hangs in the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.