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An internally displaced woman feeds her daughter at their room in a school reconverted as a temporary center for internally displaced people on Oct. 25, in Tyre, Lebanon. The International Organization for Migration reported 19,646 people had been displaced inside Lebanon since Oct. 8, the day after an assault on Israel by Hamas militants.

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Israel-Hezbollah fighting forces people in southern Lebanon to flee violence — again

11:29am November 16, 2023

by Jane Arraf

Thousands of villagers living along the border with Israel have been evacuated to Tyre, 50 miles south of Beirut. Their escape is a reminder of the cost of the war in Gaza, even far from its borders.

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A wounded Palestinian boy arrives to the emergency room of the Al-Shifa hospital, following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 17. Israel claims Hamas uses the facility for military purposes and has built a vast underground command center below the hospital. As Israeli forces move in on the facility, hundreds of doctors and patients remain inside.

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Doctors are among the many dead in Gaza. These are their stories

10:25am November 16, 2023

by Vanessa Romo

More than 200 medical personnel have been killed since the war started. Their colleagues say there's been no time to mourn. In that spirit, doctors shared details about the lives that were lost.

NSC spokesperson John Kirby says Biden-Xi meeting 'very productive'

10:02am November 16, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with John Kirby, President Biden's spokesman on the National Security Council, about Biden's meeting Wednesday with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.

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U.S. President Joe Biden greets China's President President Xi Jinping at the Filoli Estate in Woodside, Calif., Wednesday, Nov, 15, 2023, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperative conference.

Did Biden and China's Xi hit a reset? Not quite, but they did agree on a few things

9:33am November 16, 2023

After hours of talks, the two leaders emerged with agreements to cooperate. Biden even said he and Xi agreed that they should be able to pick up the phone and talk with one another whenever they want.

Giant panda Xiao Qi Ji plays at his enclosure at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington in September.

More pandas will be coming to the U.S., China's president signals

8:55am November 16, 2023

by The Associated Press

After meeting with President Biden in California, President Xi Jinping signaled that he will send new pandas to the U.S., calling them "envoys of friendship between the Chinese and American peoples."

A satellite view shows smoke along the Gaza-Israel border on Oct. 7 in an image combining natural with shortwave-infrared highlights. The image came from a Copernicus Sentinel satellite run, by the EU space program.

The U.S. has special rules for satellites over one country: Israel

7:44am November 16, 2023

by Bill Chappell

It's not unusual for countries to restrict satellite images of sensitive locations. But in the case of Israel, a U.S. law seeks to protect an entire — and separate — country.

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Biden announces agreements with China on fentanyl and resuming military talks

5:10am November 16, 2023

by Michel Martin

President Biden met for four hours Wednesday with China's leader Xi Jinping. They talked about some of the biggest issues between the two countries, and conflicts around the globe.

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Silvana Estrada performs onstage at 2022 Best New Artist Showcase during the 23rd annual Latin Grammy Awards in Las Vegas.

Silvana Estrada moves from fear to defiance in Latin Grammy-nominated 'Si Me Matan'

5:01am November 16, 2023

by James Fredrick

The Mexican singer's song, whose title means "If They Kill Me," is nominated for best singer-songwriter song at the 2023 Latin Grammys, which takes place Thursday in Seville, Spain.

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Palestinians displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip walk in a United Nations Development Programme-provided tent camp in Khan Younis,Nov.15, 2023.

Israeli military drops leaflets in Gaza calling for further evacuations

5:00am November 16, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

The leaflets dropped this week ordered civilians in areas east of Khan Younis, which is in southern Gaza, to evacuate to "known shelters."

President Biden held a news conference after his meeting with China's Xi Jinping

10:06pm November 15, 2023

by Mara Liasson

The two met Wednesday in California to discuss economic concerns for their respective nations.

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