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Israel says it struck Hezbollah's headquarters as huge explosions rocked Beirut

12:23pm September 27, 2024

The Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike on the headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut, shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations.

Poland’s foreign minister on why his country voted out its ruling far-right party

7:16am September 27, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

Poland's foreign minister Radosław Sikorski talks to Morning Edition about the right-wing Law and Justice Party losing power, democracy, and support for Ukraine.

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Severe floods causing health problems in south Bangladesh

6:00am September 27, 2024

The worst floods that Bangladesh has seen in decades occurred in August, displacing millions. Many people are still struggling to rebuild their lives and find sources of income.

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The BBC’s vast library of sound effects — 33,000 of them — is open to the public

5:09am September 27, 2024

by Chloe Veltman

Among the 33,000 sound effects, free for anyone to use, are reindeer grunts, frog croaks and crowds at the 1989 FA Cup Final. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 26, 2024.)

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Immigrants from Haiti, who crossed through a gap in the U.S.-Mexico border barrier, wait in line to be processed by the U.S. Border Patrol on May 20, 2022 in Yuma, Arizona.

Migrants from around the world are trying to reach the U.S. via charter planes

5:00am September 27, 2024

by Emily Green

The Biden administration accuses charter companies of collaborating with global smuggling networks.

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Israeli airstrikes leave blast sites and wounded in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley

4:49am September 27, 2024

by Jane Arraf

Some of Israel's fiercest airstrikes in Lebanon have been in the East Bekaa valley, where Israel says the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah is hiding rockets and missiles in people’s homes.

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Morning news brief

4:08am September 27, 2024

by Michel Martin

Hurricane Helene made landfall Thursday night in Florida. Israel's prime minister to address the U.N. General Assembly. Sudan's army launches an offensive in Khartoum in a bid to regain the capital.

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Netanyahu addresses U.N., as world leaders call for Gaza and Lebanon ceasefires

3:49am September 27, 2024

by Leila Fadel

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke before the U.N. General Assembly Friday morning as he continues to reject a U.S. backed Lebanon cease-fire proposal.

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Sudan army launches major bid to regain the capital Khartoum from paramilitary forces

3:41am September 27, 2024

by Leila Fadel

Sudan's army launched a major offensive in Khartoum in a bid to regain the capital. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, have been in control of the capital for over a year.

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Former Defense Minister Ishiba will become Japan's prime minister next week

2:55am September 27, 2024

Japan's ruling party on Friday picked former defense minister Shigeru Ishiba as leader, setting him up to become prime minister next week.