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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.

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Israel's Netanyahu arrives in New York to address UN as fears of a Mideast war grows

5:28pm September 26, 2024

by Michele Kelemen

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to the UN as the various sides consider the U.S.-French ceasefire proposal for Israel and Hezbollah.

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A look at the foreign influences trying to interfere with the U.S. election

5:21pm September 26, 2024

by Shannon Bond

The U.S. government has disrupted Russian influence operations targeting U.S. voters. And it says Iran is behind attempts to hack the campaigns of both presidential candidates.

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Displacement continues from southern Lebanon under Israeli attacks

Over 90,000 people in Lebanon had to flee Israel's bombardments this week

5:03pm September 26, 2024

With Israel and Hezbollah locked in the fiercest fighting in decades, many Lebanese have taken refuge in schools, hotels and other shelters.

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Jordan’s top diplomat says Netanyahu should not hold future of the region ‘hostage’

7:05am September 26, 2024

by Leila Fadel

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ayman Safadi, Jordan's deputy prime minister and foreign affairs minister, about the risk of an all-out war in Lebanon. Jordan has ties to Israel, Lebanon and the U.S.

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What can President Biden do to help end the war in Ukraine as his term runs out?

5:11am September 26, 2024

by Joanna Kakissis

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in Washington Thursday, seeking President Biden’s approval on a strategy to end the war with Russia on Ukraine’s terms.

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Why Russia's broadcaster RT turned to covertly funding American pro-Trump influencers

5:00am September 26, 2024

RT was long known to be a source of Russian propaganda. But a recent indictment of two employees for covertly funneling $10 million to pro-Trump influencers shines a light on its covert activities.

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Morning news brief

4:20am September 26, 2024

by A Martínez

President Zelenskyy seeks U.S. support to end the war with Russia on Ukraine's terms. Sources say New York City's mayor has been indicted. Hurricane Helene roars north through the Gulf of Mexico.

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Japanese court acquits a man in a 1966 murder retrial after decades on death row

3:54am September 26, 2024

A court ruled Thursday that an 88-year-old former boxer was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder. He spent 48 years behind bars, making him the world's longest-serving death row inmate.