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Secretary Rubio in Guatemala: Migration and the dismantling of USAID

4:51pm February 05, 2025

by Michele Kelemen

The U.S. secretary of state continues his travels around Central America, while at home and abroad, USAID workers try to absorb the news that their agency is in freefall.

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Former Zelenskyy press secretary makes the case for ceasefire

4:00pm February 05, 2025

by Justine Kenin

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Iuliia Mendel, Ukrainian journalist and former press secretary for President Zelenskyy, about her recent op-ed in Time magazine.

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Displaced Palestinians continue to return to their war-torn homes in northern Gaza

A brief history of Gaza's tortured role in the Middle East conflict

12:40pm February 05, 2025

Most Gaza residents are the descendants of Palestinian refugees driven to the enclave in a 1948 war. They harbor a deep fear of being uprooted again, and President Trump's remarks struck a raw nerve.

President Trump Meets With Visiting Israeli PM Netanyahu At The White House

Trump's proposal for the Gaza Strip. And, what corporations got wrong about DEI

6:57am February 05, 2025

President Trump announced that he wants the U.S. to take over the Gaza Strip. And, some DEI experts say Trump's attacks on diversity-in-business programs may be the wakeup call big companies need.

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Trump says the U.S. will 'take over' Gaza and relocate its people. What does it mean?

6:11am February 05, 2025

It wasn't immediately clear what legal authority Trump would have to execute his proposals, and they would likely be met by fierce resistance from Palestinians and from regional Arab countries.

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Philippine vice president impeached by House, faces Senate trial

4:44am February 05, 2025

Sara Duterte, the daughter of former President Rodrigo Duterte, has faced at least four impeachment complaints by several legislators and left-wing activist groups over a range of issues.

USPS flip-flops on Hong Kong-China packages, lifting a ban imposed a day earlier

4:28am February 05, 2025

The U.S. postal service is reversing course a day after it said it would not accept packages from China and Hong Kong. The ban came after the U.S. imposed an additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods.

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4:21am February 05, 2025

by Steve Inskeep

Trump says U.S. should take ownership of Gaza, U.S. sends first planeload of migrants to holding facility at Guantánamo Bay in Cuba, Trump administration puts all USAID workers on leave.

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During news conference with Netanyahu, Trump says U.S. should take ownership of Gaza

4:20am February 05, 2025

by A Martínez

In a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, President Trump said the U.S. should take ownership of Gaza and didn't rule out the possibility of U.S. troops being deployed there.

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At least 11 killed and many wounded in worst mass shooting in Sweden's history

4:19am February 05, 2025

by Teri Schultz

At least 11 people were killed and many wounded in the worst mass shooting in Sweden's history. The motive for the gunman's attack on an adult-education facility is still not known.

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