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1 day ago · NPR's Scott Simon asks Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, the Congolese minister for foreign affairs, about gains made by rebels backed by Rwanda.

4 days ago · The Sudanese army say the war has reached a "turning point." But with accusations of human rights abuses -- and even genocide -- there's still no end in sight for Sudan's devastating conflict.

Dec 28, 2024 · WWNO.org is taking a look back at the news stories that grabbed our readers' attention this year. Topics our readers were most interested in include debates over carbon capture projects, the push ...

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Jan 21, 2025 · ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Israeli forces announced a new military operation this morning, this time in the occupied West Bank. It started with an airstrike that killed at least nine Palestinians and ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Critics of Trump's order to pull out of the WHO say it makes room for China to grow in its influence. But Trump says he's leaving the WHO partly because of China's influence. Policy analysts weigh in.

1 day ago · President Trump's first weeks in office included executive orders that aim to stop or roll back former President Biden's ambitious climate agenda and redirect the country's attention to fossil fuels.

Jan 21, 2025 · NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, about the politics that influenced the timing of the ceasefire deal, and what the future holds for Gaza.

Dec 31, 2024 · The epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak was in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Five years on, NPR returns to get a sense of what's changed — and what hasn't.