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State of the World from NPR

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What are the chances for peace between Israel and Lebanon?

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Middle East conflict

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Peace talks are in doubt as the U.S. seizes an Iranian ship

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Up First Newsletter

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U.S. seizes Iranian cargo ship. And, tariff refund portal launches

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A humanoid robot sprints past the human half-marathon world record in Beijing race

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U.K police investigating if attacks in London are the work of Iranian proxies

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U.S. seizes Iranian cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz

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North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea

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US Coast Guard spots overturned vessel near Saipan during search for missing ship

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A mass shooting in Ukraine's capital leaves 6 dead before police shot and killed the gunman

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Photos: How overfishing in Southeast Asia is an ecological and human crisis

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Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions

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Caracas' iconic macaws threatened by vanishing palm trees

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Iran says it has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, as ceasefire nears its end

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What's it like to negotiate with Iran? We asked people who have done it

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An Israeli and Palestinian who bonded during war share vision for peace in a new book

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The Strait of Hormuz is open, what risks remain?

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Gasoline could drop below $4 in coming days

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The Strait of Hormuz opens for commercial ships but the U.S. blockade continues on Iran

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Israel starts a tense ceasefire in Lebanon. And, Trump nominates a new CDC director.

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They were promised paradise — in North Korea

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A complex set of negotiations to end Israel's overlapping wars

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