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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Palestinians learn about atrocities Syria's Assad carried out against his own people

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Palestinians learn about atrocities Syria's Assad carried out against his own people As horrific details emerge from Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad's jails, many question the man who once claimed to champion their cause. MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Palestinians are confronting painful new information about a man many had viewed as a defender of their rights, the ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China

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Three Americans have been freed from prisons in China The Biden administration says the prisoners were all wrongfully held and that they are being reunited with their families for the first time in many years. The Biden administration says they were all wrongfully held and that they are being reunited with their families for the first time in many years. …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Palestinians are nervous as Mike Huckabee is named ambassador to Israel

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Palestinians are nervous as Mike Huckabee is named ambassador to Israel Trump has named the ambassador to Israel as former Arkansas Gov. NPR's Michele Kelemen takes a look at the man who will be representing Trump as ambassador to Israel. MICHELE KELEMEN, BYLINE: For years, former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee has taken fellow evangelical Christians on tours of Israel. KELEMEN: …

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3 months ago

U.N. to keep peacekeepers in southern Lebanon despite Israel's ground operation

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U.N. to keep peacekeepers in southern Lebanon despite Israel's ground operation There are around 10,000 U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon. The U.N. says they will remain at their posts in southern Lebanon — even as Israel conducts ground operations against Hezbollah. LEILA FADEL, HOST: United Nations peacekeepers say they'll stay in southern Lebanon, even as Israel's raids of Hezbollah strongholds puts …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Efforts at the UN to prevent the Israel-Iran conflict from engulfing the whole region

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Efforts at the UN to prevent the Israel-Iran conflict from engulfing the whole region The UN security council holds an emergency session on the situation on the Middle East. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Diplomats are facing a new test in the Middle East - how to prevent the tit-for-tat attacks between Israel and Iran from engulfing the whole region. MICHELE …

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3 months, 1 week ago

The U.S. wants Kenyan troops' mandate in Haiti to be a formal peacekeeping mission

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The U.S. wants Kenyan troops' mandate in Haiti to be a formal peacekeeping mission The UN Security Council has renewed a mandate of a Kenyan-led force in Haiti. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The U.N. Security Council has extended the mandate of a Kenyan-led force in Haiti. But the U.S. and its backers are still struggling to turn it into a …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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Netanyahu addresses U.N., as world leaders call for Gaza and Lebanon ceasefires LEILA FADEL, HOST: This week, world leaders have been calling for cease-fires in Gaza and Lebanon. PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU: After I heard the lies and slanders leveled at my country by many of the speakers at this podium, I decided to come here and set the record …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

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

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Israel's Netanyahu arrives in New York to address UN as fears of a Mideast war grows 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. KELEMEN: Many world leaders have accused Israel of dragging its feet on cease-fire talks for Gaza that could have stopped Hezbollah …

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4 months ago

Blinken and British counterpart signal transatlantic unity with visit to Ukraine

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Blinken and British counterpart signal transatlantic unity with visit to Ukraine Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his British counterpart David Lammy are raising alarms about Iranian ballistic missiles in Russia that threaten Ukraine. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: The Biden administration's top diplomat is joining his British counterpart on a trip to Ukraine this week in a sign of transatlantic unity. …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Blinken is in Israel trying to arrange a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas

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Blinken is in Israel trying to arrange a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas Secretary of State Antony Blinken is trying to get a cease-fire agreement for Gaza “across the finish line.” It has been on the table for months, and many are skeptical a deal can be reached. LEILA FADEL, HOST: The Biden administration's top diplomat is in Israel …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Russia sentences Russian American journalist to 6.5 years in secret trial

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Russia sentences Russian American journalist to 6.5 years in secret trial On the same day that a Wall Street Journal reporter was convicted of espionage, Russian American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was sentenced to six and a half years in prison in a similar case. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The same day that a Russian court convicted a Wall Street Journal reporter …

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8 months, 1 week ago

The story of an Israeli businessman and a Palestinian tailor in Gaza

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The story of an Israeli businessman and a Palestinian tailor in Gaza Two men were in business together until Oct. 7. Forman says, a few years ago, Israel started encouraging clothes-makers to get back into business in Gaza. KELEMEN: He got back in touch with Palestinian tailor Aboamad Matar, and they started making clothes again in Gaza for a store …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Secretary of State Blinken's diplomatic efforts to contain Middle East conflict

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Secretary of State Blinken's diplomatic efforts to contain Middle East conflict NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with NPR's Michele Kelemen about Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to the Middle East in the midst of war between Israel and Hamas. With an Israeli ground offensive likely imminent, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spent the past few days flying around the …

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1 year, 6 months ago

The United States' concerns over China's activities in Cuba

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The United States' concerns over China's activities in Cuba Secretary of State Antony Blinken has raised concerns about China's military and intelligence activities in Cuba, where it allegedly has spy bases and a possible military training bass. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: When Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited China this week, he raised concerns about China's military and intelligence activities in …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Secretary of State Antony Blinken wants Saudi Arabia to normalize ties with Israel

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken wants Saudi Arabia to normalize ties with Israel Secretary of State Antony Blinken goes to Saudi Arabia to work on ending the war in Yemen and encouraging peace deal with Israel. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Secretary of State Antony Blinken leaves this evening for Saudi Arabia with a lot on his plate. Human rights activist …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Amid countries that need humanitarian aid, U.N. worries Yemen will be forgotten

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Amid countries that need humanitarian aid, U.N. worries Yemen will be forgotten Yemen has been one of the world's worst humanitarian disasters. MICHELE KELEMEN, BYLINE: The World Food Programme runs one of the largest aid operations in the world in Yemen, feeding millions of people trapped in a complicated war that has devastated the country. The WFP's Richard Ragan says …

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1 year, 11 months ago

U.S. cancels Blinken's visit to China after the appearance of a spy balloon

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U.S. cancels Blinken's visit to China after the appearance of a spy balloon The Biden Administrations has cancelled Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to China, following the appearance of a Chinese surveillance balloon over the US. BLINKEN: China's decision to fly a surveillance balloon over the continental United States is both unacceptable and irresponsible. KELEMEN: And he said that's …

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2 years, 2 months ago

The U.N. votes to condemn Russia's attempts to annex parts of Ukraine

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The U.N. votes to condemn Russia's attempts to annex parts of Ukraine Russia looks increasingly isolated on the world stage. The General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to condemn Russia's attempted annexation of Ukrainian territory and called on it to reverse the move. The United Nations General Assembly has voted overwhelmingly to condemn Russia's attempted annexation of Ukrainian territory. MICHELE KELEMEN, BYLINE: …

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2 years, 4 months ago

6 months into the war in Ukraine, diplomats haven't made much headway on peace talks

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6 months into the war in Ukraine, diplomats haven't made much headway on peace talks There has been very little diplomacy during the course of the war in Ukraine. KELEMEN: Guterres says that might help reduce food prices around the world, but what's most important for Ukrainians is an end to this war. U.N. officials are raising concerns about Russia's …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Blinken reiterates Griner and Whelan have been wrongfully detained in Russia

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Blinken reiterates Griner and Whelan have been wrongfully detained in Russia Secretary of State Blinken says he plans to speak with his Russian counterpart soon. LEILA FADEL, HOST: Secretary of State Antony Blinken hasn't spoken with his Russian counterpart since the war began in Ukraine, but that's about to change. ANTONY BLINKEN: I plan to raise an issue that's a …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Russia is a permanent UN Security Council member, making accountability complicated

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Russia is a permanent UN Security Council member, making accountability complicated Most countries at the UN are raising alarms about Russia's invasion, but since Russia is a permanent Security Council member, it's hard to hold it to account in the world body. Russia is a permanent Security Council member, so it's hard to hold it to account there, as NPR's …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Diplomats are trying to find an off ramp to Putin's war in Ukraine

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Diplomats are trying to find an off ramp to Putin's war in Ukraine Can anyone talk Russian President Putin out of his war in Ukraine? STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Ideally, the world leaders who keep talking with Russia's president would offer some diplomatic off-ramp - some way that Russia could give up its attack on Ukraine without too much humiliation. The …

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