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An Islamist party has become Bangladesh’s main opposition for the first time in the country’s history, challenging the old dynastic political system despite persistent concerns among critics about the party’s policies on women.
As the war in Ukraine nears its fourth anniversary, officials from Russia, Ukraine and the U.S. will meet in Geneva Tuesday for another round of talks aimed at ending the war.
NPR’s Leila Fadel asks Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, for his takeaways following this year’s Munich Security Conference.
The United Nations group that clears explosives from conflict zones tells NPR it has not started major clearing operations in Gaza, because Israel and Hamas have not yet agreed on the terms for disarmament of the territory.
NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks with Vali Nasr, a professor of Middle East studies at Johns Hopkins University, about nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran.
When the U.S. pulled back on giving out foreign aid last year, fears emerged that China would swoop to take America’s place. But China’s approach may signify a different role for it in global health.
The United Nations group that clears explosives from conflict zones tells NPR it has not started major clearing operations in Gaza, because Israel and Hamas have not yet agreed on the terms for disarmament of the territory.
Lebanon said an Israeli strike near the Syrian border in the country’s east killed four people, as Israel said it had targeted operatives from Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad.
Accused Bondi Beach killer Naveed Akram appeared in an Australian court via video link, in his first public hearing since the nation’s worst mass shooting in nearly three decades.
North Korea said Monday it completed a new housing district in Pyongyang for families of North Korean soldiers killed while fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine.
A top European Union official on Sunday rejected the notion that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration.
Iran is pursuing a nuclear agreement with the US that delivers economic benefits for both sides, an Iranian diplomat was reported as saying on Sunday, days before a second round of talks between Tehran and Washington.
The Israeli PM’s comments come ahead of Iran-US talks in Geneva on Tuesday to discuss a nuclear deal.
In December, Hindu factory worker Dipu Das was lynched in Bangladesh, igniting global outrage.
As the Munich Security Conference wraps up, reassurances from Marco Rubio met a Europe questioning whether it can — and must — stand on its own.
Lawmakers, including those who wrote the law requiring their publication, argue the release is insufficient.
More than 6,000 people were killed in over three days when a Sudanese paramilitary group unleashed “a wave of intense violence” in Sudan’s Darfur region in late October, according to the UN.
His detention comes as he faces legal proceedings after being dismissed in a corruption scandal.
Munich, Los Angeles, and Toronto saw the largest crowds, with smaller rallies also taking place in Tel Aviv and Libson.
Once a racer for Norway, Pinheiro Braathen switched to Brazil, his mother’s home country. In winning the Olympic giant slalom on Saturday, he earned South America’s first medal at a Winter Games.
The Palestinian Red Crescent say a strike on a tent encampment in northern Gaza killed at least six people.