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Top White House officials echo Trump’s message to end the war in Ukraine
As president-elect, Donald Trump said on more than one occasion that he could end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours of ...
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As Japan’s economy adapts to a tourism boom, so does daily life
Tourism numbers are sky-high in Japan. The country saw record numbers of travelers throughout 2024, and government officials ...
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Supporters of impeached South Korean president rally for him to be reinstated
Over the weekend, hundreds of President Yoon's supporters smashed their way into a court building in Seoul. Police restored ...
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What Trump’s foreign policy picks say about the war in Ukraine
On the campaign trail, US President Donald Trump promised to end wars, worldwide, starting in Ukraine. As his administration’s Cabinet takes shape, we’ll look at his appointees’ records to get a ...
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Uptick in violence between Israelis and Palestinians in the West Bank
The West Bank continues to see increasing violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians. The West Bank village of Al-Funduq is one of the sites of this uptick in violence. Host Marco Werman ...
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What a reverse in US climate policy means for the rest of the world
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that started the yearlong process to withdraw the US from the Paris climate agreement. Climate change is a key issue at the ...
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What’s behind the surge in violence in Colombia?
The worst violence in recent years in Colombia is forcing thousands to flee to a small city on the border with Venezuela. The fighting is between two rebel groups, the National Liberation Army (ELN) ...
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From classic movies to internet memes, Turkish artist captures pop culture in Ottoman miniature
From afar, the artwork looks like a classic Ottoman miniature. Get close, and scenes pulled from popular movies, internet memes and pop culture come alive. The World’s Durrie Bouscaren meets ...
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Trump withdraws US from World Health Organization as he assumes presidency
Devi Sridhar, author and professor of global health at the University of Edinburgh, discusses the implications of US ...
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Rebel group advances on eastern Congo’s largest city
The Rwanda-backed M23 fighters have taken control of a key town in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Residents in the provincial capital, Goma, fear their food and supplies will ...
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Bacteria trained to eat glue saving Spanish frescoes
The glue was used during an earlier, botched restoration attempt and had left the ceiling of Valencia’s Saints Johns Church pitted with dark spots. A mother and daughter team — the mom is an art ...
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North Korea’s war on the ‘puppet language’
North Korea is waging its own culture war, stepping up a crack down on bourgeois fashion: sunglasses, frilly wedding dresses, even unauthorized haircuts. But more vexing, to the regime, is speech: ...