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In Italy, Populists' Bid To Form Government Fails After Presidential Veto
Furious over President Sergio Mattarella's rejection of the populist coalition's euroskeptic pick for economic minister, 5-Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio called for Mattarella's impeachment.(Image...
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Saudi Arabian Businesses Struggle With Rule To Replace Foreign Workers With...
The Saudi kingdom says it is trying to wean the economy off an oil and foreign worker dependency. Employers say it has not been easy.(Image credit: Fayez Nureldine /AFP/Getty Images)
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In Russia, Scant Traces And Negative Memories Of A Century-Old U.S. Intervention
As Americans accuse the Kremlin of interfering in their elections, and Russians fiercely deny it, there's no debating that the U.S. once intervened militarily in Russia — with few, if any,...
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In France, The Protests Of May 1968 Reverberate Today — And Still Divide The...
Students are again occupying universities and workers are protesting an overhaul of the state railway. "The struggle is still the same," says a labor leader. But the protests are on a smaller...
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'Deeply Disturbing' Conditions For Rohingya In Myanmar, And Those Yet To Return
"So much of what I've seen is, quite frankly, just deeply disturbing," U.S. aid chief Mark Green said after visiting a camp for Rohingya in Myanmar. For some, "this is the only reality they...
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Israelis Have A Love-Hate Relationship With Jerusalem
One small apartment building near the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem is emblematic of Israelis' mixed attitudes about the city.(Image credit: Menahem Kahana/AFP/Getty Images)
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Would The U.S. Withdraw Troops From South Korea?
President Trump has said U.S. forces are not on the table for potential negotiations with North Korea, but he has also complained about the cost of keeping them there.(Image credit: Ed Jones/AFP/Getty...
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Could A Diesel Ban In Hamburg, Germany, Cause More Pollution? Some Residents...
The partial ban went into effect Thursday. Many Germans question whether the ban is an environmental milestone or a political shell game that could end up creating more pollution.(Image credit: Daniel...
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What Summit? On North Korean TV, The News Is All About Rice Farming
"There's a big risk for the North Koreans in telegraphing too much to their own people ahead of time," says Martyn Williams, who monitors North Korean TV. "So what they do," he says, "is wait."(Image...
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Once Ruled By Taliban, Residents Of Pakistan's Swat Valley Say Army Should Leave
Nearly a decade after the Pakistani army pushed out the Taliban from a scenic mountain region known as the "Switzerland of Pakistan," residents say the military has overstayed its welcome.(Image...
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This Room Is Thought To Have Been Michelangelo's Secret Hideaway And Drawing...
Sketches on the walls of a once hidden room of a museum in Florence help shed light on the Renaissance artist's creative process — and on a mysterious and dangerous period in his life.(Image credit:...
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Hooking Up Gets Easier To Do In Saudi Arabia
These days, some young people in the conservative kingdom also use Tinder to find a match.(Image credit: Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty Images)
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Jordan's Prime Minister Resigns Amid Protests Against Austerity
King Abdullah appointed economist Omar Razzaz as his new prime minister. It will be up to Razzaz to defuse a crisis over a plan that would levy income tax even on those earning $11,000 a year.(Image...
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Ireland Voted To Allow Abortion. But It's Still Strictly Banned In Northern...
The recent abortion referendum in Ireland is setting off calls for change in neighboring Northern Ireland, which still has strict laws on the procedure that date to Victorian times.(Image credit:...
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Farewell To NPR's 'Parallels' Blog — And Hello, 'World'!
After five years and nearly 3,500 stories — from Pakistan to Papua New Guinea and Paris — the Parallels blog is closing. You'll now find all of NPR's coverage from around the globe at npr.org/world.
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Israelis Have A Love-Hate Relationship With Jerusalem
One small apartment building near the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem is emblematic of Israelis' mixed attitudes about the city.(Image credit: Menahem Kahana)
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Would The U.S. Withdraw Troops From South Korea?
President Trump has said U.S. forces are not on the table for potential negotiations with North Korea, but he has also complained about the cost of keeping them there.(Image credit: Ed Jones)
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Could A Diesel Ban In Hamburg, Germany, Cause More Pollution? Some Residents...
The partial ban went into effect Thursday. Many Germans question whether the ban is an environmental milestone or a political shell game that could end up creating more pollution.(Image credit: Daniel...
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What Summit? On North Korean TV, The News Is All About Rice Farming
"There's a big risk for the North Koreans in telegraphing too much to their own people ahead of time," says Martyn Williams, who monitors North Korean TV. "So what they do," he says, "is wait."(Image...
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Once Ruled By Taliban, Residents Of Pakistan's Swat Valley Say Army Should Leave
Nearly a decade after the Pakistani army pushed out the Taliban from a scenic mountain region known as the "Switzerland of Pakistan," residents say the military has overstayed its welcome.(Image...
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