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Mourners carry the body of 14-year-old Palestinian Amir Rabee, a U.S. citizen, during his funeral in the village of Turmus Ayya, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Monday.

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  • Middle East

The Israeli troop killing of a U.S. teen in the West Bank sparks outrage

The killing of a Palestinian American teen by Israeli forces in the occupied West Bank has sparked an outcry from relatives and community members in the Palestinian territory as well as the U.S.

April 09, 2025
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By:
  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi
A currency trader works at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday.

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  • World

China retaliates with new 84% tariffs as global markets fall

China on Wednesday announced a retaliatory tariff on all U.S. imports, bringing the total tariff level to 84%. The measures are a response to President Trump's latest round of tariffs, which went into effect overnight.

April 09, 2025
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By:
  • Sherisse Pham and
  • Willem Marx
Three days after the killings in Latakia, as soon as a curfew was lifted, Druse leaders evacuated every student studying in universities on the coast – more than 1,200 of them. They arrived late into the night on the 10th March 2025 and were greeted by the Druze Military Council at border checkpoints.

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  • World

Druze militias are suspicious of Syria's new leaders -- and are ready to go to battle

The new leadership vowed to disband all militias. But the fiercely independent Druze have made no agreement, and say they're gathering fighters and making plans to repel government forces if needed.

April 09, 2025
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By:
  • Jane Arraf
A man walks into a merchandise store displaying Chinese and United States' national flags, in Beijing on April 3.

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  • News

Trump's new tariffs take effect. And, the firings of federal workers can proceed

Trump's new sweeping tariffs took effect after midnight. China says it's toughing out the trade war. And, the Supreme Court ruled that firings of thousands of federal workers could proceed.

April 09, 2025
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
Rescue workers carry a person pulled from the wreckage of the Jet Set nightclub after its roof collapsed during a merengue concert in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Tuesday, April 8, 2025.

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  • World

The roof collapses at a Dominican Republic nightclub, killing at least 98 people

The roof of an nightclub in the Dominican capital collapsed early Tuesday during a concert attended by politicians, athletes and others, with at least 98 people dead and 160 injured, authorities said.

April 09, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Left to right: Tyler Thompson Jr., Benjamin Reuben Zalman-Polun and Marcel Malanga upon their release from a Congolese prison.

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  • World

American DRC coup plotters are on their way back to U.S.

The three young men, who were sentenced to death for their part in an attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo last May, were handed over to U.S. authorities and are on their way to the U.S.

April 08, 2025
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  • NPR's International Desk
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City during morning trading on April 7, 2025. After falling steeply for three sessions, U.S. stocks rebounded on Tuesday.

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  • World

U.S. stocks fall again, wiping out earlier gains as Trump tariff shock remains

Stocks retreated for yet another day after attempting a rebound earlier in the session. Trillions of dollars in investor wealth have been wiped out since last week.

April 08, 2025
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  • Willem Marx
Traders work on the floor Monday at the New York Stock Exchange in New York.

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  • News

Trump defends new tariffs. And, Supreme Court backs Trump in deportation case

President Trump defended his new tariffs and asked for patience as experts warn of economic repercussions. And, immigration advocates worry about SCOTUS' Alien Enemies Act ruling.

April 08, 2025
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By:
  • Brittney Melton
A man walks into a merchandise store displaying Chinese and United States' national flags, in Beijing on April 3.

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  • Asia

China vows retaliation and a 'fight to the end' after Trump's latest tariff threat

Trump said on Truth Social he would impose the new tariffs on China if Beijing did not retract a 34% retaliatory tariff on U.S. goods that it announced in response to Trump's initial salvo last Wednesday.

April 08, 2025
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By:
  • John Ruwitch
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd in Tehran, Iran, March 31.

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  • Middle East

Iran says it will have 'indirect' talks with the U.S. in Oman on Saturday

Iran says it will have indirect talks with the U.S. Saturday in Oman, opening possible diplomacy over Iran's nuclear program but revealing a potential sticking point about the format for negotiating.

April 08, 2025
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By:
  • Alex Leff
People walk through the flooded streets of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday.

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  • Africa

Flooding death toll in Congo's capital reaches 33 as officials race to help victims

Heavy rains began last week, causing the key Ndjili River to overflow on Friday and submerge hundreds of buildings. Many residents blamed the government for not responding quickly enough.

April 08, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Local residents deliver rubbish to mobile collection vehicles in Erdington, Birmingham, England on Monday.

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  • Europe

Garbage piles up in Birmingham as the U.K. city's sanitation strike enters 5th week

As heaps of black bags littered sidewalks with their contents spilling out of holes chewed by critters, the city council declared a major incident to bring in additional cleanup crews and vehicles.

April 08, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
A man writes a slogan on a portrait of the U.S. President Donald Trump during a rally commemorating anniversary of Iran's 1979 Islamic Revolution that toppled the late pro-U.S. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and brought Islamic clerics to power, in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Trump says the US and Iran will have direct nuclear talks soon.

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  • Middle East

The U.S. will hold direct, high-level talks with Iran, Trump says

It's been more than a decade since the two powers have had direct talks. President Trump offered few details about what the talks would entail, or when they'd be scheduled.

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • James Hider and
  • Michele Kelemen
Shawn Fain, president of the United Auto Workers (UAW), during a campaign event with former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, in Flint, Mich., on Friday, Oct. 4, 2024.

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  • National

UAW President Shawn Fain explains why he supports Trump's tariffs

Shawn Fein supports auto industry tariffs but calls broad tariffs "reckless."

April 07, 2025
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 4, in Washington, D.C.

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  • Middle East

Netanyahu is set to meet Trump to discuss Israeli hostages in Gaza and U.S. tariffs

It's Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's second visit to the White House since President Trump took office this year, and comes as Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza hits the 18-month mark.

April 07, 2025
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  • Hadeel Al-Shalchi and
  • Aya Batrawy
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