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  • Four Years after Taliban's Return to Power in Afghanistan, Life for Many has Worsened

    Four Years after Taliban's Return to Power in Afghanistan, Life for Many has Worsened
    2025/08/14
    It's been four years since the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and the Taliban's return to power. Life for certain groups has deteriorated significantly. But the Trump administration says Afghanistan’s conditions have improved in recent years to the point where sending Afghan nationals BACK does not pose a threat to their safety.

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  • How Alaska Went from Russian Colony to U.S. State

    How Alaska Went from Russian Colony to U.S. State
    2025/08/13
    All eyes are on Alaska ahead of President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting there on Friday. We revisit the history of Russia’s sale of the Alaskan territory to the U.S.. NPR’s Greg Myre describes how some Russians still question whether Alaska is truly American.

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  • Syria Tries To Rebuild A Functioning Economy After Years of Corrupt Dictatorship

    Syria Tries To Rebuild A Functioning Economy After Years of Corrupt Dictatorship
    2025/08/12

    Syria’s trying to emerge from a multi-layered financial crisis since opposition fighters toppled the regime late last year and formed a government. It’s been given a boost by the US lifting most sanctions, but efforts are hampered by a lack of liquidity.

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  • European Leaders Insist Ukraine Must be Part of Peace Talks

    European Leaders Insist Ukraine Must be Part of Peace Talks
    2025/08/11

    EU foreign ministers meet ahead of Friday’s Trump-Putin talks in Alaska, with Brussels insisting any peace deal must include Ukraine. And Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif was killed in an Israeli airstrike that also took out the broadcaster's crew in Gaza City.

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  • Why is Chile’s Birth Rate Plummeting?

    Why is Chile’s Birth Rate Plummeting?
    2025/08/08
    Much of the attention on the world's plunging birth rate is on east Asian countries like Japan and South Korea. But Latin American countries, like Chile, are also seeing a decline in fertility. We go to Chile’s capital to understand the personal decisions behind the countries plummeting birth rate trend.

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  • The Story Behind a Famous Photo of a Starving Child in Gaza

    The Story Behind a Famous Photo of a Starving Child in Gaza
    2025/08/07

    A photo of an emaciated child in Gaza has gone viral, with many in Israel claiming it depicts false information. Our producer in Gaza meets the child and his family, we hear about how he is doing now and about the food insecurity many in Gaza are facing.

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  • Nigeria’s Chronic Electricity Problems

    Nigeria’s Chronic Electricity Problems
    2025/08/06

    In Africa’s most populous country more than a third of residents have no access to electricity. Even those connected to the nation’s crumbling power grid cannot rely on it. And the situation isn’t improving. We go to Nigeria to see how people cope with the lack of access to power.

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  • A Famous Palestinian Activist Killed in the Occupied West Bank

    A Famous Palestinian Activist Killed in the Occupied West Bank
    2025/08/05

    A Palestinian activist who helped make the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land" was shot dead in a suspected Israeli settler attack in the occupied West Bank. We go to his community to hear about the man and the incident that lead to his death.

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    8 分