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Trump says U.S. military has rescued airman shot down over Iran
- NPR Staff
- Apr 5, 2026
A U.S. Airforce officer whose plane was shot down in Iran was rescued by U.S. forces early Sunday after evading capture for more than a day in enemy t...
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Local culture shapes the Zairean liturgy
- Emmet Livingstone
- Apr 4, 2026
Easter in the Democratic Republic of the Congo—where congregants celebrate with the Zairean Rite, the only Vatican-approved liturgy shaped by local cu...
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'London Falling': A teenage imposter, an aging gangster and a body in the Thames
- Frank Langfitt
- Apr 4, 2026
In 2019, 19-year-old Zac Brettler leapt towards the River Thames from a fifth-floor luxury apartment in central London. Patrick Radden Keefe investiga...
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The busiest place you've never seen
- Julia Gunther
- Apr 4, 2026
Photographer Julia Gunther and writer-filmmaker Nick Schönfeld chronicle the rhythms of daily life on Tristan da Cunha, the world's most remote inhabi...
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Seville, Spain's Holy Week blends faith, tradition and spectacle
- Alexis Marshall
- Apr 3, 2026
Even as religious belief declines in Spain, the processions at Seville's Semana Santa — the Holy Week lead-up to Easter — draw crowds moved by music,...
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Iran hits Gulf refineries as Trump warns U.S. will attack Iranian bridges, power plants
- NPR Staff
- Apr 3, 2026
Iranian officials said one of the longest bridges linking Tehran to the city of Karaj was destroyed overnight, while Iranian missiles and drones hit I...
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Evacuation of U.S. troops from Mideast base sends community groups scrambling to help
- Steve Walsh
- Apr 3, 2026
Troops and their families have been pushed back to the United States after their bases in the Middle East were threatened by Iranian counterattacks. C...
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Pakistan says a new round of peace talks with Afghanistan is underway in China
- The Associated Press
- Apr 3, 2026
Pakistan confirmed it was holding peace talks with Afghanistan's Taliban government in China, where Beijing is trying to broker a lasting ceasefire af...
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Trump makes case for Iran war. And, SCOTUS leans toward upholding birthright citizenship
- Brittney Melton
- Apr 2, 2026
President Trump addressed the nation last night, making his case for war with Iran. And, the Supreme Court majority seemed inclined to rule against th...
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Iran continues strikes across the Persian Gulf despite Trump's warning
- NPR Staff
- Apr 2, 2026
Iran continued to target Gulf countries with ballistic missiles and drones Thursday as the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad issued a security alert warning of...
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Eight ‌Muslim-majority countries 'strongly condemn' Israel's new death penalty law
- Apr 2, 2026
Eight Muslim-majority countries have "strongly condemned" a new Israeli law which makes death by hanging a default sentence for Palestinians convic...
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U.S. lifts sanctions on Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez
- The Associated Press
- Apr 2, 2026
The U.S. on Wednesday lifted sanctions on Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodríguez, according to an Office of Foreign Assets Control entry on the...