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How the U.S. oil blockade is taking a high toll on everyday Cubans
As tensions between Washington and Havana mount, what is life like for Cubans living through a weekslong oil blockade? NPR's Adrian Ma speaks to CNN's Havana Bu...
End of an heir-a: The U.K. abolishes aristocrats' right to inherit Parliament seats
The British Parliament still has 92 unelected lawmakers who inherit seats by bloodline. They're all older white men. A new law now phases them out, for the firs...
Iran war enters its fourth week, with no clear end in sight
As the war in the Middle East enters its fourth week, President Trump says the U.S. is considering "winding down" military efforts, as it also seeks to ease the...
Iran's cultural heritage sites are being damaged by American and Israeli strikes
The costs of the joint U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran are mounting in terms of civilian deaths and damage to some of Iran's most famous and beloved cultural h...
'Everybody was wearing black.' How the Iranian diaspora is observing Nowruz amid war
Nowruz celebrates the arrival of spring and rebirth. But for many in the Iranian diaspora, this year is different. As the war continues, many are trying to bala...
How the Iran war threatens global food supply
About a third of all fertilizer shipped globally passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Now shipping is all-but stopped through the Strait and this could have re...
Trump is dismantling democracy, reports find. And, Treasury to take over student loans
Recent studies show the U.S. is slipping further from democracy. And, the Trump administration plans to transfer federal student loans from the Education Depart...
Israel launches more strikes on Tehran as Iran continues attacks on Gulf oil facilities
The latest strikes come after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel would "hold off on future attacks" on Iran's energy infrastruc...
From mall to torture site: The debate over El Helicoide's future in Venezuela
Once a futuristic shopping mall, El Helicoide became one of Venezuela's most feared prisons. Now, as the country changes, so does its fate — erase it, rebuild i...
From mall to torture site: Venezuela debates El Helicoide prison's future
Once a futuristic shopping mall, El Helicoide became one of Venezuela's most feared prisons. Now, as the country changes, so does its fate — erase it, rebuild i...
Why it's so hard for world leaders to bring down oil and gasoline prices
From waiving the Jones Act to rerouting oil through the Red Sea, governments are doing their best to make up for the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz, but prices...
Relative of airmen killed in refueling plane crash in Iraq talks about his life
Maj. John "Alex" Klinner was among six airmen killed in a refueling plane crash during Operation Epic Fury. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Klinner's sister-in-...