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There are rules and norms in place in conflicts meant to shield civilians from the worst harms of wa

We go to the borders between Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan to see the dried up shores of wh

The region drained by the Amazon River, including the Amazon rainforest, is in the second year of a

A mystery scrapbook at a Paris flea market and the search for a wartime photographer's identity reve

Japan is the only country where married couples are required to use one surname or family name. Mos

The U.S. Justice Department says it has foiled at least four assassination attempts tied to foreign

An upcoming Taiwanese television show, 'Zero Day,' is generating buzz for depicting what a Chinese i

Even as the war in Gaza is still on-going, there are calls from inside Israel's right-wing governmen

More than a fifth of Lebanon's population is now displaced, mostly fleeing from the country's south

The former Soviet republic of Moldova narrowly passed a referendum to pursue membership in the Europ

NPR's Eyder Peralta takes us to Dahieh, a stronghold of Hezbollah, and an important symbol in the wa

Yahya Sinwar was the mastermind of the October 7th attack on Israel that lead to the war in Gaza. Is

The Biden administration has urged Israel to conduct credible, transparent investigations into the A

Norway is the largest exporter of salmon in the world. And while some of those fish are wild-caught,

Britain has closed it's last coal-fired power plant, making the country that pioneered coal power, t

Raneem Hijazi was eight months pregnant when an Israeli airstrike on her apartment in Gaza buried he

Sudan's war has displaced more than 12 million people and half the country faces starvations. The co

Just over a week ago, the Israeli military sent ground troops into Lebanon to push the militant grou

A year ago, a Hamas-led attack on Israel caused a horrific loss of life, started a war and now the a

The October 7th Hamas-led attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli invasion of Gaza has changed