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Many Stories, One WorldWednesday
From the occupied West Bank, an emergency hotline assists rescue efforts in Gaza
As Israel resumes bombing in the north, thousands of Gazans face desperate conditions
Qatari Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, attends a news conference about the Israel-Hamas war, and pressure to reduce civilian casualties, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
Supporters of the Alliance Of Sahel States (AES) drive with flags as they celebrate Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in Niamey on January 28, 2024. Hama Boureima/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
After the coups, West Africa's Brexit moment
Olha Bilianska's husband was mobilized two years ago. Even after being injured, he is being redeployed. "Some people still believe that this war won't get them," Bilianska says. "It will get them. This war is cruel." Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
A woman dries a baby in a towel after giving the infant a bath inside a tent at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah, in southern Gaza, on Jan. 18. AFP via Getty Images hide caption
From the hospital to a tent in hours — what it's like giving birth in Gaza now
Tuesday
Toyota issues do-not-drive order for some older cars over defective airbags
How the liquidation of one of China's largest companies threatens its entire economy
Home communities mourn three U.S. soldiers, all from Georgia, killed in drone attack
Jerome Guillem, mayor of Langon, and other French mayors, farmers and wine growers block highway entrances to the town of Langon, toward the A62 highway in Gironde, France, on Jan. 29. Pierrot Patrice/ABACA via Reuter hide caption
Protests by farmers block highways to Paris and elsewhere in France
The Kharkiv Palace Hotel was hit by a Russian missile on Dec. 31, 2023, in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption
Former Prime Minister Imran Khan listens to a member of the media during a talk with reporters regarding the current political situation and the ongoing cases against him at his residence in Lahore, Pakistan, on Aug. 3, 2023. K.M. Chaudary/AP hide caption
A screen grab from a security camera shows what hospital staff described as Israeli forces in disguise, holding weapons, raiding the Ibn Sina Hospital in Jenin, West Bank, on Tuesday, Ibn Sina Hospital/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption
A unit of Israeli soldiers return with their tanks to the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip on Sunday, after spending months in the Palestinian territory engaged. Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images hide caption