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Climate

Many countries are frustrated that the U.S. isn't doing more to combat climate change

As climate negotiations open in Dubai, the United States looms large. The US has done more to cause climate change than any other country. But it's also indispensable in efforts to address it.

Many countries are frustrated that the U.S. isn't doing more to combat climate change

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Culture

Palestinian culture burns brightly in this soccer club in Chile

In Santiago, Chile, Deportivo Palestino is a soccer club at the heart of the largest group of Palestinian diaspora outside the Middle East — where the Palestinian cause and culture burns brightly.

Palestinian culture burns brightly in this soccer club in Chile

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Middle East

Blinken is in the Middle East trying to get aid into Gaza and more hostages released

Secretary Antony Blinken is in the Middle East as the pause in fighting in Gaza and hostage releases continue. But there's concern about what's next.

Blinken is in the Middle East trying to get aid into Gaza and more hostages released

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The Legacy of Henry Kissinger

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in 2008 at the Woodrow Wilson Center's inauguration of the Kissinger Institute on China and the U.S. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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The Legacy of Henry Kissinger

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was viewed as brilliant by some and a war criminal by others. The only man to ever hold the jobs of National Security Advisor and Secretary of State at the same time died at his Connecticut home at the age of 100.

The Legacy of Henry Kissinger

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Families of Russian troops fighting in Ukraine put out a manifesto to bring them home

Almost two years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, signs of war fatigue among the Russian population are growing, despite harsh legal penalties for questioning the war.

Families of Russian troops fighting in Ukraine put out a manifesto to bring them home

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How a Pennsylvania cyberattack links to the war in Gaza — and how Israel is reacting

Israel's government has passed emergency wartime powers giving it more authority over cybersecurity, even within private companies. Cyberwar is playing an increasing role in the conflict with Hamas.

How a Pennsylvania cyberattack links to the war in Gaza — and how Israel is reacting

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Climate

At COP28, countries pledge hundreds of millions of dollars to help vulnerable nations

International climate change negotiations began in Dubai with the announcement of a fund to help developing countries with the worst impacts of climate change. getting enough funding will be hard.

At COP28, countries pledge hundreds of millions of dollars to help vulnerable nations

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Kissinger's troubling legacy in Chile can still be felt 50 years later

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Peter Kornbluh, director of the National Security Archives' Chile Documentation Project, about Henry Kissinger's role in Chile.

Kissinger's troubling legacy in Chile can still be felt 50 years later

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Russia's Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling

Gay rights activists carry rainbow flags as they march during a May Day rally in 2013 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Russia's Supreme Court on Thursday effectively outlawed LGBTQ+ activism, in the most drastic step against advocates of gay, lesbian and transgender rights in the increasingly conservative country. AP hide caption

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Russia's Supreme Court effectively outlaws LGBTQ+ activism in a landmark ruling

Addressing a lawsuit filed by the Justice Ministry, the court labeled the LGBTQ+ "movement" in Russia an extremist group and banned it. The case was classified, and the ministry disclosed no evidence.

Meta warns that China is stepping up its online social media influence operations

Meta, the social media company that owns Facebook and Instagram, said Thursday that this year it has taken down five networks of fake accounts originating in China that aimed to influence politics in other countries. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

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Untangling Disinformation

Meta warns that China is stepping up its online social media influence operations

China has become the third most common source of foreign influence operations, behind Russia and Iran, according to the owner of Facebook and Instagram.

Six more hostages released by Hamas as talks over extending the Gaza truce continue

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, left, listens as Israeli President Isaac Herzog speaks Thursday in Tel Aviv. Blinken urged Israeli officials to take "more effective steps" to avoid harm to civilians in Gaza. Saul Loeb/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

Six more hostages released by Hamas as talks over extending the Gaza truce continue

As both sides prepared for the final planned hostage-for-prison swap, gunmen killed three Israelis in an attack on the outskirts of West Jerusalem early Thursday.

Wednesday

Middle East

A Gaza woman describes trying to keep her family safe — and alive

A Gaza woman describes the fear of living under airstrikes, and her attempts to keep her children safe.

A Gaza woman describes trying to keep her family safe — and alive

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