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Middle East

With Plans To Demolish A West Bank Village, Israel Orders Palestinians To Vacate

Israel has ordered Palestinians to vacate a West Bank village slated for demolition. Activists have gathered there to protest the plans.

With Plans To Demolish A West Bank Village, Israel Orders Palestinians To Vacate

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Netanyahu's Not-Quite-2-State Solution

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu applauds President Trump during a speech at the United Nations during the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday. Stephanie Keith/Getty Images hide caption

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Netanyahu's Not-Quite-2-State Solution

Days after President Trump endorsed a two-state solution, the Israeli prime minister tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that Israel must retain control of security in any agreement with the Palestinians.

Netanyahu's Not-Quite-2-State Solution

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Low Turnout In Referendum Throws Macedonian Name Change Into Question

A man casts his vote at a polling station on Sunday in Tetovo, Macedonia. Macedonians all across the country went to the polls to vote in a referendum to change the country's name to the Republic of North Macedonia and end a long running dispute with Greece. Chris McGrath/Getty Images hide caption

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Low Turnout In Referendum Throws Macedonian Name Change Into Question

The referendum to add "North" to Macedonia's name fell far short of the required 50 percent needed to be implemented, but the country's prime minister is pushing for the measure anyway.

Asylum Crackdown

Update On Deported Honduran Father

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with journalist James Fredrick and "John," who fled from Honduras to the United States with his daughter. John was deported, but his daughter remains in the U.S.

Update On Deported Honduran Father

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Asia

The Challenges Of Responding To Tsunami And Earthquake In Indonesia

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Associated Press reporter Margie Mason about the death toll and damage from an earthquake and tsunami that hit Indonesia.

The Challenges Of Responding To Tsunami And Earthquake In Indonesia

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Germany's Far-Right AfD Party Now Polls Second

Björn Höcke (center), a politician from the Alternative for Germany party, participates in a march in Chemnitz, eastern Germany, on Sept. 1, after several nationalist groups called for marches protesting the killing of a German man allegedly by migrants. Jens Meyer/AP hide caption

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Germany's Far-Right AfD Party Now Polls Second

It is the latest sign that many citizens are drawn to a populist movement that is reshaping politics in Germany by focusing debate squarely on immigration.

Saturday

The Americas

#NotHim: In Brazil, Women Protest Far-Right Brazil Presidential Candidate

Brazilian women took to the streets on Saturday to protest against the far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro. With the vote little more than a week away, women are protesting against what they say are his misogynistic, homophobic and racist views.

#NotHim: In Brazil, Women Protest Far-Right Brazil Presidential Candidate

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Asia

Earthquake Devastates Indonesian Island

A massive earthquake and tsunami struck the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Friday, killing hundreds of people. Yenni Suryani of the Catholic Relief Services updates NPR's Michel Martin on rescue efforts.

Earthquake Devastates Indonesian Island

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U.S. Closes Consulate In Basra, Citing Iran-Backed Violence

An Iraqi protester stands flashing the victory gesture outside the burning headquarters of the Iranian Consulate in Basra on Sept. 7. Haidar Mohammed Ali/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. Closes Consulate In Basra, Citing Iran-Backed Violence

The State Department is temporarily closing the U.S. Consulate in the southern Iraqi city and evacuating all diplomats stationed there, following a rocket attack early Friday morning.

Friday

Middle East

Iraq's Kurdistan Region Heads To The Polls To Elect New Parliament

The United States' closest allies in Iraq, the Kurds, vote for their regional parliament on Sunday, as the old leadership shifts to a new generation with new issues.

Iraq's Kurdistan Region Heads To The Polls To Elect New Parliament

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