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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

• The Story of One Child Living in Gaza
  As Israel's war against Hamas continues, children in Gaza are suffering. According to the United Nations, more than 25,000 children have been killed or injured since October. That's one child every ten minutes. We hear about one of those children, a twelve year-old boy injured in Gaza.
  
  For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdates
  
• Biden signs $95 billion military aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan
  Ukraine will get most of the assistance as it struggles to combat Russia's overwhelming firepower. The bill also includes more weapons for Israel, and humanitarian help for Gaza.
  
• Runaway horses gallop through central London, blazing a path of mayhem and injuries
  Five military horses got spooked during a training exercise, bolting and weaving a path of destruction across the city before being captured. Several people and horses are being treated for injuries.
  
• South Koreans sue government over climate change, saying policy violates human rights
  Plaintiffs including 17-month-old boy nicknamed Woodpecker bring landmark climate litigation in South Korea, the first in Asia to get a public hearing.
  

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

• Senate appears set to approve $95 billion in foreign aid
  The Senate is expected advance a foreign aid package including money for Ukraine and Israel.
  
• Scrambled GPS: the New Electronic Fog of War
  Two stories of how our reliance on GPS becomes problematic in regions experiencing war. In Ukraine, the power grid's use of GPS becomes a liability. And in the Middle East today, GPS "spoofing" causes a variety of issues from plane navigation to internet dating.
  
• 'The Crown' creator Peter Morgan tackles Putin's Rise to Power in new play 'Patriots'
  NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with playwright Peter Morgan about his Broadway production of "Patriots," a play about the rise of Russian oligarchs, Vladimir Putin, and the downfall of the USSR.
  
• Judi Dench on a career and friendship forged by Shakespeare
  NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Judi Dench and director Brendan O'Hea about their new book Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent and a career and friendship forged by the Bard.
  
• Report on UNRWA concludes Israel has not provided evidence of employees' militancy
  An independent review commissioned by the United Nations did not have a mandate to investigate Israel's other claim that a dozen UNRWA employees took part in the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel.
  
• Read the last letters of George Mallory, who died climbing Mount Everest in 1924
  The British explorer died in 1924 during his third trip to Everest, the world's highest point. In one letter to his wife Ruth, he described the expedition's chance of success as "50 to 1 against us."