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Monday, May 6, 2024
- Israel orders Rafah evacuations; Boeing plans to launch a spacecraft
Israel has ordered Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah after cease-fire talks failed. Boeing is set to launch two astronauts to the International Space Station tonight.
- Israeli army tells Palestinians to evacuate parts of Rafah
The Israeli military on Monday ordered tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate, a move indicating Israel's offensive on Gaza's southmost area could be imminent.
- Up and down the Ganges, India's Modi enjoys support after 10 years of rule
As Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks to win a third term, NPR visited some of his voter base in the north.
- NASA Administrator Bill Nelson says U.S. is in a space race to the moon with China
NASA Administrator Bill Nelson told NPR he sees the U.S. in an urgent race with China to find water on the moon, and that he trusts SpaceX, despite Elon Musk's increasingly controversial profile.
- Floods in southern Brazil kill at least 75 people over 7 days
Massive floods in Brazil's southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 75 people over the last seven days, and another 103 were reported missing, local authorities said Sunday.
- Last-minute candidate José Raúl Mulino wins Panama's presidential election
José Raúl Mulino was set to become the new leader of the Central American nation as authorities unofficially called the race Sunday night after his three nearest rivals conceded.
Sunday, May 5, 2024
- Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows a military operation soon
The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo. Meanwhile, Israel closed its main crossing point for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid for Gaza after Hamas attacked it.
- Bernard Hill, who starred in 'Titanic' and 'The Lord of the Rings,' dies at 79
The English actor played Captain Edward John Smith in the 1997 film Titanic as well as King Théoden of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings trilogy.
- In the run-up to Mexico's elections, a string of political assassinations raise alarms
A wave of political assassinations has swept across Mexico during this election season. One candidate was violently killed on her first day of campaigning.
- The conflict in Sudan is intensifying, with paramilitary forces surrounding Al Fasher
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Sudan-based reporter Zeinab Mohmmad Salih for an update on the violence in Sudan.
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