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Friday, 15 May 2026 · Global Edition · Updated 15:25 CST
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India hikes fuel prices as Iran crisis bites

The world's third-largest oil importer announced increased fuel prices and austerity measures due to the energy crisis.

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Three years of the West Bank’s ‘third Nakba’

Displacement and violence haunt Palestinian Bedouins, forced from their homes repeatedly since the Nakba of 1948.

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Trump and Xi move towards business-first relationship after Beijing summit

The two leaders did not resolve differences on key issues like Iran and Taiwan, despite push to extend truce.

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How Xi-Trump summit failed to yield Iran war breakthrough

US officials have nudged China to do more on the blocked Hormuz strait. President Xi doesn't appear to have budged.

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Xi praises US ‘milestone’ visit and relationship, offers Trump roses

Xi praised the new 'constructive and strategic' relationship with the US, before Trump concluded his China trip.

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US seeks indictment of former Cuban leader Raul Castro

The potential charges relate to Cuba's 1996 downing of humanitarian planes, US media outlets report.

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Nadim Bawalsa & the Palestinian diaspora: From denial to genocide

Nadim Bawalsa traces how early Palestinian migrants in Latin America forged national identity long before 1948.

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Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children.

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How the relationship between the U.S. and China has changed under Trump

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Chinese scholar Da Wei about the history of the U.S.-China relationship and how it has changed under President Trump.

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At this electronics market in China, buyers can find parts for just about everything

NPR's Steve Inskeep visits a massive electronics market in Shenzhen, China, where buyers can source parts for just about anything.

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U.S. pledges additional $1.8B in funding for U.N. humanitarian aid efforts

The Trump administration announced $1.8 billion in funding for the U.N.'s global humanitarian relief efforts.

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Inside Beijing's Temple of Heaven

NPR's Steve Inskeep and Jennifer Pak visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.

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U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces challenges from his own party

It's been a week of rebellion in Britain's ruling party. Contenders are vying for Prime Minister Keir Starmer's job. But it's expected to be a drawn-out process, and it's unclear if Starmer will go.

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Scientists identify massive new dinosaur following Thailand dig

Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis had enough unique features to be considered a new species.

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Benched Mbappe says he’s fourth-choice forward at Real Madrid under Arbeloa

Striker jeered by own fans as he came off bench in return from injury in 2-0 La Liga win ​over Real Oviedo.

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