Saturday, 12 September 2026

NPR News: Neighbor turned on neighbor after Charlie Kirk's killing. Is the divide here to stay?

Neighbor turned on neighbor after Charlie Kirk's killing. Is the divide here to stay?
The assassination of far right activist Charlie Kirk opened the floodgates of neighbor-on-neighbor doxing. A year later, the damage to political discourse in the U.S. remains.

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NPR News: BRICS leaders meet in India as wars and US tensions test the bloc

BRICS leaders meet in India as wars and US tensions test the bloc
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders of the BRICS nations for a summit on trade, investment, and global conflicts.

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Friday, 11 September 2026

NPR News: Yemen's Houthis capture a Red Sea island in threat to shipping

Yemen's Houthis capture a Red Sea island in threat to shipping
Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have captured a strategic island in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The move threatens Saudi oil exports through a key commercial lane. And Saudi Arabia said it shut down a major oil pipeline as a precaution after it came under attack.

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NPR News: Why Houthi military gains in Yemen may further increase gas prices

Why Houthi military gains in Yemen may further increase gas prices
A Houthi advance along Yemen's Red Sea coast could help push gas prices up even more as the Iran-backed group also launches attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities

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NPR News: Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prison

Hong Kong court sentences 3 Tiananmen vigil organizers to prison
The activists were sentenced to about 5 to 7 years in prison in a case widely seen as a barometer of the city's eroding freedoms as Beijing clamps down on dissent.

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Thursday, 10 September 2026

NPR News: Iran-backed Houthi rebels seize strategic Red Sea port in Yemen

Iran-backed Houthi rebels seize strategic Red Sea port in Yemen
The rebel group took over Yemen's port of Mokha, an area vital to controlling shipping through the Red Sea, Houthi and Yemeni officials said. Mokha is about 50 miles from the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

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NPR News: This summer was hot. August shattered global heat records

This summer was hot. August shattered global heat records
Scientists say that August was the hottest month ever recorded globally. In the U.S., summer temperatures also shattered heat records.

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