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Gaza is starving as Israel's aid blockade continues, aid official says

4:12pm May 13, 2025

by Christopher Intagliata

NPR's Juana Summers talks to Antoine Renard, of the U.N. World Food Programme, about the increasing risk of famine in Gaza as Israel's aid blockade continues.

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As air pollution increases in Mumbai, a wood-fired staple called pav may be toast

4:12pm May 13, 2025

by Omkar Khandekar

A new government order threatens the pav bread with extinction.

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Uruguay's ex-President José Mujica, nicknamed 'world's poorest president,' dies at 89

3:52pm May 13, 2025

José Mujica, the charismatic former guerrilla fighter who later went on to lead Uruguay and became known as "the world's poorest president" for his austere lifestyle, has died at 89.

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Champagne-makers mull if it's time to move on from the U.S. market

7:29am May 13, 2025

Amid uncertainty around President Trump's tariffs, some Champagne-makers say they're losing trust in the U.S. market.

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Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexual assault in landmark French trial

6:23am May 13, 2025

A French court on Tuesday found Gérard Depardieu guilty of sexually assaulting two women on a film set, sentencing the French film icon to an 18-month suspended prison term.

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London police arrest suspect for fire at Prime Minister Keir Starmer's old home

5:27am May 13, 2025

Police say they're investigating a 21-year-old suspect in connection with three fires over the past week, at properties linked to the British prime minister.

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Morning news brief

4:48am May 13, 2025

by Leila Fadel

Temporary trade deal between the U.S. and China sets off scramble to import goods, Trump arrives in Saudi Arabia with focus on business, trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs gets underway in New York City.

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5 Ukrainian women wounded in war appear in latest edition of Playboy

4:48am May 13, 2025

The latest issue of the Ukrainian edition of Playboy features female soldiers with amputated limbs and civilians scarred by shrapnel as beauty standards change in a society exhausted by war.

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Trump says he will end Syria sanctions during Saudi visit marked by big money deals

4:46am May 13, 2025

by Michel Martin

President Trump made the announcement at an investment conference in Saudi Arabia. He is also heading to Qatar and the UAE on a trip focused on big-dollar deals.

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Episcopal Church leader says helping Afrikaners over other refugees is 'unfathomable'

4:45am May 13, 2025

by Michel Martin

The Episcopal Church says it will not assist with the resettlement of white South Africans and will end its government partnership to support refugees. The church's presiding bishop, Sean Rowe, explains why.

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