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Netanyahu's Not-Quite-2-State Solution

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Netanyahu's Not-Quite-2-State Solution

Days after President Trump endorsed a two-state solution, the Israeli prime minister tells NPR's Steve Inskeep that Israel must retain control of security in any agreement with the Palestinians.

Netanyahu's Not-Quite-2-State Solution

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Low Turnout In Referendum Throws Macedonian Name Change Into Question

A man casts his vote at a polling station on Sunday in Tetovo, Macedonia. Macedonians all across the country went to the polls to vote in a referendum to change the country's name to the Republic of North Macedonia and end a long running dispute with Greece. Chris McGrath/Getty Images hide caption

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Low Turnout In Referendum Throws Macedonian Name Change Into Question

The referendum to add "North" to Macedonia's name fell far short of the required 50 percent needed to be implemented, but the country's prime minister is pushing for the measure anyway.

Germany's Far-Right AfD Party Now Polls Second

Björn Höcke (center), a politician from the Alternative for Germany party, participates in a march in Chemnitz, eastern Germany, on Sept. 1, after several nationalist groups called for marches protesting the killing of a German man allegedly by migrants. Jens Meyer/AP hide caption

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Germany's Far-Right AfD Party Now Polls Second

It is the latest sign that many citizens are drawn to a populist movement that is reshaping politics in Germany by focusing debate squarely on immigration.

Saturday

U.S. Closes Consulate In Basra, Citing Iran-Backed Violence

An Iraqi protester stands flashing the victory gesture outside the burning headquarters of the Iranian Consulate in Basra on Sept. 7. Haidar Mohammed Ali/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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U.S. Closes Consulate In Basra, Citing Iran-Backed Violence

The State Department is temporarily closing the U.S. Consulate in the southern Iraqi city and evacuating all diplomats stationed there, following a rocket attack early Friday morning.

Friday

Latest Collateral Damage In U.S.-Russia Spat: An Anglo-American School Is Shut

The U.S. Consulate building in St. Petersburg, Russia, was closed earlier this year in tit-for-tat diplomatic penalties between the two countries. Olga Maltseva/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Latest Collateral Damage In U.S.-Russia Spat: An Anglo-American School Is Shut

The Anglo-American School in St. Petersburg, a beloved institution in part of the expat community, had to shut following the closure of the U.S. and British consulates.

'Rafiki': The Lesbian Love Story That Kenya Banned And Then Unbanned

From left: Kenyan director Wanuri Kahiu and actors Samantha Mugatsia and Sheila Munyiva at the Cannes Film Festival. Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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'Rafiki': The Lesbian Love Story That Kenya Banned And Then Unbanned

In the hopes of becoming an Oscar contender, the Kenyan film board allowed the movie to play in Nairobi for a week. Director Wanuri Kahiu sees it as the beginning of a fight for freedom of expression.

'Rafiki': The Lesbian Love Story That Kenya Banned And Then Unbanned

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Pope Francis Defrocks Priest Fernando Karadima, A Notorious Abuser In Chile

Pope Francis has removed Fernando Karadima from the priesthood, seven years after the Vatican found that Karadima had sexually abused minors in Chile. Vladimir Rodas/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Pope Francis Defrocks Priest Fernando Karadima, A Notorious Abuser In Chile

Karadima has been the face of the church's sex abuse scandal in Chile. In 2011, a Vatican tribunal found him guilty of sexually abusing dozens of minors.

Liz Ogbu: Can We Gentrify Neighborhoods While Allowing Longtime Residents To Stay?

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Liz Ogbu: Can We Gentrify Neighborhoods While Allowing Longtime Residents To Stay?

Architect Liz Ogbu has seen the pain gentrification creates for displaced communities. She wonders how we can create ways for longtime residents to stay and reap the benefits of gentrification.

Liz Ogbu: Can We Gentrify Neighborhoods While Allowing Longtime Residents To Stay?

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OluTimehin Adegbeye: How Can Cities Make Space For Their Most Vulnerable Residents?

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OluTimehin Adegbeye: How Can Cities Make Space For Their Most Vulnerable Residents?

OluTimehin Adegbeye says that in the world's megacities, the most vulnerable get left behind — including in her city, Lagos. But it's these people, she says, that most deserve space in modern cities.

OluTimehin Adegbeye: How Can Cities Make Space For Their Most Vulnerable Residents?

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Police In Netherlands Arrest 7 Suspected In Terrorist Plot To Attack 'Large Event'

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Police In Netherlands Arrest 7 Suspected In Terrorist Plot To Attack 'Large Event'

Dutch police executed a raid in two cities, Arnhem and Weert, arresting the suspects who they said were looking for bomb-making supplies and Kalashnikov rifles to use in the attack.

Canada's Parliament Votes To Strip Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Of Honorary Citizenship

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Canada's Parliament Votes To Strip Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Of Honorary Citizenship

The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize laureate's international reputation has taken a severe beating over her government's failure to halt atrocities against the country's Rohingya Muslim minority.

Thursday