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Spain Plans To Move Franco’s Remains To A Madrid Cathedral

Decades after his death, Spain’s government passed legation allowing officials to move the remains of the country’s ex-dictator Francisco Franco out of the giant memorial that he built for himself.

Morning News Brief

Washington and Riyadh ratchet up the rhetoric over missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. A lawsuit alleging racial discrimination by Harvard against Asian-American applicants goes to court Monday.

Ukraine Hopes Russia Takes Note Of Its Air Exercises With U.S.

The U.S. Air Force is holding exercises with allies in Ukraine for the first time since Russia’s military intervened in eastern Ukraine four years ago. The conflict there continues.

In German Regional Elections, Merkel’s Allies Falter

Bavarian voters dealt German Chancellor Angela Merkel a tough blow Sunday. Her conservative allies in the region are projected to receive their second-worst result in regional elections since 1946.

The Latest On Brexit Talks

The British media is reporting that Prime Minister Theresa May is planning to keep the U.K. in a customs union with the EU after Brexit — to the fury of some of her own ministers.

U.K. Sets ‘Tartuffe’ In Birmingham’s Pakistani Muslim Community

In a new take on Moliere’s Tartuffe, the original production’s “dangerous priest” villain is now portrayed as a manipulative Imam who preys on a Muslim family.

Merkel’s Allies Falter In Regional Elections, As Rivals Gain On Left And Right

The German chancellor’s center-right sister party has long been a juggernaut in Bavaria, but they didn’t look like it Sunday.

Saudis Vow To Retaliate With ‘Greater Action’ If Hit With Sanctions

The kingdom’s state news agency dismissed suspicions of journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder as “falsehoods” — and pledged Saudi Arabia’s “total rejection of any threats and attempts to undermine it.”

With Austria’s Hamsters At Risk, Better Call The ‘Hamster Commish’

Vienna had a problem: A key construction site threatened the habitat of dozens of hamsters — yes, common hamsters, a protected species in Austria. Here’s how the developers saved the little animals.

Jamal Khashoggi’s Disappearance And What It Means For The Dissident Diaspora

Joseph Bahout speaks with NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro about his friendship with Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last week and never walked out.

Calvin Klein’s Obsession Could Be The Trick To Catching A Tiger

Wildlife officials in India are trying to catch a tiger thought to be responsible for the deaths of several people. So far, no luck. But could the secret to success be under their noses?

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