6 months of war: Israelis say Netanyahu isn’t doing enough to bring home the hostages
Six months after Hamas attacked Israel, how do Israelis regard the the war in Gaza? NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe asks senior fellow Tamar Hermann of the Israel Democracy Institute.
6 months of war: Palestinians say the U.S. government lacks empathy for their plight
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Palestinian researcher Yousef Munayyer about Palestinian sentiment six months since the start of Israel’s war on Hamas.
Threats and vulnerabilities cast a shadow on NATO’s 75th anniversary
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Ambassador Daniel Speckhard, former director of policy at NATO, about the state of the security alliance on its 75th anniversary.
Pro-Russia candidate Peter Pellegrini elected Slovakia president
A close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico beat a pro-Western career diplomat to become Slovakia’s new president, and succeed Zuzana Čaputová, the country’s first female head of state.
Israel says it has recovered the body of Israeli hostage Elad Katzir in Gaza
Elad Katzir, 47, was from Nir Oz, a kibbutz near the Gaza border. The small community of 400 residents was among the hardest hit in Israel by Hamas-led attackers on Oct. 7.
Photos: Israel and Gaza, 6 months into the war
It’s been six months since Hamas-led militants attacked Israel, prompting Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip. NPR photographers have covered the war’s effects on Israelis, Palestinians and the region.
How 6 months of Israel’s war in Gaza have upended the Middle East
Three NPR correspondents look at how the Israel-Hamas war is reshaping the region, and what might come next.
Here’s what we found after Israel’s raid on Al-Shifa, Gaza’s biggest hospital
NPR photos show the Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital in ruins after an Israeli raid. Israel says the siege only targeted militants. Palestinians recount a different story.
Mexico’s president says country will break diplomatic ties with Ecuador
The announcement came after Ecuadorian police officers forcibly broke into the Mexican embassy in Quito, detaining former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who was seeking political asylum there.
Rum taxes meant for Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands may not be working as intended
Most federal taxes on rum are handed to the governments of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands — a crucial way they fund their local governments. Recently, the program isn’t working as intended.
Japan had a vibrant economy. Then it fell into a slump for 30 years.
Last month, Japan’s central bank raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years. That is a really big deal, because it means that one of the spookiest stories in modern economics might finally have an ending. Back in the 1980s, Japan performed so…
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