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More than 10,000 migrants died in 2024 trying to reach Spain by …
14 hours ago · The migration route that connects West African nations with the Spanish Canary Islands remains the deadliest in the world, according to a Spanish aid organization.
2024: The year of global elections | WWNO
5 days ago · Billions of people around the world voted in elections across more than 60 countries this past year. The results provide an assessment of the state of electoral democracy on a global level.
At the end of a global year of elections, what does history have to ...
5 days ago · SCOTT DETROW, HOST: During this year of global elections, we have seen challenges to democracy, a rise in populism and political violence, incumbent parties ousted and surprising wins and defeats ...
Undocumented people are among most vulnerable to climate …
4 days ago · Little Crabtree Creek is littered with storm debris and vehicles, on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, three weeks after Hurricane Helene flooded the South Toe River and adjacent creeks near Micaville in ...
A closer look at Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's consequential …
6 days ago · JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: At the start of this year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was facing a crisis. Hamas had just led an attack on southern Israel, killing around 1,200 people and ...
Amid a year of elections around the world, is democracy …
5 days ago · SCOTT DETROW, HOST: In today's show, we have been looking back at this extraordinary year of elections taking place across the globe in dozens of countries.
Around the world, incumbents faced electoral challenges. How did …
5 days ago · In 2024 elections around the world incumbents faced stiff challenges from unsettled electorates and often lost power.
NPR international correspondents recount elections in Asia, Africa …
5 days ago · Vincent Ni is the Asia Editor at NPR, where he leads a team of Asia-based correspondents whose reporting spans from Afghanistan to Japan, and across all NPR platforms.
From Sea to Rising Sea | WWNO
Nov 18, 2024 · Devon Parfait is the young chief of the Dulac Band of the Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw. He is trying to find solutions to keep his tribe intact as they face rising seas and land loss.