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"Mahatma Gandi said the way you measure a society is how they treat the weakest in the society."Maad Abu-Ghazalah says this is why he started rescuing abused and abandoned dogs and donkeys in the West Bank. As a Palestinian-American with family still there, he explores his culture and his hopes for peace.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro about the Trump administration's pending agreement with Iran to wind down the war in the Middle East.

The most vulnerable populations around the region struggled during 2023 – including humans, animals, and even native plants. What does the state of these groups say about us?

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.

Along West Africa's slave coast, a painful past is being preserved — and marketed — raising questions about memory, tourism and profit.

The leaders of both HUD-funded housing repair programs in western North Carolina told BPR there is not enough money to serve all applicants.

In orbit, power is free. But everything else is expensive.

Israel's national security minister triggered a backlash after releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists who tried to breach the blockade of Gaza, telling them they should be imprisoned.

Author Isaac Butler explains how the religious right embraced culture wars, starting in the 1970s with school book bans, and continuing now with the Trump administration's efforts to defund the NEA.

The Strait of Hormuz is being blockaded. But a couple weeks ago, one small boat visited and found something surprising below the waves.