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Japan is the only nation where married couples must use the same surname. Critics say it violates women’s rights and, unless the rule is scrapped, all Japanese could be surnamed Sato in 500 years.

Italy's right wing government insists it will continue to process migrant arrivals from North Africa in detention centers in neighboring Albania -- despite a court decision that sent individuals back.

Donald Trump continues to be inflammatory as the campaign nears an end. Control of the House could be determined by California. Italy plans to keep processing migrants from North Africa in Albania.

Canada's deputy prime minister said she believes Justin Trudeau has the support of a majority of Liberals in Parliament as some prepare to confront him Wednesday in the hopes of convincing him to step down.(Image credit: Adrian Wyld/AP)

In his posthumous memoir, Patriot, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny wrote - "If they do finally whack me, the book will be my memorial."Though his voice has fallen silent, his wife Yulia Navalnaya is sharing his message. She now leads the movement her husband started, fighting Russian President Vladimir Putin's grip on power.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email […]

The Israeli military said that one of its airstrikes earlier this month killed Hashem Safieddine. There was no immediate confirmation from the militant group about the fate of top official.(Image credit: Bilal Hussein)

More than a fifth of Lebanon's population is now displaced, mostly fleeing from the country's south as Israel carries out airstrikes against the Iran-backed group Hezbollah there. With so many people out of their homes, they're taking refuge anywhere they can, including in one of Beirut's most popular nightclubs. Our reporter in Lebanon introduces us to some of the displaced. For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go […]

New reports from Physicians for Human Rights and Doctors Without Borders document a "massive influx" of sexual violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. What can be done to stop it?(Image credit: Alexis Huguet)

Original band members will join them at select shows beginning with a sold-out Las Vegas residency. Continue reading…

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