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Afghanistan's Taliban codified a long set of rules governing morality, including compulsory beards for men and facial covering for women.

A workers union threatened a strike at one of Canada’s two major railroads. A government-ordered arbitration hearing ended without a decision. Trains are expected to keep moving through Monday.(Image credit: Jeff McIntosh/AP)

Three people were killed and at least five were seriously wounded in a knife attack Friday at a festival in the western German city of Solingen, police said. The perpetrator was on the run, they said.(Image credit: Gianni Gattus)

When David Rashid took over US autoparts maker Plews and Edelmann, the company was losing business to its Chinese rival, Qingdao Sunsong. Both companies make power steering hoses, but Sunsong was offering its hoses to retailers at a much lower price.Then, in 2018, the Trump administration threw companies like Rashid's a lifeline, by announcing tariffs on a range of Chinese goods, including some autoparts. Rashid thought the tariffs would finally […]

Families held funerals for six hostages whose bodies were recovered from Gaza. Many in Israel think the next round of cease-fire talks may be the last chance to bring home hostages who remain alive.(Image credit: Maya Levin for NPR)

Work continues towards finding a path to a ceasefire in Gaza. U.S. mediators continue to communicate optimism, while the two sides, Israel and Hamas, seem to downplay the idea that progress is being made on their remaining differences. We hear about one major sticking point. Control of a strip of land in southern Gaza called the Philadelphi Corridor. And the bodies of six Israeli hostages taken captive on October 7th […]

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes a wartime visit to Ukraine

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When Magic saw Sphen's body, "he immediately started singing," and other penguins joined in, Renee Howell, the aquarium's penguin keeper, told Australia's ABC broadcaster.(Image credit: Sea Life Sydney Aquarium)

Three-song set, which features recent single "Dogs of War," arrives on Oct. 4. Continue reading…