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(AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Rescuers work at the site of a high-rise building under construction that collapsed after a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Bangkok on Friday. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Sakchai Lalit/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Sakchai Lalit/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5343417/myanmar-thailand-earthquake-bangkok-mandalay" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/28\/nx-s1-5343417\/myanmar-thailand-earthquake-bangkok-mandalay","clickPosition":"1.1"}' >A major earthquake kills more than 150 in Myanmar and Thailand. Here's what we know</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/28/nx-s1-5343417/myanmar-thailand-earthquake-bangkok-mandalay"><time datetime="2025-03-28"><span class="date">March 28, 2025  </span></time>A powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake killed at least 144 people near the epicenter in Myanmar and injured hundreds more. In neighboring Thailand, several were killed when a high-rise tower collapsed.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 6720; --source-height: 3780; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/g-s1-55611/bangladesh-student-activists-sheikh-hasina-nahid-islam"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6720x3780+0+350/resize/800/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F08%2Fb1ef810741b8a25c2da1c1d4cd37%2Fap24225644705028.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6720x3780+0+350/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F08%2Fb1ef810741b8a25c2da1c1d4cd37%2Fap24225644705028.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6720x3780+0+350/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F08%2Fb1ef810741b8a25c2da1c1d4cd37%2Fap24225644705028.jpg" data-format="webp" class="feat23 lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6720x3780+0+350/resize/800/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F08%2Fb1ef810741b8a25c2da1c1d4cd37%2Fap24225644705028.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6720x3780+0+350/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F08%2Fb1ef810741b8a25c2da1c1d4cd37%2Fap24225644705028.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6720x3780+0+350/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F08%2Fb1ef810741b8a25c2da1c1d4cd37%2Fap24225644705028.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="feat23 lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6720x3780+0+350/resize/800/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F08%2Fb1ef810741b8a25c2da1c1d4cd37%2Fap24225644705028.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6720x3780+0+350/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F08%2Fb1ef810741b8a25c2da1c1d4cd37%2Fap24225644705028.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6720x3780+0+350/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F08%2Fb1ef810741b8a25c2da1c1d4cd37%2Fap24225644705028.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="feat23 lazyOnLoad" alt="Nahid Islam, a student protester who was sworn in as a minister in Bangladesh's interim government in 2024, in Dhaka." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Nahid Islam, a student protester who was sworn in as a minister in Bangladesh's interim government in 2024, in Dhaka. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Rajib Dhar/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Rajib Dhar/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/g-s1-55611/bangladesh-student-activists-sheikh-hasina-nahid-islam" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/27\/g-s1-55611\/bangladesh-student-activists-sheikh-hasina-nahid-islam","clickPosition":"1.2"}' >As Bangladesh gears up for election, a new political player emerges</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/g-s1-55611/bangladesh-student-activists-sheikh-hasina-nahid-islam"><time datetime="2025-03-27"><span class="date">March 27, 2025  </span></time>Last year, Gen-Z uprising in Bangladesh helped bring down Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Student activists continue to be central figures in shaping the future of Bangladesh's political landscape.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 6000; --source-height: 3375; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/27/nx-s1-5342247/vietnam-fish-sauce-climate-change-overfishing"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/800/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2Fff%2Fa946204a4890b3f57bf26e987de5%2Fap25085538303745.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/800/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2Fff%2Fa946204a4890b3f57bf26e987de5%2Fap25085538303745.jpg" 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" loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> China has been trying to woo back investors to help revive its sagging economy. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Na Bian/Bloomberg via Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Na Bian/Bloomberg via Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/g-s1-55655/china-releases-staff-of-an-american-due-diligence-firm-in-move-to-woo-investors" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/25\/g-s1-55655\/china-releases-staff-of-an-american-due-diligence-firm-in-move-to-woo-investors","clickPosition":"2.2"}' >China releases staff of an American due diligence firm in a move to woo investors</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/25/g-s1-55655/china-releases-staff-of-an-american-due-diligence-firm-in-move-to-woo-investors"><time datetime="2025-03-25"><span class="date">March 25, 2025  </span></time>The release of the employees from the Mintz Group comes as China is trying to woo back foreign investors to help revive its sagging economy.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 2880; --source-height: 1620; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/g-s1-54251/india-china-manufacturing-us-tariffs"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2880x1620+0+150/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fb8%2Ff437e7b04215add235a9fe1cb6d2%2Fmg-5443.JPG" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2880x1620+0+150/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fb8%2Ff437e7b04215add235a9fe1cb6d2%2Fmg-5443.JPG" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2880x1620+0+150/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fb8%2Ff437e7b04215add235a9fe1cb6d2%2Fmg-5443.JPG" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2880x1620+0+150/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fb8%2Ff437e7b04215add235a9fe1cb6d2%2Fmg-5443.JPG" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2880x1620+0+150/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fb8%2Ff437e7b04215add235a9fe1cb6d2%2Fmg-5443.JPG" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2880x1620+0+150/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fb8%2Ff437e7b04215add235a9fe1cb6d2%2Fmg-5443.JPG" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2880x1620+0+150/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fb8%2Ff437e7b04215add235a9fe1cb6d2%2Fmg-5443.JPG" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2880x1620+0+150/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fb8%2Ff437e7b04215add235a9fe1cb6d2%2Fmg-5443.JPG" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2880x1620+0+150/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F91%2Fb8%2Ff437e7b04215add235a9fe1cb6d2%2Fmg-5443.JPG" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="A woman on a bus in the district of Sriperumbudur in the southern Indian state of Tamil Naidu. As the Trump administration seeks to shift manufacturing away from China, India hopes to benefit, by luring businesses to its shores. The southern Indian state of Tamil Naidu particularly hopes to attract investors. The state is seen to have a smoother bureaucracy and judicial system than most of India – and a large pool of women who work in manufacturing. February, 2025. Diaa Hadid." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> A woman sits on a bus in Sriperumbudur district in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where many women are employed in manufacturing. 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the country's acting leader after President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, is shown speaking during a cabinet meeting at the government complex in Seoul, South Korea, on Dec. 24, 2024. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> AP/Yonhap </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> AP/Yonhap </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/24/g-s1-55405/south-korea-court-reinstates-impeached-prime-minister" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/24\/g-s1-55405\/south-korea-court-reinstates-impeached-prime-minister","clickPosition":"2.4"}' >South Korean court reinstates impeached PM Han Duck-soo as acting leader</a></h2> <p 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href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5337511/protests-turkey-istanbul-mayor-erdogan"><time datetime="2025-03-22"><span class="date">March 22, 2025  </span></time>Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, the top challenger to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, is accused of corruption and terror links. The opposition says Imamoglu's arrest is politically motivated.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 4310; --source-height: 2424; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5330434/asia-indo-pacific-security-trade-trump-tariffs-china"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4310x2424+0+127/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff8%2F4f%2Fbb06a485473995c4044f1e4bb8a9%2Fgettyimages-1479647193.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4310x2424+0+127/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff8%2F4f%2Fbb06a485473995c4044f1e4bb8a9%2Fgettyimages-1479647193.jpg" 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data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4310x2424+0+127/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff8%2F4f%2Fbb06a485473995c4044f1e4bb8a9%2Fgettyimages-1479647193.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="South Korean and U.S. Navy vessels steam in formation during a joint naval exercise in international waters off South Korea's southern island of Jeju at an undisclosed location on April 4, 2023." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> South Korean and U.S. Navy vessels steam in formation during a joint naval exercise in international waters off South Korea's southern island of Jeju at an undisclosed location on April 4, 2023. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Handout by South Korean Defense Ministry/Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Handout by South Korean Defense Ministry/Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/world/">World</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5330434/asia-indo-pacific-security-trade-trump-tariffs-china" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/22\/nx-s1-5330434\/asia-indo-pacific-security-trade-trump-tariffs-china","clickPosition":"2.6"}' >Trump has key allies in Asia guessing on trade and security</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/22/nx-s1-5330434/asia-indo-pacific-security-trade-trump-tariffs-china"><time datetime="2025-03-22"><span class="date">March 22, 2025  </span></time>As with Europe, the Trump administration is sending conflicting signals to America's long-standing allies in Asia, with whom the U.S. has deep-rooted security agreements that date back to the 1950s.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 6000; --source-height: 3375; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/21/nx-s1-5336093/taiwain-military-budget-china-defense"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+193/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7f%2F5e%2F680e08d94b7a8e169bc2c32b09c7%2Fap25063313505327.jpg" 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May 20, 2024. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Chiang Ying-ying/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Chiang Ying-ying/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/21/nx-s1-5336093/taiwain-military-budget-china-defense" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/21\/nx-s1-5336093\/taiwain-military-budget-china-defense","clickPosition":"2.7"}' >Taiwan's president pushes to increase defense budget amid rising threat from China</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/21/nx-s1-5336093/taiwain-military-budget-china-defense"><time datetime="2025-03-21"><span class="date">March 21, 2025  </span></time>Taiwan's military is seeking funds to retain more service people with higher pay and to lengthen compulsory national service from four months to one year as it faces a rising threat from China.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <aside id="ad-secondary-wrap" class="ad-wrap secondary" aria-label="advertisement"> <div class="ad-header border-type-agg-default"><span>Sponsor Message</span></div> <div class="ad-config-wrap"> <div id="ad-secondary-News_World_Asia" class="ad-config ad-secondary has-refresh-enabled" data-ad-config='{"network":"\/6735\/","site":{"desktop":"NPRSecondary","mobile":"NPRMobileSecondary"},"zone":"News_World_Asia","targets":{"testserver":"false","isPodcastEpisode":"false","storyId":"1125"},"location":"secondary","deferred":false,"isBetweenContent":false,"overflowCount":null,"hasRefreshEnabled":true,"isOutstreamVideoEnabled":false}'></div> </div> <div class="ad-footer border-type-agg-default"></div> </aside> <article class="item has-image"> <div 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2025, in Beijing, China." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Jiang Hui, whose mother was on the missing MH370 Malaysia Airlines passenger jet, wears a shirt "Remembering 239 Lives, MH370" as he talks to media on the 11th anniversary of the jet going missing on March 8, 2025, in Beijing, China. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Ng Han Guan/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Ng Han Guan/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5334315/malaysia-mh370-search-indian-ocean" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline 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The plane headed south to the far-southern Indian Ocean, where it is believed to have crashed.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 5906; --source-height: 3322; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5334313/china-canada-executions"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5906x3322+0+104/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4a%2F2b%2F20537496465abd56e7632c6cfcbb%2Fap25071539531391.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5906x3322+0+104/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4a%2F2b%2F20537496465abd56e7632c6cfcbb%2Fap25071539531391.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5906x3322+0+104/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4a%2F2b%2F20537496465abd56e7632c6cfcbb%2Fap25071539531391.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5906x3322+0+104/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4a%2F2b%2F20537496465abd56e7632c6cfcbb%2Fap25071539531391.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5906x3322+0+104/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4a%2F2b%2F20537496465abd56e7632c6cfcbb%2Fap25071539531391.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5906x3322+0+104/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4a%2F2b%2F20537496465abd56e7632c6cfcbb%2Fap25071539531391.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5906x3322+0+104/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4a%2F2b%2F20537496465abd56e7632c6cfcbb%2Fap25071539531391.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5906x3322+0+104/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4a%2F2b%2F20537496465abd56e7632c6cfcbb%2Fap25071539531391.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5906x3322+0+104/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4a%2F2b%2F20537496465abd56e7632c6cfcbb%2Fap25071539531391.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Canada Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly responds to a question during a news conference on tariffs, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Ottawa." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Canada Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly responds to a question during a news conference on tariffs, Wednesday, March 12, 2025, in Ottawa. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press via AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5334313/china-canada-executions" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/20\/nx-s1-5334313\/china-canada-executions","clickPosition":"2.9"}' >Canada says China executed four Canadians earlier this year</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/20/nx-s1-5334313/china-canada-executions"><time datetime="2025-03-20"><span class="date">March 20, 2025  </span></time>Beijing's embassy in Ottawa said the executions were due to drug crimes and noted that China does not recognize dual citizenship.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 3200; --source-height: 1800; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/nx-s1-5328054/asian-elephants-cambodia-population"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3200x1800+0+168/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2F72%2Ff2deebfb414a8841f8e80f1f03a9%2Fap25072421290421.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3200x1800+0+168/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2F72%2Ff2deebfb414a8841f8e80f1f03a9%2Fap25072421290421.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3200x1800+0+168/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2F72%2Ff2deebfb414a8841f8e80f1f03a9%2Fap25072421290421.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3200x1800+0+168/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2F72%2Ff2deebfb414a8841f8e80f1f03a9%2Fap25072421290421.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3200x1800+0+168/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2F72%2Ff2deebfb414a8841f8e80f1f03a9%2Fap25072421290421.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3200x1800+0+168/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2F72%2Ff2deebfb414a8841f8e80f1f03a9%2Fap25072421290421.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3200x1800+0+168/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2F72%2Ff2deebfb414a8841f8e80f1f03a9%2Fap25072421290421.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3200x1800+0+168/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2F72%2Ff2deebfb414a8841f8e80f1f03a9%2Fap25072421290421.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3200x1800+0+168/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1b%2F72%2Ff2deebfb414a8841f8e80f1f03a9%2Fap25072421290421.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="In this photo taken between 2020- 2021 and released by Fauna & Flora, elephants roam at Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> In this photo taken between 2020- 2021 and released by Fauna & Flora, elephants roam at Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> The Flora & Fauna conservation/AP/Fauna & Flora via AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> The Flora & Fauna conservation/AP/Fauna & Flora via AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/nx-s1-5328054/asian-elephants-cambodia-population" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/14\/nx-s1-5328054\/asian-elephants-cambodia-population","clickPosition":"2.10"}' >The Asian elephant population in Cambodia is more robust than previously thought</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/14/nx-s1-5328054/asian-elephants-cambodia-population"><time datetime="2025-03-14"><span class="date">March 14, 2025  </span></time>Some 400 to 600 Asian elephants are believed to remain living in the wild in Cambodia. Researchers said the study's findings underscore the potential of a "national stronghold" for the species.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item no-image has-audio"> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510366/state-of-the-world">State of the World from NPR</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/1237991515/india-sees-opportunity-in-u-s-tariffs" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/12\/1237991515\/india-sees-opportunity-in-u-s-tariffs","clickPosition":"2.11"}' >India Sees Opportunity in U.S. Tariffs</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/1237991515/india-sees-opportunity-in-u-s-tariffs"><time datetime="2025-03-12"><span class="date">March 12, 2025  </span></time>With the U.S. undertaking a tariff war with countries like China, India sees and opening. 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--source-height: 2178; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5325697/rodrigo-duterte-hague-crimes-against-humanity-icc-philippines"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3872x2178+0+202/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F16%2Fffb742af49fdabcc1dad684355cd%2Fap24331353349885.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3872x2178+0+202/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F16%2Fffb742af49fdabcc1dad684355cd%2Fap24331353349885.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3872x2178+0+202/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F16%2Fffb742af49fdabcc1dad684355cd%2Fap24331353349885.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3872x2178+0+202/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F16%2Fffb742af49fdabcc1dad684355cd%2Fap24331353349885.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3872x2178+0+202/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F16%2Fffb742af49fdabcc1dad684355cd%2Fap24331353349885.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3872x2178+0+202/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F16%2Fffb742af49fdabcc1dad684355cd%2Fap24331353349885.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3872x2178+0+202/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F16%2Fffb742af49fdabcc1dad684355cd%2Fap24331353349885.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3872x2178+0+202/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F16%2Fffb742af49fdabcc1dad684355cd%2Fap24331353349885.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3872x2178+0+202/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fd3%2F16%2Fffb742af49fdabcc1dad684355cd%2Fap24331353349885.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a senate inquiry on the so-called war on drugs during his administration at the Philippine Senate Monday, Oct. 28, 2024, in Manila, Philippines." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a senate inquiry on the so-called war on drugs during his administration at the Philippine Senate, Oct. 28, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Aaron Favila/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Aaron Favila/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5325697/rodrigo-duterte-hague-crimes-against-humanity-icc-philippines" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/12\/nx-s1-5325697\/rodrigo-duterte-hague-crimes-against-humanity-icc-philippines","clickPosition":"2.12"}' >Rodrigo Duterte is in custody in The Hague for crimes against humanity trial</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/nx-s1-5325697/rodrigo-duterte-hague-crimes-against-humanity-icc-philippines"><time datetime="2025-03-12"><span class="date">March 12, 2025  </span></time>The former Philippine president is the first former leader from Asia to face charges at the International Criminal Court. Human rights groups say his violent crackdowns left up to 30,000 dead.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 6000; --source-height: 3375; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/g-s1-53275/taiwan-tsmc-us-investments-security-worries"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9a%2Fab%2F5021e30d408c84b898999ce73270%2Ftsmc2-getty.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9a%2Fab%2F5021e30d408c84b898999ce73270%2Ftsmc2-getty.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9a%2Fab%2F5021e30d408c84b898999ce73270%2Ftsmc2-getty.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9a%2Fab%2F5021e30d408c84b898999ce73270%2Ftsmc2-getty.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9a%2Fab%2F5021e30d408c84b898999ce73270%2Ftsmc2-getty.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9a%2Fab%2F5021e30d408c84b898999ce73270%2Ftsmc2-getty.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9a%2Fab%2F5021e30d408c84b898999ce73270%2Ftsmc2-getty.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9a%2Fab%2F5021e30d408c84b898999ce73270%2Ftsmc2-getty.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+313/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F9a%2Fab%2F5021e30d408c84b898999ce73270%2Ftsmc2-getty.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) CEO C.C. Wei, left, is accompanied by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and David Sacks, U.S. President Trump's AI and crypto Cczar, at the White House on March 3. Trump announced that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, one of the largest manufacturers of semiconductor chips, plans to invest $100 billion in new manufacturing facilities in the United States." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> C.C. Wei, the CEO of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), is shown at left and accompanied by U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and David Sacks, U.S. President Trump's AI and crypto czar, at the White House on March 3. Trump announced that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, one of the largest manufacturers of semiconductor chips, plans to invest $100 billion in new manufacturing facilities in the United States. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Andrew Harnik/Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Andrew Harnik/Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/g-s1-53275/taiwan-tsmc-us-investments-security-worries" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/12\/g-s1-53275\/taiwan-tsmc-us-investments-security-worries","clickPosition":"2.13"}' >Taiwanese chip giant's investments in U.S. stir 'silicon shield' security worries</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/12/g-s1-53275/taiwan-tsmc-us-investments-security-worries"><time datetime="2025-03-12"><span class="date">March 12, 2025  </span></time>TSMC's plan to invest $100 billion into U.S. production facilities raises concerns that its leverage in securing protection from China may be weakened.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 3872; --source-height: 2178; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/11/g-s1-53104/philippines-rodrigo-duterte-arrested-icc"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3872x2178+0+202/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2F81%2Fde8f8e5845d29f88550fd59c9e5b%2Fap25070188083106.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3872x2178+0+202/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2F81%2Fde8f8e5845d29f88550fd59c9e5b%2Fap25070188083106.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3872x2178+0+202/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2F81%2Fde8f8e5845d29f88550fd59c9e5b%2Fap25070188083106.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3872x2178+0+202/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2F81%2Fde8f8e5845d29f88550fd59c9e5b%2Fap25070188083106.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3872x2178+0+202/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2F81%2Fde8f8e5845d29f88550fd59c9e5b%2Fap25070188083106.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3872x2178+0+202/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2F81%2Fde8f8e5845d29f88550fd59c9e5b%2Fap25070188083106.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3872x2178+0+202/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2F81%2Fde8f8e5845d29f88550fd59c9e5b%2Fap25070188083106.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3872x2178+0+202/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2F81%2Fde8f8e5845d29f88550fd59c9e5b%2Fap25070188083106.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3872x2178+0+202/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F82%2F81%2Fde8f8e5845d29f88550fd59c9e5b%2Fap25070188083106.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte takes oath during a senate inquiry on the so-called war on drugs during his administration at the Philippine Senate, on Oct. 28, 2024, in Manila, Philippines." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte takes oath during a senate inquiry on the so-called war on drugs during his administration at the Philippine Senate, on Oct. 28, 2024, in Manila, Philippines. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Aaron Favila/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Aaron Favila/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/11/g-s1-53104/philippines-rodrigo-duterte-arrested-icc" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/11\/g-s1-53104\/philippines-rodrigo-duterte-arrested-icc","clickPosition":"2.14"}' >Ex-Philippine leader Duterte was 'forcibly taken' to The Hague, his daughter says</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/11/g-s1-53104/philippines-rodrigo-duterte-arrested-icc"><time datetime="2025-03-11"><span class="date">March 11, 2025  </span></time>Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday on order of the International Criminal Court in connection with a case of crime against humanity. </a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 5473; --source-height: 3079; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/08/nx-s1-5321404/opinion-thailand-china-uyghurs"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5473x3079+0+296/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F67%2F21cdbde749de832a4bc4cd4a0382%2Fgettyimages-2194609971.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5473x3079+0+296/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F67%2F21cdbde749de832a4bc4cd4a0382%2Fgettyimages-2194609971.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5473x3079+0+296/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F67%2F21cdbde749de832a4bc4cd4a0382%2Fgettyimages-2194609971.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5473x3079+0+296/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F67%2F21cdbde749de832a4bc4cd4a0382%2Fgettyimages-2194609971.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5473x3079+0+296/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F67%2F21cdbde749de832a4bc4cd4a0382%2Fgettyimages-2194609971.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5473x3079+0+296/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F67%2F21cdbde749de832a4bc4cd4a0382%2Fgettyimages-2194609971.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5473x3079+0+296/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F67%2F21cdbde749de832a4bc4cd4a0382%2Fgettyimages-2194609971.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5473x3079+0+296/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F67%2F21cdbde749de832a4bc4cd4a0382%2Fgettyimages-2194609971.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5473x3079+0+296/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa8%2F67%2F21cdbde749de832a4bc4cd4a0382%2Fgettyimages-2194609971.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Police enter an immigration detention centre in Bangkok on Jan. 22." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Police enter an immigration detention centre in Bangkok on Jan. 22. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP via Getty Images </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Chanakarn Laosarakham/AFP via Getty Images </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug-tag"> <a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/opinion/"> Opinion </a> </h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/08/nx-s1-5321404/opinion-thailand-china-uyghurs" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/08\/nx-s1-5321404\/opinion-thailand-china-uyghurs","clickPosition":"2.15"}' >Opinion: Thailand's deportation of Uyghurs to China has echoes of 10 years ago</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/08/nx-s1-5321404/opinion-thailand-china-uyghurs"><time datetime="2025-03-08"><span class="date">March 8, 2025  </span></time>Thailand's recent deportations of Uyghurs to China have eerie parallels with a large deportation in 2015, in which the country bowed to Beijing, writes historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 4000; --source-height: 2250; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/07/g-s1-49493/pakistan-afghans-refugees-resettlement-us-taliban-afghanistan"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x2250+0+209/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fc1%2Ff138d6b545eeabf466f0c0d14590%2Fbpj-nprafghanresettlement-04.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x2250+0+209/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fc1%2Ff138d6b545eeabf466f0c0d14590%2Fbpj-nprafghanresettlement-04.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x2250+0+209/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fc1%2Ff138d6b545eeabf466f0c0d14590%2Fbpj-nprafghanresettlement-04.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x2250+0+209/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fc1%2Ff138d6b545eeabf466f0c0d14590%2Fbpj-nprafghanresettlement-04.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x2250+0+209/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fc1%2Ff138d6b545eeabf466f0c0d14590%2Fbpj-nprafghanresettlement-04.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x2250+0+209/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fc1%2Ff138d6b545eeabf466f0c0d14590%2Fbpj-nprafghanresettlement-04.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x2250+0+209/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fc1%2Ff138d6b545eeabf466f0c0d14590%2Fbpj-nprafghanresettlement-04.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x2250+0+209/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fc1%2Ff138d6b545eeabf466f0c0d14590%2Fbpj-nprafghanresettlement-04.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x2250+0+209/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fed%2Fc1%2Ff138d6b545eeabf466f0c0d14590%2Fbpj-nprafghanresettlement-04.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="A former employee of Afghanistan's Defense Ministry walks in his neighborhood with his youngest daughter on Jan. 21, in Islamabad, Pakistan." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> A former employee of Afghanistan's Defense Ministry walks in his neighborhood with his youngest daughter on Jan. 21, in Islamabad, Pakistan. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Betsy Joles for NPR </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Betsy Joles for NPR </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <div class="slug-wrap"> <h3 class="slug"><a href="https://www.npr.org/sections/world/">World</a></h3> </div> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/07/g-s1-49493/pakistan-afghans-refugees-resettlement-us-taliban-afghanistan" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/07\/g-s1-49493\/pakistan-afghans-refugees-resettlement-us-taliban-afghanistan","clickPosition":"2.16"}' >Afghans in Pakistan awaiting U.S. resettlement are stuck in a treacherous limbo</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/07/g-s1-49493/pakistan-afghans-refugees-resettlement-us-taliban-afghanistan"><time datetime="2025-03-07"><span class="date">March 7, 2025  </span></time>The Trump administration has halted the U.S. refugee program, Pakistan is taking steps to force Afghans out — and their lives may be at risk if they return to their own country.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 3097; --source-height: 1742; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/07/nx-s1-5320802/china-us-tariffs-gaza-ukraine-russia-trump"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3097x1742+0+161/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fee%2Fe7434b5243c4aa52e3cda2b5468d%2Fap25066118617937.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3097x1742+0+161/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fee%2Fe7434b5243c4aa52e3cda2b5468d%2Fap25066118617937.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3097x1742+0+161/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fee%2Fe7434b5243c4aa52e3cda2b5468d%2Fap25066118617937.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3097x1742+0+161/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fee%2Fe7434b5243c4aa52e3cda2b5468d%2Fap25066118617937.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3097x1742+0+161/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fee%2Fe7434b5243c4aa52e3cda2b5468d%2Fap25066118617937.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3097x1742+0+161/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fee%2Fe7434b5243c4aa52e3cda2b5468d%2Fap25066118617937.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3097x1742+0+161/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fee%2Fe7434b5243c4aa52e3cda2b5468d%2Fap25066118617937.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3097x1742+0+161/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fee%2Fe7434b5243c4aa52e3cda2b5468d%2Fap25066118617937.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/3097x1742+0+161/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F48%2Fee%2Fe7434b5243c4aa52e3cda2b5468d%2Fap25066118617937.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="In this photo, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a news conference. He's wearing a dark suit and is seated at a long table that's covered with a dark green cloth. His arms and hands are extended out to the right and left, as he gestures while he talks." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a news conference on the sidelines of the National People's Congress in Beijing on Friday. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Ng Han Guan/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Ng Han Guan/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/07/nx-s1-5320802/china-us-tariffs-gaza-ukraine-russia-trump" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/07\/nx-s1-5320802\/china-us-tariffs-gaza-ukraine-russia-trump","clickPosition":"2.17"}' >5 takeaways: China's foreign minister slams Trump's 'two-faced' policies</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/07/nx-s1-5320802/china-us-tariffs-gaza-ukraine-russia-trump"><time datetime="2025-03-07"><span class="date">March 7, 2025  </span></time>China's top foreign policy official addressed the escalating trade war with the U.S. and promoted China as an "anchor" on the global stage as America retreats from international involvement.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 5689; 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The court is expected to rule soon on whether to uphold his impeachment or remove him from office.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 1024; --source-height: 576; " > <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/06/g-s1-52365/south-korea-pocheon-accidental-bombing-fighter-jets-us-exercises"> <picture> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+36/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4e%2F42%2F34330578460fafdfb3a86b55fc80%2Fap25065184134925.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+36/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4e%2F42%2F34330578460fafdfb3a86b55fc80%2Fap25065184134925.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+36/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4e%2F42%2F34330578460fafdfb3a86b55fc80%2Fap25065184134925.jpg" data-format="webp" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/webp" /> <source srcset="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+36/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4e%2F42%2F34330578460fafdfb3a86b55fc80%2Fap25065184134925.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+36/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4e%2F42%2F34330578460fafdfb3a86b55fc80%2Fap25065184134925.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+36/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4e%2F42%2F34330578460fafdfb3a86b55fc80%2Fap25065184134925.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" type="image/jpeg" /> <img src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+36/resize/300/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4e%2F42%2F34330578460fafdfb3a86b55fc80%2Fap25065184134925.jpg" data-original="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+36/resize/300/quality/100/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4e%2F42%2F34330578460fafdfb3a86b55fc80%2Fap25065184134925.jpg" data-template="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1024x576+0+36/resize/{width}/quality/{quality}/format/{format}/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4e%2F42%2F34330578460fafdfb3a86b55fc80%2Fap25065184134925.jpg" data-format="jpeg" class="respArchListImg lazyOnLoad" alt="Rescue members work at a bomb accident site where a South Korean fighter jet accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area during training, in Pocheon, South Korea, Thursday." loading="lazy" /> </picture> </a> </div> <div class="credit-caption"> <div class="caption-wrap"> <div class="caption" aria-label="Image caption"> <p> Rescue members work at a bomb accident site where a South Korean fighter jet accidentally dropped bombs on a civilian area during training, in Pocheon, South Korea, Thursday. <b class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Yonhap/AP </b> <b class="hide-caption"><b>hide caption</b></b> </p> </div> <b class="toggle-caption"><b>toggle caption</b></b> </div> <span class="credit" aria-label="Image credit"> Yonhap/AP </span> </div> </div> <div class="item-info-wrap"> <div class="item-info"> <h2 class="title"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/06/g-s1-52365/south-korea-pocheon-accidental-bombing-fighter-jets-us-exercises" data-metrics-ga4='{"action":"topic_homepage_recirculation_click","category":"recirculation","clickType":"asia","clickName":"topic headline click","clickUrl":"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2025\/03\/06\/g-s1-52365\/south-korea-pocheon-accidental-bombing-fighter-jets-us-exercises","clickPosition":"2.19"}' >South Korean fighter jets drop bombs in the wrong place, injuring 8 people</a></h2> <p class="teaser"><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/03/06/g-s1-52365/south-korea-pocheon-accidental-bombing-fighter-jets-us-exercises"><time datetime="2025-03-06"><span class="date">March 6, 2025  </span></time>The air force said the jets were taking part in a drill with the U.S. military in Pocheon, a city close to the border with North Korea, when they dropped bombs just outside a firing range.</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="item has-image has-audio"> <div class="item-image"> <div class="imagewrap has-source-dimensions" data-crop-type="wide" style=" --source-width: 6000; 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