Willem Marx
Stories
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The annual Eurovision song contest is underway in Sweden
Thirty-seven nations Compete in Europe's Song Contest: Kitsch, Peace, Politics. The countries hope their entry will be named best song of 2024, though some of the greatest drama happens offstage.
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Campus protests over the war in Gaza have gone international
Students in the U.K., France and Mexico have sought to erect what many of them call "solidarity encampments," prompting a variety of responses from university authorities and local law enforcement.
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U.S. university protests over the war in Gaza galvanize other demonstrations
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations have been taking place on university campuses around the world since last October. Morning Edition focuses on three countries: the United Kingdom, France and Mexico.
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World Court refuses to ask Germany to stop Israel weapons exports
The UN's highest court has declined to order Germany to end its military aid to Israel, finding there was as yet not enough evidence for the court to compel Germany to chance its policies.
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Scotland's first minister resigns
Scotland's first minister Humza Yousef has stepped down after a series of political missteps, dealing the latest blow to his party's independence ambitions.
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These are the World Central Kitchen aid workers killed by Israeli airstrike in Gaza
Three of those killed by an Israeli airstrike were British and the others were Australian, Palestinian, Polish and a dual citizen of the U.S. and Canada.
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The State Department allows the sale of F-16 jets to Turkey to move forward
The sale of the 40 F-16 fighter jets and upgrades to dozens of other jets became linked to Sweden's accession to NATO, after Turkey had objected.
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Some wrongly accused British postal workers begin to see justice after TV drama airs
A made-for-TV drama brought real life justice for hundreds of United Kingdom post office workers wrongly accused of theft and false accounting.
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A teenage British darts phenom astounds as runner-up in the world championship
Luke "The Nuke" Littler began the World Darts Championship ranked 164th in the world. The 16-year-old blazed through each match, finally losing to the world's No. 1-ranked player, Luke Humphries.
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The 16-year-old dart player who captured Britain's imagination
Over the past two weeks, a British 16-year-old has captured the public's imagination with his extraordinary run of victories in the World Darts Championship.