Emily Feng

What to know as Gaza ceasefire talks begin in Egypt Israel and Hamas appear closer than ever to a deal to end their two-year war — but questions remain. Delegations from Israel, Hamas, the U.S., Egypt and Qatar are meeting on Monday.

It's been a busy week for those reporting from the holy land
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Here's the latest on the Gaza peace plan Hamas responded to an American proposal to end Israel's war in Gaza and said it would return all remaining hostages. But big uncertainties remain over the proposal's next steps.

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For @npr.org, I review Lou Ye's acclaimed Covid movie "An Unfinished Film," its courage in venturing into the forbidden, and limitations in what it seems unable or unwilling to confront. The Chinese people deserve better, more honest stories. The work remains unfinished.
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ICE officer caught on video pushing woman is placed on leave The man appears to be the same officer who was caught last month on NPR audio aggressively arresting a court observer.

🚨NEW-ICE officer caught on video pushing a woman in a NYC immigration court is the same ICE officer NPR reported last month aggressively arrested a court observer.

He was placed on admin leave after this latest incident. Watch the video, hear the audio: www.npr.org/2025/09/26/n...

Visual evidence upends Israel’s official story for deadly attack on Gaza hospital Israeli troops say they targeted a Hamas camera in an August strike, but a Reuters investigation found the device belonged to one of the news agency’s journalists.

"In the early days of the war, Reuters shared with the Israeli military locations of its teams in Gaza... to try to ensure they would not be targeted...But after many journalists were killed in IDF strikes, Reuters stopped giving precise coordinates." www.reuters.com/investigatio...

A question of intent: Is what's happening in Gaza genocide? As accusations of genocide in Gaza mount against Israel, NPR looks at how the term is defined legally and why previously reticent scholars have changed their minds.

“"I struggled to accept the possibility that Jews, the victims of genocide, could become perpetrators of genocide," Waxman said.”

Inside the debate over whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

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Hegseth summons military top brass to unusual meeting, agenda unclear Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth has summoned hundreds of general and admirals from across the globe to a meeting in Virginia.  But there's no word on why the highly unusual meeting has been called.

“reporters must pledge not to support - report on classified or even unclassified material …If you don't agree to this, you'll lose your press pass and you can't report from the Pentagon…you'll be barred from any U.S. military base around the world.”

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Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies Former FBI Director James Comey has been indicted just days after President Trump issued a public demand for the DOJ to act "now" to prosecute him, sources say.

Former FBI Director James Comey indicted days after Trump demanded his DOJ move 'now' to prosecute enemies
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从上海到华盛顿：季风书园与中国公民社会的覆灭与新生

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Jerome Cohen, the First American to Practice Law in China, Dies at 95 An expert on China—and a sometime critic—Cohen defended companies and dissidents.

RIP!! A legend ❤️
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Our Jan in Moscow: The secret Russian life of Europe's most notorious fugitive-turned-spy Ever since the summer of 2020, when German payments giant Wirecard collapsed after failing to account for €1.9 billion in missing assets, its former COO Jan Marsalek has been a wanted man. The Insider...

”Europe’s most wanted man, it is highly likely, is now a Russian combatant in Europe’s largest land war since World War II.”

Incredible investigation using Russia’s own surveillance cameras and records into Wirecard’s Jan Marsalek and a terrible hair transplant surgery: theins.ru/en/inv/284980

How a grandmother helped her granddaughter to find her voice Mary Lee McNelis suffers from a speech impediment. But her mother and grandmother never gave up on her. They reminisce with StoryCorps about Mary's long journey to finding her voice.

The uplift I needed today

How a grandmother helped her granddaughter to find her voice

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What we know about the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk Kirk was killed Wednesday while speaking at a campus event in Utah. There is no suspect in custody.

Kirk was killed Wednesday while speaking at a campus event in Utah. There is no suspect in custody.

How Tokyo became an unexpected haven for China’s middle class An aspirational generation of Chinese arrivals are beginning to shape Japan’s demographic, social and perhaps even political destiny

“Japan is stable. It has rational politics. It has no Chinese nationalists…Everyone has a third term for Trump or a fourth term for Xi in their mind, and they don’t like it.” on.ft.com/3JO8WYW

During Beijing’s, China WWII parade, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin were caught on a hot mic discussing longevity. Putin said organ transplants may lead to immortality, while Xi mused, "Some predict humans may live to 150 this century." Kim Jong Un smiled nearby.

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A.I. Is Coming for Culture We’re used to algorithms guiding our choices. When machines can effortlessly generate the content we consume, though, what’s left for the human imagination?

“Its webs, meanwhile, are woven by machines that are owned by corporations.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

“The Taliban forcibly took over our joint venture oil fields and unreasonably drove our Chinese personnel out of the oil field at gunpoint.”

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'We didn't do enough': How U.S. policy failed Palestinians in Gaza As famine plagues Gaza, NPR exclusive reporting looks at the U.S. role in the humanitarian crisis. Many former officials NPR interviewed share a common refrain: Did we do enough to prevent this?

"We allowed our No. 1 ally, on our watch, to violate every single principle and pillar of humanitarian assistance and civilian protection that we created for the world," the official said. www.npr.org/2025/08/28/n...

Thanks Alex!

Greetings from the Negev desert, where traces remain of a vanished ancient civilization Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

Don't miss the latest installment of Far-flung postcards by the one and only @emilyzfeng.bsky.social who had the fortune of visiting this Christian archaeological site in the Negev www.npr.org/2025/08/27/g...

The scramble to keep public media afloat The Public Media Bridge Fund hopes to raise $100 million over the next two years to support endangered newsrooms.

With local public media stations on the brink of collapse followingTrump’s successful push to strip federal funding, the Public Media Bridge Fund hopes to raise $100 million over the next two years to keep local newsrooms alive.

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A new anti-war camp is emerging in Israel. It includes soldiers and former soldiers With Israel's prime minister pushing for a full occupation of Gaza, some of Israel's exhausted soldiers are pushing back and calling for an end to the war.

"NPR spoke to six reservists and soldiers, including Finer, who had refused service this year. Some expressed moral qualms; others questioned the strategic value of continuing to fight in Gaza."
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A new antiwar camp is emerging in Israel. It includes soldiers and former soldiers Within Israel's prime minister pushing for a full occupation of Gaza, some of Israel's exhausted soldiers are pushing back and calling for an end to the war.

"...it was so clear for me. They don't want this war to end anytime before they conquer the whole Gaza Strip. Another day we suspend it is another day Israeli soldiers could die."
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Gaza's 'White Walkers' — the deadly task of simply getting flour For multiple days, more people are killed trying to get food in Gaza than in Israeli air strikes, medics say.

Incredible sound from one of the deadliest sites where Palestinians have been trying to get food, in north Gaza.
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A Palestinian activist was killed by the violence he sought to stop Awdah Al Hathaleen was shot during a clash with an Israeli settler. His West Bank village hoped No Other Land, the Oscar-winning film about settler violence that he worked on, might help protect them.

Awdah Al Hathaleen was shot during a clash with an Israeli settler. His West Bank village hoped No Other Land, the Oscar-winning film about settler violence that he worked on, might help protect them.

The U.S. Marches Toward State Capitalism With American Characteristics President Trump is imitating the Chinese Communist Party by extending political control ever deeper into the economy.

President Trump is imitating the Chinese Communist Party by extending political control ever deeper into the economy, Greg Ip writes.

Trump calls for U.S. census to exclude for the first time people with no legal status Trump is calling for a "new" census that excludes people in the U.S. without legal status. The 14th Amendment requires the "whole number of persons in each state" in a key set of census results.

Trump is calling for a "new" census that excludes people in the U.S. without legal status. The 14th Amendment requires the "whole number of persons in each state" in a key set of census results.

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Did you read the story? It debunks the Israeli claims and shows how many, many children are going hungry.