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Seeing Washington change course on Ukraine, Taiwan ponders its own fate

Members of the Ukrainian community in Taiwan, alongside Taiwanese supporters, gather outside Moscow's representative office in Taipei to protest the three-year anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine Ashish Valentine/NPR TAIPEI, Taiwan — The new U.S. administration is taking a sharp...

To solve for doctor shortages, states ease licensing for foreign-trained physicians

Zalmai Afzali, an internal medicine doctor in northeastern Virginia, had to complete a residency program in the U.S. after having already finished one in Afghanistan. He supports new state laws dropping such requirements for foreign-trained doctors. Roya Qaemi A growing number...

Israel’s culture minister calls a Palestinian-Israeli film’s Oscar a ‘sad moment’

From left: Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham pose with their Oscar awards for best documentary for the film No Other Land in the press room at the 97th Academy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday. Mike Coppola/Getty Images TEL...

What you need to know about Trump’s address to joint session of Congress

President Trump during his last State of the Union address on Feb. 4, 2020. Trump will return to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to deliver an address to a joint session of Congress. Mark Wilson/Getty Images President Trump will deliver an address...

Foreign students say the threat of Trump’s executive orders is getting real

Pro-Palestinian students hold up Palestinian flags during UMass Amherst graduation ceremonies in May 2024. They left the graduation event in protest. John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images It was billed as a "Palestine Night" gala and fundraiser, with proceeds going...