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Qatar's ties to Hamas are controversial but useful. A top Qatari official tells NPR why the Gulf Arab state hosts senior Hamas figures and why Gaza is a policy priority.

U.N. Security Council proposals to call for a Gaza ceasefire or put the U.N. in charge of aid inspections were weakened to try to win support from the U.S., which backs Israel's fight against Hamas.

The practice dates back hundreds of years, when people started using cloth bundles to carry items to and from public baths. Eventually, it evolved into a wrapping art form.

In Rhode Island, safety-net clinics are under new pressures as clinicians retire or burn out. Patients report that it's harder to find care, and they're losing connections to familiar doctors.

Japan's government is mired in the worst corruption scandal in three decades. The prime minister is struggling with allegations that ruling party politicians violated political finance laws.

What's going on in our brains and bodies when we experience waves of nostalgia in the holiday season? We talk to musician and neuroscientist Daniel Levitin about the medicine of music.

John Cruitt's mother died just days before Christmas in 1958. He's never forgotten the way his third grade teacher supported him. More than 50 years later he wrote to her and they reunited.

Online sellers are increasingly using AI-generated images to lure consumers. But what you buy may end up looking very different. The team at the Indicator from Planet Money looks into the trend.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Georgia GOP Chairman Josh McKoon about the Colorado Supreme Court decision that disqualifies former President Donald Trump from running in the state's primary election.

The dependence German companies have built up on China helps prop up Europe's largest economy. Germany's government warns against over-dependence. What's the way forward for German companies?