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We journey the rugged hills and windy roads of what's known as Area C. It comprises most of the Israeli-occupied West Bank — it's where Israelis and Palestinians rub shoulders as closely as anywhere.

Last July, five men escaped from Hong Kong by speedboat as Beijing mounted a crackdown. On the 24th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover to Chinese rule, one of these men recounts his story.

For our summer travel series, our Beijing correspondent rides the city's subway system and explores the history of each stop — above ground and below ground.

NPR's Emily Feng talks with the German-Syrian duo Shkoon, who are returning to their roots with the release of their new album FIRAQ.

Seth Jones of the center for Strategic and International Studies talks about the U.S military's capacity to carry out extended strikes in Iran, and Iran's ability to retaliate.

The omicron variant has been detected in about one-third of U.S. states, while the delta variant infects 100,000 people a day. Officials urge people to get vaccinated and boosted.

China has dominated the medal count at the last five Paralympic Games. That's in stark contrast with the lack of disability access in Chinese society.

Angry, depressed, or flat out bored by successive COVID lockdowns, Chinese writers are adapting Western literature classics to amuse themselves.

Netflix is suing Abigail Barlow and Emily Bear, who wrote the Grammy-winning Unofficial Bridgerton Musical, for infringement of intellectual property rights of the streaming service's hit show.

Physician Siddhartha Mukherjee explains how cellular science could lead to breakthroughs in the treatment of cancer, HIV, Type 1 diabetes and sickle cell anemia. His new book is The Song of the Cell.