Raneem Hijazi was eight months pregnant when an Israeli airstrike on her apartment in Gaza buried her in rubble, killing eight family members including her young son. Hijazi survived and gave birth that day to a healthy baby girl. But then she was separated from her newborn for months. We hear the story of their difficult time apart.

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The Garrick, a drinking and dining den tucked away on a side street in London, has long been a haunt of Britain's top politicians, actors and lawyers. Women have not been allowed to join — until now.

In the U.K., there are growing calls for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to call a national election this summer, after his party suffered heavy losses in last week's local elections.

In the U.K., Muslim politicians are getting verbal abuse. Many worry the government's new "extremism" definition targets them. Watching Gaza, it's an especially difficult Ramadan.

Protests continue at factories where parts for F-35 jets are made — while some in the ruling party want to halt arms sales.

Prince Harry and 100 other celebrities sued UK tabloids for allegedly hacking their phones to get scoops in the 1990s & early 2000s.

The Committee to Protect Journalists says nearly 60 journalists and media workers have been killed since the Israel-Hamas war began, it's the deadliest period since CPJ began gathering data in 1992.

In a major defeat for the British prime minister, the Supreme Court has ruled the government's migrant plan is unlawful and would put asylum-seekers at risk of deportation back home.

Saturday's march, the largest in the U.K. since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, was overwhelmingly peaceful. London police say they arrested around 100 far-right counterprotesters.

The Rafah border crossing, operated by Egyptian authorities, is the only Gaza crossing not directly controlled by Israel. Now it is the only entry point for aid and exit point for those able to leave.

There have been questions about how Iranian-backed forces in the "axis of resistance" may influence the Israel-Hamas war. The network of forces is "a kind of NATO for militant groups," an expert says.

The Belfast trio Kneecap raps in Irish. Their popularity reflects a demographic shift: Catholics now outnumber Protestants there. Experts say Irish reunification isn't a matter of 'if' but 'when.'

Known as "the guest" for his habit of staying in a different house each night to evade Israeli attacks, Mohammed Deif, leader of Hamas' military wing, remains an enigmatic and shadowy figure.

With high poverty and unemployment and severe restrictions on movement, life in the Gaza Strip was already difficult before Israel's retaliatory offensive began this week in response to Hamas attacks.

Governments in Europe pledge support for Israel and European Union freezes aid to Palestinians after days of escalating violence in Israel and Gaza.

Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, who remains in prison in Iran, is this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

The British prime minister watered down key climate policies, and critics including Al Gore are slamming the changes. Analysts say with elections coming up next year, the pivot is politically driven.

"They have seen death, not just in their families but within themselves as well," a Libyan doctor tells NPR. "Their souls are crushed, their hope is lost. How can you come back from such a thing?"

Belfast's peace walls, built in the Troubles to tamp sectarian violence, were slated to be torn down in 2023. But locals are protesting. Many want them preserved as war relics & public art.

The U.K. has lowered taxes on draft beers in pubs, in what it's calling its biggest shakeup to alcohol tax in a century. But taxes on other alcoholic beverages are rising, so not everyone is cheering.