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Israel’s military said the airdrops would begin Saturday night in Gaza, after mounting accounts of starvation-related deaths. Israeli officials also said humanitarian corridors will be established. (Image credit: Jehad Alshrafi)

As the deadline for the start of 30 percent tariffs on the EU, Cecilia Malmstrom, former European Commissioner for Trade, explains the scope and scale of the EU-US trading partnership and what’s at stake if a deal isn’t reached.

A months-long recall effort to oust lawmakers considered pro-Chinese has failed in the self-governing island’s legislature. (Image credit: Jan Camenzind Broomby for NPR)

John Michael Osbourne, a poor student from Birmingham, UK, exceeded expectations and helped invent heavy metal. A moment to remember the singular Ozzy Osbourne, who died this week at the age of 76. (Image credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

The independence-leaning ruling Democratic Progressive Party won the last presidential election, but the China-friendly Nationalists and the Taiwan People’s Party have enough seats to form a majority bloc. (Image credit: ChiangYing-ying/AP)

In the U.S., as nowhere else, health insurance and employment are deeply connected. And that means confusion can snare even elite athletes. (Image credit: Scott Taetsch)

Scientists are driving around in white Chevys, releasing thousands of specially engineered mosquitoes from tubes — part of a pioneering project to reduce the spread of dengue, a terrible disease. (Image credit: Ian Cheibub for NPR)

Founded by George W. Bush, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief was taken out of the list of agencies that lost previously pledged funds. But its future is far from certain. (Image credit: Ben de la Cruz/NPR)

That’s how the head of the World Health Organization paid tribute to Nabarro’s lifelong public health leadership. A physician, Nabarro was a leading voice in the effort to quash the COVID-19 pandemic. (Image credit: Victoria Jones via Pool)