Torrential rain continued to lash eastern Australia on Thursday, leaving almost 50,000 people stranded and one man has died. Rescue operations are ongoing as authorities dispatched helicopters, boats and drones on a major search.

NPR’s Michel Martin talks with South African journalist Redi Thlabi about President Trump’s claim that white South Africans are disproportionately the victims of violence.

The EU is readying a fresh round of sanctions against Russia after leaders threatened Moscow with “massive” economic punishment for not agreeing a ceasefire in Ukraine.

Two Israeli embassy staff members, a man and a woman, were shot dead late Wednesday outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, by a gunman who shouted “Free Palestine,” police said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israeli military will take full control of the Gaza territory. The announcement came as a the new military offensive draws international rebukes.

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