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Boris Johnson's Colleagues Viewed Colorful Politician As 'Too Unreliable'

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Andrew Gimson, author of Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson, about the flamboyant British politician and what his future holds now that he's taken himself out of the running for prime minister.

Boris Johnson's Colleagues Viewed Colorful Politician As 'Too Unreliable'

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Archaeologists Discover Tunnel Dug By Jews To Escape Nazis In Lithuania

Archaeologists have discovered a tunnel dug by Jews to escape the Nazis in Lithuania — a sign of resistance in a land where 90 percent of the Jewish population perished during the Holocaust.

Archaeologists Discover Tunnel Dug By Jews To Escape Nazis In Lithuania

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Funerals Held For Istanbul Attack Victims

As Turkey claims the three bombers who killed at least 44 people Tuesday were from other countries, the country buries the dead, including several members of the same family from Saudi Arabia.

Funerals Held For Istanbul Attack Victims

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Pro-Brexit Campaigner Boris Johnson Drops Out Of Prime Minister Race

The question of who will lead Britain into its post-European Union future just got thornier. The colorful Brexit supporter, Boris Johnson, a front-runner, pulled out of the race to succeed Prime Minister David Cameron.

Pro-Brexit Campaigner Boris Johnson Drops Out Of Prime Minister Race

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Istanbul Bombers Reportedly Originated From Russia, Former Soviet Republics

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Andrew Weiss, an expert on Central Asia at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, on the origins of the bombers responsible for Tuesday's attack in Turkey.

Istanbul Bombers Reportedly Originated From Russia, Former Soviet Republics

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European Union Faces New Challenges Without The U.K.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Hans Kundnani of the German Marshall Fund of the United States about where the European Union goes from here post Brexit.

European Union Faces New Challenges Without The U.K.

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Fathers, Mothers, Heroes: What We Know About Victims Of The Istanbul Attack

A child leans on the coffin of his uncle, Habibullah Sefer, on Thursday. Sefer, along with more than 40 other people, was killed in a suicide attack on Tuesday at the Ataturk airport in Istanbul. Ozan Kose/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Fathers, Mothers, Heroes: What We Know About Victims Of The Istanbul Attack

A father trying to save his son from the Islamic State. A brother working to support his sisters' education. A customs guard who shot one of the attackers. Three sisters, celebrating an engagement.

In Australia, Decades Of Abuse Against Military Recruits Comes To Light

Daryl James was just 15-years-old when he arrived at the Army Apprentice School in the 1970s. He says he was repeatedly abused, as were many others. Now he returns every year just to confirm that the school is still gone. "The ghosts have gone now, " he told NPR. Louisa Lim for NPR hide caption

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In Australia, Decades Of Abuse Against Military Recruits Comes To Light

A commission is investigating complaints by military academy students who say systematic sexual abuse was inflicted on new recruits dating back to the 1970s.

In Australia, Decades Of Abuse Against Military Recruits Comes To Light

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Letter From Rome: The Hardest Exam Is The Driving Test

Sylvia Poggioli holds her hard-earned new Italian driver's license. After intense cramming, she aced the exam. The total cost for driving school, exam and license fees came to nearly $700. Courtesy of Sylvia Poggioli/NPR hide caption

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Letter From Rome: The Hardest Exam Is The Driving Test

Italians are notorious for crazy driving. But it's not for lack of rigor in their driving test, drawn from 7,000 possible questions. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli crammed by taking up to 80 mock tests a day.

Letter From Rome: The Hardest Exam Is The Driving Test

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Nonstop Flight: How The Frigatebird Can Soar For Weeks Without Stopping

One of the frigatebirds that researchers tagged soared 40 miles over the Indian Ocean without a wing-flap. These birds were photographed in the Galapagos. Lucy Rickards/Flickr hide caption

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Nonstop Flight: How The Frigatebird Can Soar For Weeks Without Stopping

Scientists have been attaching transmitters on the huge seagoing birds and are astonished by their ability to stay aloft.

Nonstop Flight: How The Frigatebird Can Soar For Weeks Without Stopping

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