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The White House announced it will lift some of the Trump era restriction on travel and remittances on Cubans. Hit hard by COVID and other missteps, the Cuban economy is barely functioning for many.

Gunmen killed at least 15 people in a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday. At least 42 people have been hospitalized.

A hearing Tuesday may decide the fate of international students after it was announced that they would be prohibited from being in the U.S. if their schools only had online classes this fall.

Annie Pforzheimer was the acting deputy assistant secretary state for Afghanistan until March of 2019.

China has ended mandatory quarantine for inbound travelers — dismantling one of the final pieces of its "zero COVID" policy. The change will have a big impact on the global economy and for visitors.

The Senate "Gang of Eight" released the summary its immigration overhaul plan on Tuesday. David Welna talks to Robert Siegel about the details.

The ouster of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has changed things for other Arabs living in the country. When a group falls from grace, so do those who are perceived to be its supporters. Under Muslim Brotherhood rule, Egypt was one of the few remaining safe havens for Syrians fleeing the war in their country. The political change in Egypt is putting Syrians in danger.

Rina Amiri is a former U.S. and UN, official who has been involved in Afghanistan policy over the last two decades.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Matthieu Aikins, reporter for The New York Times in Kabul, about the latest from the Afghan capital.

This year saw a historic reduction in the number of refugees allowed to resettle in the U.S. Next year will be similar — reshaping the U.S.'s role in the world amid a refugee crisis.