ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST: Nearly 90% of the people living in the United Arab Emirates are foreign workers. They come from all over the world and include among them Shia Muslims. After the U.S. and Israel went to war with Iran, where Shia Muslims dominate, man... See more
Shia Muslims from Pakistan say they're being deported from the UAE shortly after the Iran war began. Copyright 2026 NPR Shia Muslims from Pakistan say they're being deported from the UAE shortly after the Iran war began. Copyright 2026 NPR Congress has el... See more
ADRIAN FLORIDO, HOST: In India right now, there are young people who proudly call themselves cockroaches. It began as a joke on social media but has snowballed into a real-life political movement. NPR's Diaa Hadid went to their first protest in New Delhi ... See more
Young Indians frustrated by unemployment and exam scandals are rallying behind an unusual symbol: the cockroach. NPR's Diaa Hadid reports from New Delhi. Copyright 2026 NPR Young Indians frustrated by unemployment and exam scandals are rallying behind an ... See more
Updated June 5, 2026 at 6:13 AM EDT DAMBAGULLA, Sri Lanka – Chooti the parrot isn't happy. "Chooti didn't eat rice!" it shrieks on the balcony of a farmhouse in the central Sri Lankan village of Dambagulla. Chooti's owner, Nita Kumari sympathises: she's a... See more
