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Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

Methamphetamine abuse is a growing issue across French Polynesia. This past weekend, more than 6,000 people took to the streets for demonstrations against the drug's growing influence. HPR's Derrick Malama has more in the Pacific News Minute.

At least 19 people have been killed in the protests and more than 200 others were admitted to the hospital due to injuries, according to Nepal's Civil Service Hospital.

Monica Chung, artistic director of the Kauaʻi Concert Association, wanted a “big shebang” to launch the 2025-2026 season. So she asked conductor Tito Muñoz to lead the Kauaʻi Concert Sinfonia in Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 “Titan.” Evening Concert host talked to Chung and Muñoz about bringing concerts to the Garden Isle and working with school students in the community.

The White House expressed disapproval with the attack, saying a unilateral strike in a country that's a U.S. ally "does not advance Israel or America's goals," and tried to tip off Qatar in advance.

A Michigan judge has dismissed criminal charges against 15 people who signed false certificates saying Donald Trump won the state's electoral votes in 2020.

More than 300 South Koreans working on an electric battery factory in Georgia remain detained by the U.S. government today. South Korea's foreign minister is involved in talks to resolve this situation, but there may be a lingering issue with visas. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.

Forecasters say Hurricane Kiko has weakened into a tropical storm but still could create life-threatening surf and rip currents in Hawaiʻi. The storm is forecast to pass to the north of the Hawaiian Islands on Tuesday and Wednesday as it continues to weaken.

The Hawaiʻi Green Infrastructure Authority is working with the attorney general’s office to reinstate federal funding for the Solar for All Program that provided solar energy access for low-income families.

Median U.S. home prices are at a record high, and so is the age of first-time homebuyers: 38 years old. Utah is trying to tackle the lack of affordable homes.