Portugal’s Chega party becomes the main opposition and joins Europe’s far-right surge
Portugal’s anti-immigration Chega party notched another political gain for Europe’s far right on Wednesday after it was assigned the second-most seats in parliament. (Image credit:... Read More
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Rubio says U.S. will “aggressively” revoke visas for many Chinese students
The announcement to revoke visas most drastic move yet to curtail the numbers of international students studying in the U.S.... Read More
Tate brothers face rape and trafficking charges in U.K.
British prosecutors have approved 21 charges against self styled misogynist influencers, brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate, including rape, assault, and human trafficking. (Image credit: Andrei... Read More
Children of ISIS fighter find new life in Minnesota
When ISIS was at its height, its ranks included several hundred Americans. They were often young men radicalized online by savvy marketing that promised free... Read More
Healthcare System Collapses in Sudan’s Capital
The civil war in Sudan has been ongoing for more than two years causing some fifteen million people to be displaced and the collapse of... Read More
Peruvian farmer loses landmark climate case against German energy giant
A Peruvian farmer has lost a decade-long legal climate case against Germany energy giant RWE. Saúl Luciano Lliuya claimed the company’s emissions had contributed to... Read More
China is now the biggest debt collector in the developing world, report says
Developing countries owe billions to China, which threatens to undermine poverty reduction efforts and fuel instability, according to a new report from Australia’s Lowy Institute.... Read More
Greetings from the Galápagos Islands, where the blue-footed booby shows its colors
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.... Read More
Trump’s foreign policy: deals with allies over diplomacy with rivals
When President Trump talks about his foreign policy, he often frames it as a business deal. He says much less about conventional diplomacy, like ending... Read More
Netanyahu says Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar has been killed by Israeli forces
Speaking on Wednesday in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, Netanyahu said that Sinwar was killed in an Israeli airstrike, but did not provide specifics. (Image credit:... Read More
Change to COVID vaccine guidance. And, dozens hurt in new Gaza aid distribution
The federal government’s latest guidance for COVID-19 vaccines is raising concerns among some independent experts. And, dozens of Palestinians hurt during first day of new... Read More
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Rollout of U.S.-backed Gaza aid plan mired in chaos, federal government no longer recommends COVID vaccinations for healthy pregnant women and kids, U.S. works to... Read More
Noem urges Poles to elect Trump ally as CPAC holds its first meeting in Poland
The Conservative Political Action Conference held its first meeting in Poland on Tuesday, just days before a presidential election between a liberal mayor and a... Read More
King Charles says Canada is facing unprecedented challenges in speech
King Charles warns Canada ‘faces a critical moment’ in an official address to open parliament in Ottawa – delivering a message aimed at reasserting the... Read More
Why pro-Russian media is focusing on a viral video of French President Macron
A video showing French President Emmanuel Macron’s wife appearing to shove him in the face has gone viral. Macron has said the two were just... Read More
Israel has ordered tens of thousand of Gazans to move to zone in the south... Read More
A video of the French president’s wife shoving him went viral. Here’s why it matters
Macron said that the video depicts the couple “joking” and dismissed it as part of a disinformation campaign. Experts say Russian accounts are trying to... Read More
55-year-old Kami Rita Sherpa breaks his own record: climbing Mount Everest 31 times
Lumping his 31 feats together, Kami Rita Sherpa has climbed nearly 90,000 feet above sea level on the famous peak. He first climbed to the... Read More
Despite the pause on high tariffs, Chinese factories still face high uncertainty
A 90-day pause on triple-digit U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods has left exporters and importers in a high state of uncertainty. Factory owners in China... Read More
Harvard University President Alan Garber sits down with Morning Edition, where he doubles down on his decisions. And, a look at job losses within the... Read More
Why Japan sees President Trump’s tariffs as a ‘national crisis’
Although largely paused, President Trump’s tariffs present a major threat to Japan’s already flagging economy. (Image credit: Stan Honda)... Read More
Their son joined ISIS. Then they learned he had kids in a Syrian detention camp
Years after their son left the U.S. to join ISIS, a Minnesota couple learned they had two young grandsons trapped in a Syrian desert camp.... Read More
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The latest on the aid situation in Gaza, Harvard’s president discusses the university’s battle with the Trump administration, corporate America’s retreat from DEI has eliminated... Read More
27 hospitalized, including 4 children, after car plows into Liverpool FC parade
A 53-year-old man is in police custody. He is from the Liverpool area and is believed to be the driver, police said. (Image credit: Getty... Read More
What Trump’s cuts to intelligence could mean for national security
It’s a classic Washington power move — the late-on-Friday news dump. This past Friday, at 4:30pm, start of a long holiday weekend, about half the... Read More