The outage was the first nationwide shutdown since the Taliban returned to power in August 2021 and was part of their professed crackdown on immorality.... Read More
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The export-led industrial model that Germany has pursued for decades is now at a crossroads.... Read More
The leaders of the U.S. and Israel say they have agreed to a broad plan that could end Israel’s war in Gaza. But substantial uncertainties... Read More
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With no guarantee of U.S. weapons, Ukraine races to make its own President Trump is sounding more supportive of Ukraine. But he still isn’t pledging military aid for the country. As a result, Ukraine is producing as... Read More
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President Trump says the U.S. won’t be giving more weapons to Ukraine. As a result, Ukraine is racing to make as many of its own... Read More
Trump and Netanyahu outline plan for Gaza 1 min read President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu laid out a new plan to end the war in Gaza.... Read More
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The activist wanted by the Hong Kong government said he was denied entry to Singapore over the weekend for what he presumes were political reasons.... Read More
Moldova’s pro-Western governing party won a clear parliamentary majority, defeating pro-Russian groups in an election that was widely viewed as a stark choice between East... Read More
There’s a Ukrainian hospital so old it treated wounded soldiers during the Crimean War in the 1850s. Yet neurosurgeons at Mechnikov Hospital also play a... Read More
More than 500 Israeli soldiers have survived serious injuries fighting in Gaza, according to the military, thanks largely to lessons learned and advances in medicine.... Read More
President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu meet as pressure builds over Gaza and hostages 1 min read NPR’s Emily Feng reports from Tel Aviv on the Trump–Netanyahu meeting, the outlines of a U.S. proposal for Gaza, and the hurdles that remain over... Read More
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the large-scale attacks involved nearly 500 strike drones. (Image credit: Efrem Lukatsky)... Read More
Stampede at a political rally for popular actor Vijay in southern India kills 36, injures 40 1 min read A stampede at a rally for a popular Indian actor and politician in the southern state of Tamil Nadu killed at least 36 people and... Read More
The United Nations reimposed sanctions on Iran early Sunday over its nuclear program, further squeezing the Islamic Republic as its people increasingly find themselves priced... Read More
Japan’s Konbini convenience stores coming to the U.S. In Japan, Konbini convenience stores have become part of the country’s infrastructure, offering fresh meals delivered several times a day, tickets to concerts and museums,... Read More
Ukrainians react to President Trump’s new stance on the war with Russia Olga Rudenko, chief editor of the Kyiv Independent, talks about how Ukrainians view President Trump’s shift from praising Vladimir Putin to backing Ukraine’s full territorial... Read More
The U.N. marks its 80th anniversary. A foreign affairs expert reviews its relevance The United Nations marks its 80th Anniversary this year. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Nahal Toosi, senior foreign affairs correspondent at Politico, about the organization’s... Read More
The court’s majority said Trump’s foreign policy authority outweighed the harms claimed by the international aid groups suing. (Image credit: Allison Robbert)... Read More
Assata Shakur, a Black liberation activist who was given political asylum in Cuba after her 1979 escape from a U.S. prison, has died. Officials in... Read More
