United States President Donald Trump has claimed that a new nuclear deal being negotiated with Iran will be “far better” than the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), which the US withdrew from in 2018 during his first term. On Tuesday, Trump extended the two-week ceasefire with Iran a day before it was set … Read more
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. I took this photo at sunset in my favorite park in Pakistan’s capital city earlier this month. I went there to touch grass, literally, after days of covering inconclusive U.S.-Iran peace talks. This place … Read more
NewsFeed Two competitors were filmed helping a runner who had collapsed from exhaustion during the Boston Marathon on Monday. Ajay Haridas had fallen just metres before the finish line, only to be helped across by the two participants. Published On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026 Click here to share on social media share-nodes Share googleAdd … Read more
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s top stories Two ships came under fire in the Strait of Hormuz Wednesday morning, hours after President Trump announced that he is extending the … Read more
New Delhi, India – Violence has erupted yet again in India’s northeastern state of Manipur, shattering months of relative calm after a bomb blast earlier this month killed two children. The state, sharing a 400km- (250-mile-) long border with Myanmar, is bitterly divided between the mainly Hindu Meitei majority, who live in the valley, and the … Read more
A man reads a newspaper with a front page article referring to anticipated US-Iran peace talks, at a stall in Islamabad on April 22, 2026. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif thanked US President Donald Trump for extending a ceasefire with Iran and indefinitely pushing back the end of the two week truce, with Tehran silent … Read more
The IRGC says the aggression came in response to what it described as the US seizure of an Iranian commercial vessel. Published On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026 An Iranian gunboat has fired on a container vessel near the coast of Oman, according to a British maritime monitoring agency, in an incident that occurred hours … Read more
Kevin Durant scores 23 for Houston but the Lakers bag a 101-94 win despite a depleted team, with Luka Doncic missing. Published On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026 LeBron James compiled 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 101-94 victory over the visiting Houston Rockets, taking a … Read more
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s government said it was beefing up security at tourist sites after a man opened fire on tourists at pyramids outside of Mexico City less than two months before the FIFA World Cup. The Monday shooting, carried out by a lone gunman on top of one of the Teotihuacan pyramids — a … Read more
EXPLAINER President Trump said the US would extend the ceasefire until Iran presents a proposal and talks are concluded, but a naval blockade of its ports continues. Published On 22 Apr 202622 Apr 2026 President Donald Trump said the United States is extending the ceasefire until Tehran submits its latest proposal with conditions for ending … Read more