50 schoolchildren escape captivity in Nigeria, more than 200 still held : NPR

People stand near a display local newspapers on the street of Lagos with headlines on gunmen abducting schoolchildren and staff of the St. Mary’s Catholic Primary and Secondary School in Papiri community in Nigeria, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. Sunday Alamba/AP hide caption toggle caption Sunday Alamba/AP ABUJA, Nigeria — Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted … Read more

Israeli-French activist behind France’s recognition of Palestinian state : NPR

French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 23. Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Leonardo Munoz/AFP via Getty Images PARIS — Ofer Bronchtein was brought to tears as French President Emmanuel Macron delivered his speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New … Read more

Colombia hails ‘historic blow’ after largest cocaine bust in a decade | Drugs News

Colombian authorities have made their largest cocaine bust in a decade, confiscating 14 tonnes at its main Pacific port, as President Gustavo Petro continues to fight back against claims from the administration of United States President Donald Trump of his complicity in the drug trade. The seizure in the world’s largest cocaine-producing country came as … Read more

Rare earths get federal backing — and tech advances : NPR

A rare earth minerals mine in China’s Jiangsu province, photographed in 2010. ‎/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption ‎/AFP via Getty Images With names like neodymium and dysprosium, rare-earth elements sound exotic — and their perceived scarcity has only added to the mystique. In reality, rare earths aren’t that rare, but just difficult … Read more

Lebanon arrests alleged drug kingpin sanctioned by US State Department | Drugs News

Noah Zaitar allegedly ran a drug empire, producing and exporting narcotics, including the synthetic stimulant captagon. The Lebanese army has detained the country’s most infamous drug lord, two years after he was sanctioned by the United States over suspected links to narcotics rings in Syria. In a post on X on Thursday, the Lebanese army … Read more

Fire in southwest Japan burns 170 homes, forces evacuations : NPR

Smoke rises over buildings after a fire in Oita, southern Japan, Wednesday. Kyodo News/AP hide caption toggle caption Kyodo News/AP TOKYO — Firefighters and army helicopters battled a fire Wednesday that burned through a neighborhood of old wooden houses in a fishing town in southwestern Japan, killing one person, injuring another and forcing more than … Read more

Trump pledges ‘cooperation and coordination’ to end Sudan’s civil war | Donald Trump News

United States President Donald Trump has pledged to address the conflict in Sudan, in response to an apparent request from Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. On Wednesday, Trump announced his intention to intervene twice, once at the Saudi Investment Forum in Washington, DC, and a second time on his online platform, Truth Social. Recommended … Read more