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People dance at Brenda Cazárez’s 40th birthday party as Sonido Colombia plays music in the Privada Cusco neighborhood of Monterrey, Mexico, on Aug. 12, 2023. Ivan Kashinsky hide caption toggle caption Ivan Kashinsky This is part of a special series, Cumbia Across Latin America, a visual report across six countries developed over several years, covering … Read more
Pope Leo XIV waves as he arrives for his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Oct.1, 2025. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregorio Borgia/AP VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV weighed in on U.S. politics, saying that Catholic politicians must be judged on the full range of their policy … Read more
Ships that are part of the Global Sumud Flotilla heading to Gaza are anchored off the coast of of Sidi Bou Saïd in Tunis, Tunisia, Tuesday, Sept. 9. Anis Mili/AP hide caption toggle caption Anis Mili/AP BARCELONA, Spain — Activists on board a flotilla of vessels sailing toward Gaza said late Wednesday that the Israeli … Read more
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 weapons as it can. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: President Trump is now sounding more supportive of Ukraine, but he’s still not providing additional military aid to the country in its war … Read more
People seen at the site of an apartment building destroyed during a Russian attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025. Efrem Lukatsky/AP hide caption toggle caption Efrem Lukatsky/AP KYIV, Ukraine — At least four people were killed when Russia unleashed a barrage of drones and missiles on Ukraine overnight into Sunday, with the capital … Read more
President Trump speaks to the press from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 26. Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images The Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to continue to withhold over $4 billion in foreign … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds up a map Friday while speaking at the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, at U.N. headquarters. Stefan Jeremiah/AP hide caption toggle caption Stefan Jeremiah/AP UNITED NATIONS — Encircled by critics and protesters at the United Nations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told fellow world leaders on … Read more
Syria President Ahmad Al-Sharaa speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday at U.N. headquarters. Heather Khalifa/AP hide caption toggle caption Heather Khalifa/AP UNITED NATIONS — Turning the page on decades of distance, Syria’s president addressed the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday, marking the first time any president from his … 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 was taking my 12-year-old daughter on her first-ever trip overseas, to Antigua, Guatemala. International travel always brings a new perspective, and that was especially true as I was seeing a different country through … Read more
Andriy Khrystiuk exercises during a CrossFit class at the Lviv Habilitation Center where he’s staying to recover from mental trauma that he is experiencing as a result of serving in Ukraine’s military. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR LVIV and SAMAR, Ukraine — During a CrossFit class, one man slowly, methodically, pulls weights … Read more