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Photographer Julia Gunther and writer-filmmaker Nick Schönfeld chronicle the rhythms of daily life on Tristan da Cunha, the world’s most remote inhabited island. (Image credit: Nick Schönfeld for NPR) Source link
A young man named Zac Brettler walked onto the balcony of a fifth-floor luxury apartment in central London early one morning in 2019 and leapt towards the black water of the River Thames. He didn’t make it. Brettler’s hip clipped the embankment and he ended up face-down in the muck along the river bank. A … Read more
People view the damaged B1 bridge, a day after it was destroyed by an airstrike, on April 3, 2026 west of Tehran in Karaj, Iran. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Majid Saeedi/Getty Images Europe The war in Iran entered its 6th week on Saturday, as the search continues for the missing U.S. … Read more
As the Israel and the U.S. continue striking Iran, Iranians are traveling across the border with Turkey to find an Internet connection with access cut off in Iran Source link
President Trump has complained that some NATO states aren’t letting him use bases in the war against Iran. His criticism has left many wondering if the U.S. may try to withdraw from the alliance. Source link
Penitents from the La Paz brotherhood parade in the Palm Sunday procession in Seville, Spain, on March 29. Many of the participants in Semana Santa processions wear traditional costumes that include pointy hoods, which, especially for Americans, may be reminiscent of the Ku Klux Klan. But this Catholic garb far predates the American hate group. … Read more
The blockade in the Strait of Hormuz is affecting not only oil, but the global helium supply. Source link
A bridge struck by U.S. airstrikes on Thursday is seen in the town of Karaj, west of Tehran, Iran, Friday. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP Iran state media have reported an American F-15 jet has gone down in Iran. A U.S. official who was not authorized to speak publicly has confirmed the reports … Read more
Israeli emergency responders inspect a scene of a direct ballistic missile hit, after it was launched from Iran on Thursday, in Petah Tikva, Israel. Iran has continued firing waves of drones and missiles at Israel after the U.S. and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran on Feb. 28. Amir Levy/Getty Images hide caption toggle … Read more
BANGKOK — The disciplinary body for China ‘s Communist Party said Friday it has placed the former Xinjiang party chief under investigation over suspected violations of discipline and law. Ma Xingrui is a member of the party’s Central Committee and served as party secretary of the Xinjiang region in China’s northwest from 2021-2025. He also … Read more