Iran attacks Israel, Gulf states, after naming new leader on Day 10 of war : NPR

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs, on Monday. Bilal Hussein/AP hide caption toggle caption Bilal Hussein/AP Iran launched fresh attacks on Israel and several Gulf states Monday, hours after naming Mojtaba Khamenei as the country’s new supreme leader. The 56-year-old is the son of the previous supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali … Read more

A new Nepali party, led by an ex-rapper, is set for a landslide win in parliamentary election : NPR

Balendra Shah, foreground, former mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City and prime ministerial candidate of the Rastriya Swatantra Party, arrives to receive his victory certificate after defeating former Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli of the Communist Party of Nepal–Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) in Jhapa, about 267 miles (430 kilometers) southeast of Kathmandu, Nepal, Sunday, March 8, 2026. … Read more

Trump turns attention to Western Hemisphere at Americas summit : NPR

President Donald Trump speaks with Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House, Friday, March 6, 2026, in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP hide caption toggle caption Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP DORAL, Fla. — President Donald Trump is set to gather with Latin American leaders … Read more

Out on the campaign trail with the FARC : NPR

Election posters for FARC candidate Luis Albán, who is campaigning for a seat in Colombia’s congress on the 8th March. John Otis/NPR hide caption toggle caption John Otis/NPR BUGALAGRANDE, Colombia—Ten years ago, former Marxist guerrillas in Colombia signed a peace treaty with the government. The deal allowed them to lay down their weapons and run … Read more