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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
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer shake hands at a press conference at Chequers near Aylesbury, England, Thursday Sept. 18, 2025, at the conclusion of President Trump’s second UK state visit. Leon Neal/Pool Getty/ AP hide caption toggle caption Leon Neal/Pool Getty/ AP LONDON — The U.K. is expected to … Read more
During the three years of “zero-COVID” lockdowns, analyst Dan Wang emerged as one of the most astute observers of China’s rapidly shifting domestic dynamics. Wang witnessed how the stringent COVID measures sparked rare protests and the government’s eventual change of course in late 2022. His annual letters from China remain widely read and praised by … Read more
President Trump listens to a reporter’s question in the Oval Office of the White House on Friday Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Friday the U.S. military has carried out its third fatal strike against an alleged drug smuggling vessel this month. Trump in a social media … Read more
A firefighter battles the Canyon Fire in August in Hasley Canyon, Calif. As temperatures rise with human-caused climate change, wildfire risk is getting worse. Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP hide caption toggle caption Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP States and localities have filed waves of lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry to make energy companies pay for damages that … Read more
Puerto Rican singer Bad Bunny performing onstage in San Juan on July 11 during the first night of his 30-show residency in Puerto Rico. Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images In an interview with I-D magazine earlier this month, megastar Puerto Rican singer and rapper Bad Bunny … Read more
After a day of royal pomp, President Trump’s visit to the United Kingdom closes with a business reception and a meeting with Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Source link