Researchers are testing how AI can help in diplomacy. It has a ways to go : NPR

President Trump and Vice President Vance meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb. 28. Researchers are testing AI’s potential for coming up with agreements to end the war in Ukraine. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images At the Center for Strategic and … Read more

President Trump says the US helped broker ceasefire between India and Pakistan : NPR

While Trump announces a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, residents report blasts over Indian-held Kashmir shortly after. SCOTT DETROW, HOST: After days where India and Pakistan appeared locked into widening conflict, President Trump announced that the two countries had agreed to a ceasefire. And with that, it appeared that the worst conflict in more than … Read more

Consider This from NPR : NPR

People walk down a road in Khartoum, 2024. Faiz Abubakr/Faiz Abubakr hide caption toggle caption Faiz Abubakr/Faiz Abubakr People walk down a road in Khartoum, 2024. Faiz Abubakr/Faiz Abubakr It’s been more than two years since civil war exploded in Sudan. By some estimates the conflict has killed as many as 150-thousand people, and displaced … Read more

Australians vote in election, with high prices and housing shortage major issues : NPR

People vote at a polling booth at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, Saturday, May 3, 2025. Mark Baker/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Baker/AP MELBOURNE, Australia — Polls opened in Australia’s general election on Saturday with high costs of living and a shortage of housing major issues in the campaign. Voting across the nation the size of … Read more

A major power outage is reported in Spain and Portugal, darkening their capitals : NPR

People try to board a crowded bus Monday after the subway stopped running during a power outage in Lisbon, Portugal. (AP Photo/Armando Franca) Armando Franca/AP hide caption toggle caption Armando Franca/AP BARCELONA, Spain — A major power outage hit Spain and Portugal on Monday, including their capitals, knocking out subway networks, phone lines, traffic lights … Read more