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NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with journalist Widlore Merancourt in Port-au-Prince about what’s ahead for Haiti, as its transition government dissolves this weekend. Source link
The women escorting each country’s athletes during the Parade of Nations wore floor-length puffy coats and oversized sunglasses, in the dark of night. Sarah Stier/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sarah Stier/Getty Images MILAN — Fireworks. Mariah Carey. A dancing stovetop espresso maker. The Winter Olympics kicked off in Italy on Friday with all that … Read more
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR’s Geoff Brumfiel and Greg Myre about the upcoming meeting between Iran and the United States. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: We begin this hour talking about Iran. That is because President Trump says he will act with, quote, “speed and violence” against the country if he doesn’t get a … Read more
A young French tennis coach who once lived the American dream describes being detained, shackled and expelled under the Trump administration’s tightened border rules. Source link
Presidential candidate Laura Fernández addresses supporters after polls closed in San José, Costa Rica, Sunday. Carlos Borbon/AP hide caption toggle caption Carlos Borbon/AP SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Conservative populist Laura Fernández won Costa Rica’s presidency, promising to continue the aggressive reorienting of the Central American nation’s politics started by her political sponsor, outgoing President … Read more
Nearly a month after U.S. forces seized Nicolás Maduro, Caracas is settling into an uneasy normal, with major changes and lingering questions about what lasts and what comes next. Source link
Flower tributes are placed at the entrance of the “Le Constellation” bar and lounge where a fire which broke out during New Year’s celebrations left 40 people dead and over 100 injured, in Crans-Montana, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026. (Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP) Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP hide caption toggle caption Cyril Zingaro/Keystone via AP … Read more
NPR congressional correspondent Barbara Sprunt watched U.S. lawmakers attempt a diplomatic rescue mission in Denmark amid the Greenland crisis. Source link
Iranian protesters gather on Enghelab (Revolution) Street during a demonstration in Tehran, Iran, on Jan. 8, 2026. Sohrab/Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sohrab/Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images The death toll from ongoing protests in Iran has surpassed 6,000, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists … Read more
Britain’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer, left and Chinese Premier Li Qiang attends a signing ceremony held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, Jan. 29 Kin Cheung/AP/Pool AP hide caption toggle caption Kin Cheung/AP/Pool AP BEIJING — Stability. Consistency. Ever-changing complexity. With language like that, deployed in separate meetings in three … Read more