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Palestinians outside a food distribution site run by an Israeli and U.S. backed group, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, on June 24. Hundreds of Palestinians seeking food at the group’s sites have been killed by Israeli military fire, according to health officials and international medical teams in Gaza. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anas Baba/NPR … Read more
Ukrainian actress Antonina Khyzhniak made a video in response to seeing stock footage of herself used in a White House video. She acts out an imaginary negotiation between herself and President Trump. Screenshot by NPR hide caption toggle caption Screenshot by NPR KYIV, Ukraine — A social media video promoting President Trump’s tax bill is … Read more
The memorial of the former Buchenwald concentration camp near Weimar, Germany, 11 April 2015. On 11 April 1945, US troops arrived at the camp which held 21,000 prisoners. Sebastian Kahnert/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sebastian Kahnert/Getty Images The memorial of the former Buchenwald concentration camp near Weimar, Germany, 11 April 2015. On 11 April … Read more
When the Trump administration took over, one of its first major moves was dismantling the United States Agency for International Development. Nearly six months later, it officially shuts down Tuesday. LEILA FADEL, HOST: A new study estimates that the U.S. Agency for International Development has helped save more than 90 million lives in the past … Read more
Mourners gather around the flag-draped coffins of the Iranian armed forces generals, nuclear scientists and their family members who were killed in Israeli strikes, during their funeral ceremony in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, June 28, 2025 Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP Mourners gather around the flag-draped coffins of the Iranian armed forces generals, … Read more
Bobby Vylan of Bob Vylan crowdsurfs in front of the West Holts stage during day four of Glastonbury festival 2025 on June 28 in Glastonbury, England. Leon Neal/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Leon Neal/Getty Images LONDON — The BBC and the annual Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts have come under criticism from the … Read more
A multi-story residential building damaged after a Russian drone attack in Odesa on June 28, 2025, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. OLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption OLEKSANDR GIMANOV/AFP via Getty Images Russia attacked Ukraine with over 500 drones and missiles over the weekend, it was the largest air assault since … Read more
Crowds watch as people take part in the 2025 NYC Pride March on Sunday in New York City. Adam Gray/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Adam Gray/Getty Images At Pride parades from New York City to Budapest over the weekend, communities around the world celebrated and also demonstrated for LGBTQ+ rights and inclusion during the … Read more
Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, Iran. UNCREDITED/AP hide caption toggle caption UNCREDITED/AP Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, Iran. UNCREDITED/AP The Iran-Iraq war, 9/11, … Read more
Palestinians carry food packages near a distribution site operated by the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption toggle caption Abdel Kareem Hana/AP A newspaper report published in Hebrew and English quoting Israeli soldiers saying commanders have ordered them to shoot at unarmed hungry crowds of … Read more