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Smoke rises after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Friday, June 13, 2025. Israel attacked Iran’s capital early Friday, with explosions booming across Tehran. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP Israel has carried out “dozens” of air strikes in Iran, an Israeli military official has confirmed in a briefing attended by NPR. The official … Read more
Firefighters work at the site of an airplane that crashed in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state on Thursday. Ajit Solanki/AP hide caption toggle caption Ajit Solanki/AP MUMBAI, India — An Air India flight with 242 passengers and 12 crew bound for London crashed shortly after departure in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad … Read more
Pakistan and India traded cross-border military strikes in May, a four day flare-up in a long running conflict between the two nuclear-armed countries. Among the significant developments in the brief conflict was the first time a Chinese made fighter plane saw combat. Our correspondent in Mumbai says that debut might have a long term impact. … Read more
Demonstrator hokds a placard reading “See you (never) Viktor” when thousands gather in front of the Parliament in central Budapest, Hungary, on June 10. Ferenc Isza/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ferenc Isza/AFP via Getty Images BUDAPEST, Hungary — Around 15,000 protesters filled a square in Hungary’s capital Tuesday in what organizers called … Read more
K-pop band BTS members RM, left, and V salute after being discharged from a mandatory military service in Chuncheon, South Korea, on Tuesday. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP SEOUL, South Korea — Two members of the K-pop supergroup BTS have completed their mandatory military service, bringing the band closer to a reunion … Read more
President Trump’s travel ban on citizens from 12 countries went into effect today. Reaction to the ban has been more muted than to the bans of Trump’s first term. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Trump’s latest travel ban went into effect today. It restricts citizens of a dozen countries from entering the U.S. He passed a … Read more
Forensic experts work at the crime scene where Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay was shot and wounded in the Modelia neighborhood in Bogota on June 7, 2025. RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP hide caption toggle caption RAUL ARBOLEDA/AFP BOGOTA, Colombia —Colombian senator and presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay, 39, was shot in the head at a Bogotá campaign event … Read more
Palestinians carry bags containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, June 8, 2025. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption toggle caption Abdel Kareem Hana/AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinian health officials and witnesses say at least five people were killed and … Read more
Coco Gauff celebrates after winning her women’s singles final match against Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka at the French Open tennis tournament in Paris on Saturday. Thibuad Moritz/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Thibuad Moritz/AFP via Getty Images Coco Gauff, the 21-year-old American tennis star, has defeated Aryna Sabalenka in the French Open women’s singles … Read more
Ukrainian troops prepare to launch a drone in eastern Ukraine on April 30. Throughout the war, Ukraine has carried out innovative drone attacks never seen before in combat. Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Genya Savilov/AFP via Getty Images Ukraine’s recent attack on Russian warplanes was audacious, innovative and unprecedented. Ukraine’s stealthy … Read more