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A mural in Tel Aviv, Israel, supporting the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. January 21, 2025. Chris McGrath/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chris McGrath/Getty Images A mural in Tel Aviv, Israel, supporting the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. January 21, 2025. Chris McGrath/Getty Images On Sunday, Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin … Read more
Leaders from Italy, Poland, Spain, Ukraine, France, Germany and the EU pose for a group photo during a meeting on European defense and Ukraine, at the Quai d’Orsay in Paris Wednesday, Feb. 12. Christophe Petit-Tesson/Pool EPA hide caption toggle caption Christophe Petit-Tesson/Pool EPA PARIS — As U.S. and Russian envoys prepare to begin talks in … Read more
A team from NPR’s All Things Considered went to Panama to report on the canal there, which has gained attention in recent months due to President Trump’s comments about the U.S. taking control of it. Source link
Kamilla Souza getting ready to study the brain of this beached whale. Instituto Baleia Jubarte hide caption toggle caption Instituto Baleia Jubarte A year and a half ago, neuroscientist Kamilla Souza got the call she’d been waiting for. A baby humpback whale was adrift just offshore, in the waters off southeastern Brazil. It had died … Read more
Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet on the sidelines of the 61st Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday. TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP via Getty Images KYIV — As the Trump administration publicly hammers out its plans on ending Russia’s war on Ukraine, it’s … Read more
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is visiting with NATO. Allies were concerned that President Trump talked with Russia’s Putin to push for a peace deal with Ukraine without notifying European countries. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: On the second day of his visit with NATO, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had to explain what he said on the … Read more
A bouquet of white flowers placed outside the headquarters of the United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, is pictured on Feb. 7, 2025, in Washington. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP WASHINGTON — A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily lift a three-week funding freeze that … Read more
Jordan’s King Abdullah met with President Trump at the White House, where they discussed the contentious issue of Palestinians leaving Gaza. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: With word of a tense meeting in the Oval Office today – President Trump met the King of Jordan for the first time since his inauguration and also for the … Read more
A firefighter works inside a bus that fell from a bridge, at the site of the fatal bus crash on the outskirts of Guatemala City, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Moises Castillo/AP hide caption toggle caption Moises Castillo/AP GUATEMALA CITY — At least 55 people are dead after their bus plunged into a gorge and landed … Read more
People head towards their homes in the Shijaiyah neighborhood, Gaza City, on January 28, 2025. Displaced Palestinians return following a ceasefire, finding their neighborhoods in ruins. Youssef Alzanoun/AFP via Getty hide caption toggle caption Youssef Alzanoun/AFP via Getty TEL AVIV, Israel — Egypt announced Sunday it would host a summit of Arab leaders later in … Read more