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New Zealand Parliament suspends 3 lawmakers who performed Māori haka in protest

New Zealand lawmakers Hana-Rāwhiti Maipi-Clarke, top left, Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, bottom left, and Rawiri Waititi, bottom right, watch as other legislators debate their proposed bans in parliament in Wellington on Thursday, June 5, 2025. Charlotte Graham-McLay/AP hide caption toggle caption Charlotte Graham-McLay/AP WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand legislators voted Thursday to enact record suspensions from

3 World War II bombs are defused in a German city’s biggest postwar evacuation

Ambulances drive to the Eduardus Hospital in Cologne-Deutz to evacuate the hospital before specialists defuse three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II that were unearthed earlier this week in Cologne, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Henning Kaiser/DPA/AP hide caption toggle caption Henning Kaiser/DPA/AP COLOGNE, Germany — Three unexploded U.S. bombs from World War II were

Darfur: bearing the brunt of over two years of civil war in Sudan

People who fled violence in Darfur walk through a makeshift encampment in the western Darfur region on April 13, 2025. AFP/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP/Getty Images JOHANNESBURG — The food that a United Nations convoy was taking to the besieged Sudanese city of El Fasher would have been the first humanitarian aid desperate

Jacinda Ardern reflects on a career focused on the power of kindness

Source: NPR Credit: NPR In 2017, Jacinda Ardern, the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, was sitting in her bathroom anxiously anticipating the news of two potentially life-changing events. One, the election results that could make her the youngest female head of government in the world. And the other, a pregnancy test that could not

Hamas responds to U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza

Palestinians inspect the rubble following Israeli strikes on in Gaza City on Saturday. Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images Hamas released a statement Saturday saying it sent mediators its response to the U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. While the militant group says it will release

French health ministry extends smoking ban

A man smokes a cigarette outside a brasserie, in front of a sticker on a window reading: "Smoking is forbidden." JACQUES BRINON/AP hide caption toggle caption JACQUES BRINON/AP PARIS — France will ban smoking on beaches, in public gardens and near schools starting from July 1st in an effort to protect young people from tobacco

Argentine court declares a mistrial in the death of soccer star Maradona

Judge Julieta Makintach arrives at court for a hearing in the trial of health professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer star Diego Maradona, in San Isidro, on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Gustavo Garello/AP hide caption toggle caption Gustavo Garello/AP BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — An Argentine court

Rubio’s move to revoke Chinese students’ visas sparks condemnation

Secretary of State Marco Rubio appears before the Senate Committee on Appropriations on Tuesday in Washington. Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images News that the U.S. will "aggressively" begin revoking visas held by Chinese students reverberated through China as well as U.S. education