An Air Canada agent, left, talks with a man as Air Canada flight attendants strike at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025. Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press/AP hide caption toggle caption Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press/AP TORONTO — Air Canada said it suspended plans to restart operations on Sunday after the union
A Matryoshka, the traditional Russian wooden dolls, depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin is displayed for sale at a souvenir shop in St. Petersburg, Russia, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. Dmitri Lovetsky/AP hide caption toggle caption Dmitri Lovetsky/AP MOSCOW — The Kremlin says Presidents Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump will meet one-on-one
A cotton and agave fiber Inca khipu is seen at an exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in 2015 in Washington, D.C. Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images The Inca Empire in South America, one of the most powerful pre-Columbian societies, was known
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (left) welcomes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Berlin on Aug. 13. Filip Singer/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Filip Singer/Getty Images BERLIN — European leaders met virtually with President Trump on Wednesday, urging him to press Russian President Vladimir Putin for a ceasefire and security guarantees for Ukraine before any peace
Eleanor Beardsley, Jackie Lay/NPR Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world. This summer, for the first time since the 1920s, the Seine River is open for swimming! There are designated public swimming places and docks have been built at
South Korea's former first lady Kim Keon Hee, wife of impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, arrives at a court to attend a hearing to review her arrest warrant requested by special prosecutors, in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday. Jung Yeon-je/AP via AFP hide caption toggle caption Jung Yeon-je/AP via AFP SEOUL, South Korea —
Simar Bajaj for NPR Eleanor Ceres found out she had lung cancer after the tumor spread from her chest and began protruding out her neck. Born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa, Ceres has been smoking for over 30 years — and smoking causes nearly three-quarters of lung cancer deaths around the world. Why
Palestinians inspect on Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, the destroyed tent where journalists, including Al Jazeera correspondents Anas al-Sharif and Mohamed Qureiqa were killed by an Israeli airstrike outside the Gaza City's Shifa hospital complex. Jehad Alshrafi/AP hide caption toggle caption Jehad Alshrafi/AP JERUSALEM — Israel's military targeted an Al Jazeera correspondent with an airstrike Sunday
