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After Iran’s war with Israel, questions return about Khamenei’s potential successors

Demonstrators wave Iranian flags as one holds up a poster of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during a protest against Israeli attacks on Iran, after the Friday prayer ceremonies on June 20, 2025 in central Tehran, Iran. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Majid Saeedi/Getty Images In the aftermath of the 12-day war

Impostor uses AI to impersonate Rubio and contact foreign and U.S. officials

Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a signing ceremony for a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the State Department, June 27, 2025, in Washington. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP WASHINGTON — The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State

What a Long Lost Typewriter Says About Chinese Culture

Enlarge this image The MingKwai typewriter's keys enable the typist to find and retrieve Chinese characters. Elisabeth von Boch/Stanford hide caption toggle caption Elisabeth von Boch/Stanford The MingKwai typewriter's keys enable the typist to find and retrieve Chinese characters. Elisabeth von Boch/Stanford A typewriter recently discovered in a basement in upstate New York holds important

With Indus Waters Treaty in the balance, Pakistan braces for more water woes

The Chenab, one of the three rivers allocated to Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty, seen from the riverbank in early June in Punjab province, Pakistan. Betsy Joles for NPR hide caption toggle caption Betsy Joles for NPR ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — High in the Himalayas, the Indus River flows over the Tibetan Plateau before branching

The war in Gaza divided a historic Brooklyn co-op. Here’s what happened next

The Park Slope Food Co-op, founded in 1973, is a Brooklyn institution. In recent months the cooperative grocery store has been torn apart by allegations of antisemitism and discrimination, as the collective debates a boycott of Israeli goods. Vanessa Romo/NPR hide caption toggle caption Vanessa Romo/NPR NEW YORK – The Park Slope Food Co-op is

BRICS nations push back as Trump warns of tariffs

World leaders pose for a group photo at the 17th annual BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, Sunday, July 6, 2025. Silvia Izquierdo/AP hide caption toggle caption Silvia Izquierdo/AP RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Brazil's president says the BRICS group of major emerging economies has just concluded its most important summit yet. But what was

Dalai Lama, a global symbol of Tibetan culture and resistance, turns 90

Actor Richard Gere, right, kisses the hand of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at an event celebrating the Dalai Lama's 90th birthday in Dharamshala, India, Sunday. Ashwini Bhatia/AP hide caption toggle caption Ashwini Bhatia/AP DHARAMSHALA, India — The Dalai Lama turned 90 on Sunday surrounded by thousands of followers, who thronged the Himalayan town

Iran’s supreme leader makes first public appearance since Iran-Israel war started

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei attends a mourning ceremony commemorating the death anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson, in Tehran, Iran, on Saturday. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/AP hide caption toggle caption Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/AP Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday made his first public appearance since the