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U.S. issues sanctions against United Nations investigator probing abuses in Gaza

Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, talks to the media during a press conference at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, July 11, 2023. Salvatore Di Nolfi/AP/Keystone hide caption toggle caption Salvatore Di Nolfi/AP/Keystone UNITED NATIONS — The Trump administration

Trump sets 50% tariff rate for Brazil, blasting treatment of former far-right president

President Trump is pictured at the Salute to America Celebration at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines on July 3. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images President Trump broke from his tariff letter format to tell the president of Brazil that he plans to put a

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