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International students look to the U.K. instead of the U.S. amid Trump’s visa plans

A tour guide walks with a group of people attending an Uncomfortable Oxford Tour, in Oxford, on Oct. 20, 2023. Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty Images LONDON — The Trump administration's proposals to tighten entry visa restrictions for international students could significantly reduce their numbers at U.S.

A new satellite TV channel allows Alexei Navalny’s videos to reach Russian audiences

Yulia Navalnaya, widow of Russian opposition leader and activist Alexei Navalny, presents her television project at the Reporters Without Borders headquarters on Tuesday in Paris. Thomas Padilla/AP hide caption toggle caption Thomas Padilla/AP PARIS — Starting Wednesday, Russians will be able to watch a new TV channel featuring political content that was previously banned from

What’s going wrong with aid in Gaza?

Enlarge this image A boy carries a box of relief supplies from a distribution site of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the private, U.S.-backed aid group that has bypassed the longstanding U.N.-led system in the territory. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images A boy carries a box of

How a Damascus Firehouse Illustrates Syria’s Divisions and Hope for the Future

Enlarge this image The White Helmets in Damascus on March 31, 2025. Hasan Belal for NPR hide caption toggle caption Hasan Belal for NPR The White Helmets in Damascus on March 31, 2025. Hasan Belal for NPR After being on opposite sides of Syria's war, former regime firefighters and members of the White Helmets in

Dozens reported killed as Israel acknowledges troops opened fire near Gaza food point

Palestinians carry the body of Reem Al-Akhras who was killed while heading to a Gaza aid hub, during her funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption toggle caption Abdel Kareem Hana/AP TEL AVIV, Israel — At least 27 Palestinians were killed Tuesday and dozens more wounded as they tried

Conservative Karol Nawrocki wins Poland’s presidential election

Presidential candidate Karol Nawrocki, a conservative historian backed by the right-wing Law and Justice party addresses supporters at his headquarters after the presidential election runoff in Warsaw, Poland on Sunday. Czarek Sokolowski/AP hide caption toggle caption Czarek Sokolowski/AP Poland's electoral commission has declared victory for conservative candidate Karol Nawrocki in the second round of the

Thousands evacuated in Canada as wildfires threaten air quality in parts of the U.S.

A water bomber aircraft battles a wildfire in southeast Manitoba as shown in this handout photo provided by the Manitoba government on Tuesday. Manitoba government/via The Canadian Press via AP hide caption toggle caption Manitoba government/via The Canadian Press via AP FLIN FLON, Manitoba — More than 25,000 residents in three provinces have been evacuated

Three years into his war on Ukraine, what does Putin really want?

Enlarge this image Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he meets with students at the Sirius Educational Center in Sochi on May 19, 2025, after a telephone conversation with US President Donald Trump. Alexander KAZAKOV/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alexander KAZAKOV/Getty Images Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he meets with students