Kenyan journalist and human rights activist Boniface Mwangi (R) and Ugandan activist Agather Atuhaire (L) during a joint press conference in Nairobi on June 2, 2025 following their three-day detention and alleged torture by Tanzanian authorities. Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images JOHANNESBURG —At a packed press
Different types of baklava are on display and being packaged at Gulluoglu, a shop in Gaziantep, Turkey. The city has many shops dedicated to the sweet pastry. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR GAZIANTEP, Turkey — When visiting this historical southern Turkish city, it doesn't take long to discover its true passion: baklava.
Enlarge this image Mahasin al-Zaneen hugs her son, Hassan, the youngest of her eight children. The 39-year-old widow is trying to keep them safe and from starving amid Israel's war. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anas Baba/NPR Mahasin al-Zaneen hugs her son, Hassan, the youngest of her eight children. The 39-year-old widow is trying
A relief sculpture rests on a gate to the entrance of Harvard University, in Cambridge, Mass., March 13, 2016. Steven Senne/AP hide caption toggle caption Steven Senne/AP WASHINGTON — A federal judge late Thursday temporarily blocked a proclamation by President Donald Trump that banned foreign students from entering the U.S. to attend Harvard University. Trump's
People await the update on ispace's private lunar lander's attempt to touch down on the moon Friday, June 6, 2025, in Tokyo, Japan. Kyodo News/AP hide caption toggle caption Kyodo News/AP A private lunar lander from Japan crashed while attempting a touchdown Friday, the latest casualty in the commercial rush to the moon. The Tokyo-based
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.
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
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
