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
Soccer fans celebrate PSG's victory on the Champs-Elysees avenue, with the Arc de Triomphe in background, after the Champions League final soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan, Sunday, June 1, 2025 in Paris. Aurelien Morissard/AP hide caption toggle caption Aurelien Morissard/AP PARIS — Two fans died and a police officer is in a
A demonstrator takes part in a performance during a protest demanding the end of the war and immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government in Tel Aviv, Saturday, May 31, 2025. Ariel Schalit/AP hide caption toggle caption Ariel Schalit/AP TEL AVIV, Israel — Hamas
Jackie Lay 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. Within an hour of touching down at Chopin Airport in mid-April, I found myself here along the centuries-old Krakowskie Przedmieście street, among the flag-waving supporters of Poland's conservative and nationalist
Clouds of wildfire smoke like this one in Flin Flon, Manitoba, are wafting into the Northern Plains and Midwest. Government of Manitoba/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Government of Manitoba/Anadolu via Getty Images Thick, billowing clouds of smoke are sweeping south from wildfires ravaging the central Canadian province of Manitoba into parts of
People walk past Hungary's parliament building in Budapest in May. Claire Harbage/NPR hide caption toggle caption Claire Harbage/NPR BUDAPEST, Hungary — This capital city doesn't have the trappings of an autocracy. There are no tanks on the streets or intelligence agents stamping out whispers of dissent. While strolling through the streets it's easy to be
The screens show the foreign exchange rates at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday. Lee Jin-man/AP hide caption toggle caption Lee Jin-man/AP Financial markets welcomed a U.S. court ruling that blocks President Donald Trump from imposing sweeping tariffs on imports under an emergency-powers law. U.S. futures jumped early Thursday
Enlarge this image Years after their son left the U.S. to join ISIS, a Minnesota couple learned they had two young grandsons trapped in a Syrian desert camp. They were determined to rescue them. Dion MBD for NPR/NPR hide caption toggle caption Dion MBD for NPR/NPR Years after their son left the U.S. to join
