What remains of the "Tree of Life" on Sunday, July 20, 2025, is visible off the coast of Efate Island, Vanuatu, after being toppled by cyclones in 2023 and further damaged by an earthquake in 2024. Annika Hammerschlag/AP hide caption toggle caption Annika Hammerschlag/AP THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The UN's highest court is handing down
Protestant chant while holding banners that read "I stand for you, and for those who are on the frontline", "Do you want it like in Russia", "Stop robbing our future" during a protest against a law targeting anti-corruption institutions in central Kyiv, Ukraine on Tuesday. Alex Babenko/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Babenko/AP KYIV, Ukraine
A Venezuelan migrant who was jailed in El Salvador gestures as he gets off a plane at Simon Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela on Friday. El Salvador freed scores of Venezuelans deported from the United States to a notorious maximum security prison, the outcome of a highly coordinated prisoner swap between Caracas and Washington.
Palestinian Christians wait to pray at the midnight Christmas Eve Mass out side the Deir Al Latin Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City, 2021. Adel Hana/AP hide caption toggle caption Adel Hana/AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli shell slammed into the compound of the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip on
Enlarge this image EMILY BYRSKI/AFP via Getty Images EMILY BYRSKI/AFP via Getty Images Edward Said brought the question of Palestine into the American mainstream. He taught at Columbia University for nearly 40 years, and today, more than two decades after his death, pro-Palestine student protesters on that campus and others have invoked his name. Meanwhile
Enlarge this image White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a copy of a letter to Japan, signed by U.S. President Donald Trump, announcing 25% tariffs beginning on August 1st. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a copy of a letter to
Enlarge this image Ben and Sarah Brewington are comfortable with their decision to not have children but acknowledge that others may perceive their choice as selfish. Grace Widyatmadja for NPR hide caption toggle caption Grace Widyatmadja for NPR Ben and Sarah Brewington are comfortable with their decision to not have children but acknowledge that others
A military vehicle drives by Patriot air defense systems installed at the Rzeszow-Jasionka airport, a logistics hub for U.S. and European military aid to Ukraine, in southeastern Poland on March 6. Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Sergei Gapon/AFP via Getty Images The Pentagon and U.S. military officials in Europe are working
