Italy's Jannik Sinner celebrates after victory against Spain's Carlos Alcaraz at Wimbledon, southwest London, on Sunday. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images Italy's Jannik Sinner won the Wimbledon men's singles championship Sunday, in the first Wimbledon victory for the 23-year-old. He also became Italy's first singles champion
Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari speaks to the media after casting his vote in his hometown of Daura, in northern Nigeria, Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File) Ben Curtis/AP hide caption toggle caption Ben Curtis/AP LAGOS, Nigeria — Nigeria's former president and one-time military ruler, Muhammadu Buhari, has died at a hospital in London
Concrete blocks placed by Israeli soldiers after October 7, 2023, according to local residents, are seen at one of the entrances to the West Bank village of Sinjil, impeding access for Palestinians, on July 9, 2025. Leo Correa/AP hide caption toggle caption Leo Correa/AP Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank beat a U.S. citizen
People look at the Bayeux tapestry in Bayeux, western France, on Sept. 13, 2019. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images LONDON — The earliest-known depiction of the 1066 Battle of Hastings — which began the Norman Conquest, changing England's ethnic mix and history forever — is coming
The U.S. Department of State sign in Washington, D.C. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images The State Department is cutting its Washington-based staff by about 15% in what officials are calling the largest overhaul of the agency in decades. Some employees have already taken early retirement, while
Spectators wait in the Queue on day one of Wimbledon, June 30. Ezra Shaw/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ezra Shaw/Getty Images LONDON — At the world's most prestigious tennis tournament, hundreds of the best tickets are reserved for regular folks at low prices — if they're willing to camp out for hours or days.
Firefighter Naser Brjas and White Helmet member Kinan Ali respond to an emergency call in Damascus on March 31, 2025. Hasan Belal for NPR hide caption toggle caption Hasan Belal for NPR DAMASCUS, Syria — Every morning for 28 years, Haitham Nasrallah has opened his locker and put on his firefighter's uniform. It's a job
Main entry to the Hotel Oloffson, built as a private residence by Simon Sam in about 1886. American Marines leased it and turned it into a military hospital in the early 20th century. In 1936 Walter Oloffson converted it to a hotel. In the 1950s through 1970s it was a Hollywood jetset destination. Don Bartletti/Los
