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Trump marks anniversary of assassination attempt at the FIFA Club World Cup final

Chelsea's Reece James (24) lifts the trophy as President Donald Trump looks on following the Club World Cup final soccer match between Chelsea and PSG in East Rutherford, N.J. on Sunday. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — President Donald Trump on Sunday marked the one-year anniversary of a failed

Jannik Sinner wins Wimbledon, Italy’s first singles champion

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 former President Muhammadu Buhari dies at 82

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

Israeli settlers beat U.S. citizen to death in West Bank

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

Part war propaganda, part comic strip, Bayeux Tapestry to return to U.K.

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

Hundreds laid off in State Department overhaul

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

Welcome to the Queue, where waiting for Wimbledon tickets rivals the tennis

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.

To rebuild from war, Syrian firefighters work to rebuild trust — in each other

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