Amateur historian Catherine Corless spreads birth and death records across her kitchen table in Tuam, Ireland. Through a search of public records, Corless found 796 infants and children died in a nearby mother and baby home between 1925 and 1961. Paulo Nunes Dos Santos/NPR hide caption toggle caption Paulo Nunes Dos Santos/NPR In Ireland, the
Hamas militants arrive in an area before releasing Israeli hostage Agam Berger to a Red Cross team in Jabalia on January 30, 2025, as part of their third hostage-prisoner exchange. Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty hide caption toggle caption Bashar Taleb/AFP via Getty A U.N. backed panel of experts declares a famine in the northern part
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrives at Criminal Court for a verdict for allegedly defaming the monarchy in Bangkok on Friday, Aug. 22, 2025. Arnun Chonmahatrakool/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Arnun Chonmahatrakool/AP/AP BANGKOK — Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was acquitted of a royal defamation charge by a court on Friday, in a
Palestinian hamlets are seen at the E1 area, an open tract of land east of Jerusalem, between the Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim and the occupied West Bank town of Eizariya, on Aug. 14. Nasser Nasser/AP hide caption toggle caption Nasser Nasser/AP TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel gave final approval Wednesday for a controversial settlement
Ukrainian servicemen of the 44th artillery brigade fire a 2s22 Bohdana self-propelled howitzer towards Russian positions at the frontline in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine on Wednesday. Danylo Antoniuk/AP hide caption toggle caption Danylo Antoniuk/AP KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched one of its biggest aerial attacks of the year on Ukraine, firing 574 drones and 40
Alyson Hurt/NPR The African Union has joined a campaign calling for the widely-used Mercator map, which makes Africa appear smaller than it is, to be replaced with a map that more accurately reflects the continent's relative size. AU Commission Deputy Chairperson Selma Malika Haddadi told Reuters when the size of Africa is misrepresented on maps
President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mstyslav Chernov) Mstyslav Cherno/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption Mstyslav Cherno/AP/AP President Trump is meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House today to discuss ending Russia's war in Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and President Trump meet in the Oval Office on Monday for talks on bringing an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine. Several European leaders are joining Zelenskyy, as they try to find a way to end Russia's offensive. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mandel Ngan/AFP
