Jackie Lay/NPR Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world. You might not realize it, but everything from AI chatbots and autonomous driving systems requires literally trillions of data points to train. My colleague Emily Feng and I were curious
An Iranian protester holds up a poster of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in an anti-Israel gathering in Tehran, Iran, on June 13. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP President Trump on Wednesday declined to say whether the United States is moving closer to a decision to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, after Iran's supreme
This photo shows a general view of a North Korean giant loudspeaker (C), near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) dividing the two Koreas, in Paju on June 12, 2025. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images GANGHWA, South Korea — Kim Ok-soon used to take bike rides along a
Enlarge this image Smoke rises from an oil storage facility after it appeared to have been struck by Israeli in Tehran, Iran, on Monday. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP Smoke rises from an oil storage facility after it appeared to have been struck by Israeli in Tehran, Iran, on Monday. Vahid Salemi/AP
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergei Shoigu, third left, meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second right, at the headquarters of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, Tuesday, June 17, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in
Palestinians are brought to Nasser hospital in Khan Younis after being wounded or killed by Israeli forces while they tried to get food on Tuesday. Moaz Abu Taha/APAimages via Reuters hide caption toggle caption Moaz Abu Taha/APAimages via Reuters GAZA CITY and DUBAI — Israel's primary focus is now its war with Iran, but Israeli
President Trump returned to the White House early on June 17, 2025, cutting his time short at the G7 summit in Canada because he said he wanted to focus on the Iran-Israel conflict. Al Drago/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Al Drago/Getty Images President Trump escalated his rhetoric against Iran on Tuesday, issuing a threat
Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories President Trump left the G7 summit one day early to focus on the rapidly escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. The White
