Pope Leo XIV with Vice President JD Vance, his wife Usha Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and his wife Jeanette Dousdebes Rubio, on the occasion of their meeting at the Vatican, Monday. Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media via AP hide caption toggle caption Simone Risoluti/Vatican Media via AP ROME — At a meeting between Vice President
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference at the Kremlin in Moscow, Friday. Pavel Byrkin/Sputnik Kremlin/AP hide caption toggle caption Pavel Byrkin/Sputnik Kremlin/AP MOSCOW — President Trump spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for more than two hours on Monday, as part of a flurry of phone calls to negotiate a
The Chamatkarik Shree Hanumanji Mandir in the old city of Ahmedabad, in western India, is seen by worshippers as a place where prayers to obtain visas to Western countries are answered. Diaa Hadid/NPR hide caption toggle caption Diaa Hadid/NPR AHMEDABAD, India — A man gives his passport to a Hindu priest at a temple in
The Philippines' Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Manuel Gallego Romualdez poses at his country's embassy in Washington, D.C. on May 12, 2025. Elizabeth Gillis/NPR hide caption toggle caption Elizabeth Gillis/NPR The waters around the Philippines are abuzz with ships from two of the world's greatest super powers vying for global dominance. The Southeast Asian archipelago
Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip on Friday, May 16. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption toggle caption Abdel Kareem Hana/AP TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel says it will allow a "basic quantity" of food into Gaza after a nearly three-month ban in order to prevent mass
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, left, and Keir Starmer, prime minister of the U.K., greet each other, ahead of their bilateral meeting at the 6th European Political Community summit on May 16 in Albania. Leon Neal/Pool via AP hide caption toggle caption Leon Neal/Pool via AP LONDON — When Britain and
Supporters of presidential candidate Nicusor Dan celebrate on the street after polls closed for the second round of the country's presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania on Sunday. Vadim Ghirda/AP hide caption toggle caption Vadim Ghirda/AP Pro-European Union candidate Nicusor Dan has won Romania's closely watched presidential runoff against a hard-right nationalist, nearly complete electoral
In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters put out the fire following Russia's drone attack in the Kyiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, May 18, 2025. AP/Ukrainian Emergency Service hide caption toggle caption AP/Ukrainian Emergency Service KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with top U.S. officials and European leaders in Rome on
