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A European Space Agency antenna located at Cebreros, near Avila, Spain, will transmit the waltz into space. ESA hide caption toggle caption ESA Johann Strauss II's popular orchestral piece "By the Beautiful Blue Danube" has been inextricably linked to space since it was used in the 1968 classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey. The waltz

Activists sit in front of the U.S. Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv, Israel, during a protest on Jan. 8, 2025. Ohad Zwigenberg/AP hide caption toggle caption Ohad Zwigenberg/AP NEW YORK — A dual U.S.-German citizen has been arrested on charges that he traveled to Israel and attempted to firebomb the branch office of the

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., on May 25, 2025. Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP hide caption toggle caption Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Sunday that the U.S. will delay implementation of a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union

Pope Leo XIV presides over a Mass in the St. John Lateran Basilica, formalizing his role as bishop of Rome in Rome on Sunday. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregorio Borgia/AP Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman on Sunday, in a ceremonial step to formalizing his role as bishop of Rome. The bishop

Anastasia, 24, with her daughter, born the previous day, in a room at the Sloviansk City Clinical Hospital, on March 28. Anton Shtuka for NPR hide caption toggle caption Anton Shtuka for NPR SLOVIANSK, Ukraine — The squalling cries of newborns echo through the hallway of Sloviansk City Clinical Hospital in the beleaguered Donetsk region

In this photo provided by the Ukrainian Emergency Service, firefighters try to put out a fire following a Russian attack in Kyiv region, Ukraine, Sunday, May 25, 2025. AP/Ukrainian Emergency Service hide caption toggle caption AP/Ukrainian Emergency Service KYIV, Ukraine — A massive Russian drone-and-missile attack targeted the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and other regions in

US President Donald Trump, right, and Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's president, second right, as a video plays during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Bloomberg/Getty images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Getty images JOHANNESBURG — President Trump claims a "genocide" of white people

Enlarge this image U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a hearing with the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on Capitol Hill on May 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a hearing with the