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What Does Pakistan’s Use of a New Chinese Fighter Jet Mean for the Future?

Enlarge this image AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images Pakistan and India traded cross-border military strikes in May, a four day flare-up in a long running conflict between the two nuclear-armed countries. Among the significant developments in the brief conflict was the first time a Chinese made fighter plane saw combat.

Despite ongoing Taliban threats, the U.S. is ending some protections for Afghans

Z fled Afghanistan to escape the Taliban, and was allowed to enter and stay in the U.S. in part because of Temporary Protected Status. The Trump administration is ending the program in July. Maansi Srivastava for NPR hide caption toggle caption Maansi Srivastava for NPR "It's time for you to leave the United States." The

Is Trump’s immigration bet working?

Enlarge this image Protesters confront National Guard soldiers and police outside of a federal building as protests continue in Los Angeles following three days of clashes with police after a series of immigration raids on June 09, 2025, in Los Angeles. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Protesters confront National Guard

Iran says it will create a new uranium enrichment facility after a vote at the IAEA

The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria. Matthias Schrader/AP hide caption toggle caption Matthias Schrader/AP VIENNA — The U.N. nuclear watchdog's board of governors on Thursday formally found that Iran isn't complying with its nuclear obligations for the

South Korea halts propaganda broadcasts along border with rival North

A North Korean military guard post, left, and loudspeaker are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea on Thursday. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's military shut down loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korea propaganda along the inter-Korean border on Wednesday, marking the new liberal

Trump says a U.S.-China trade deal is ‘done’

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, second right, departs after trade talks at Lancaster House in London on Tuesday. Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Trump wrote on social media that a trade deal with China is "done." This comes after the U.S. and China

Greetings from Palmyra, Syria, with its once-grand hotel named for a warrior queen

Jackie Lay/NPR Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world. Battered and bullet-ridden but still standing! It doesn't look it now, but this was one of the most elegant hotels in the Middle East. The Zenobia was built in the

Hong Kong police accuse mobile game of promoting ‘armed revolution’

A phone displaying the App Store page for the mobile game Reversed Front: Bonfire. Ryland Barton/NPR hide caption toggle caption Ryland Barton/NPR HONG KONG — Hong Kong police on Tuesday warned people against downloading and using a gaming app that it says advocates "armed revolution" and the overthrow of the "fundamental system" of Mainland China.