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Chile’s plunging birth rate may foreshadow future in U.S.

Macarena Lagos, 19, Florencia Contreras, 23, and Mariana Sanhueza, 21, are design students at the Catholic University in Santiago, Chile. All three voiced strong reservations about having children. They worry that motherhood would limit their freedom and choices. Tamara Merino for NPR hide caption toggle caption Tamara Merino for NPR SANTIAGO, Chile — In a

At least 68 African migrants killed after boat capsizes off Yemen coast, U.N. says

This is a locator map for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. AP Photo/AP hide caption toggle caption AP Photo/AP CAIRO — A boat capsized Sunday in waters off Yemen's coast leaving 68 African migrants dead and 74 others missing, the U.N.'s migration agency said. The tragedy was the latest in a series of shipwrecks off

Pope Leo tells 1 million Catholic youths they are sign ‘different world is possible’

Pope Leo XIV holds a Mass with young people participating in the Youths Jubilee at the Tor Vergata field in Rome, Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Andrew Medichini/AP hide caption toggle caption Andrew Medichini/AP ROME — Pope Leo XIV on Sunday told more than a million Catholic youths at a closing Mass for a weeklong encounter

In Gaza, more Palestinians are killed while waiting for food aid

Palestinians carry bags and folded cardboard boxes as they return from a food distribution point run by the U.S. and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation group, near the Netsarim corridor in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images At least 325 people in

Opinion: A little league heartbreak

Members of the Southwest Region team from Boerne, Texas, and the Latin America Region team from Barquisimeto, Venezuela shake handsafter Latin America won the Little League World Series Consolation Game 4-3 at Howard J. Lamade Stadium on Aug. 25, 2024, in South Williamsport, Pa. Dylan Buell/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Dylan Buell/Getty Images The

Millions of Ukrainians abroad hope to return home once Russia’s invasion ends

Iryna Schestova, 50, and her daughter, Liia Kazakova, 26, sit in the living room of a friend's home in Horenychi, a suburb of Kyiv, Ukraine. Kazakova is staying in the home instead of with her mother because she can't sleep at night listening to the sounds of war from her mother's apartment in central Kyiv.

Art of the praise: Why flattering Trump is now the go-to diplomatic move

President Trump is given a letter from King Charles III, by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer in the Oval Office at the White House on Feb 27. Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images There's a pattern in many of President Trump's interactions with

Jane Austen Fans Celebrate the Beloved English Author’s 250th Birthday

Beata Cosgrove/Jane Austen Festival With anniversary of Jane Austen's birth approaching in December, her fans are donning gowns and tailcoats at costume balls across Britain. Sponsor Message