Palestinians carry bags filled with food and humanitarian aid provided by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization approved by Israel, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, June 3. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption toggle caption Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Allegations that Israel is committing war crimes in Gaza are "insane" and "ridiculous," an
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (center) and Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey (right) meet with BAE system apprentices as they look at a submarine model during a joint visit on March 20 in Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom. Starmer says the U.K. must upgrade its military in response to threats from Russia. WPA Pool/Getty Images hide caption
Enlarge this image South African President Ramaphosa meets President Trump amid tensions over Washington's resettlement of white Afrikaners that the U.S. president claims are the victims of "genocide." Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images South African President Ramaphosa meets President Trump amid tensions over Washington's resettlement of
Enlarge this image Why is the Trump administration offering refugee status to white Afrikaners? Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images Why is the Trump administration offering refugee status to white Afrikaners? Marco Longari/AFP via Getty Images You may have heard that the U.S. gained 59 new residents
Enlarge this image A boy carries a box of relief supplies from a distribution site of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the private, U.S.-backed aid group that has bypassed the longstanding U.N.-led system in the territory. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images A boy carries a box of
Enlarge this image The White Helmets in Damascus on March 31, 2025. Hasan Belal for NPR hide caption toggle caption Hasan Belal for NPR The White Helmets in Damascus on March 31, 2025. Hasan Belal for NPR After being on opposite sides of Syria's war, former regime firefighters and members of the White Helmets in
Palestinians carry the body of Reem Al-Akhras who was killed while heading to a Gaza aid hub, during her funeral in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption toggle caption Abdel Kareem Hana/AP TEL AVIV, Israel — At least 27 Palestinians were killed Tuesday and dozens more wounded as they tried
Source: NPR Credit: NPR In 2017, Jacinda Ardern, the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, was sitting in her bathroom anxiously anticipating the news of two potentially life-changing events. One, the election results that could make her the youngest female head of government in the world. And the other, a pregnancy test that could not
