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
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers his speech during a visit to the BAE Systems'Govan facility, in Glasgow, Scotland on Monday. Andy Buchanan/AFP via AP hide caption toggle caption Andy Buchanan/AFP via AP LONDON — The United Kingdom will build new nuclear-powered attack submarines, get its army ready to fight a war in Europe and
Syrian Finance Minister Mohammed Yisr Barnieh, center, attends the opening ceremony at the Damascus Securities Exchange in Damascus, Syria, Monday, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki) Omar Sanadiki/AP hide caption toggle caption Omar Sanadiki/AP DAMASCUS — Trading resumed on the Damascus Securities Exchange on Monday after a six-month closure, as Syria 's new leaders attempt
Enlarge this image In this image taken from video released June 1, 2025, by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service shows a Ukrainian drone striking Russian planes deep in Russia's territory. AP/Ukrainian Security Service hide caption toggle caption AP/Ukrainian Security Service In this image taken from video released June 1, 2025, by a source
Smoke rises from the crater of the Etna volcano as it erupts, on Mount Etna near Catania, Italy, on Monday. A huge plume of ash, gas and rock spewed forth from Europe's highest active volcano. Giuseppe Distefano/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Giuseppe Distefano/AFP via Getty Images Italy's Mount Etna produced a spectacularly
