Home World

World

China is now the biggest debt collector in the developing world, report says

World Kevin - 0
The extension of the Southern Expressway from Matara to Hambantota shown near Hambantota, Sri Lanka, in 2018 — a major infrastructure project funded by China as part of Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative. Paula Bronstein/Getty Images AsiaPac hide caption toggle caption Paula Bronstein/Getty Images AsiaPac China has dramatically curtailed its lending in recent years.
Read more

Greetings from the Galápagos Islands, where the blue-footed booby shows its colors

World Kevin - 0
Jackie Lay 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. I admit I am obsessed with the blue-footed booby. I saw the turquoise-accented avian for the first time on my recent reporting trip to the Galápagos — the Pacific volcanic
Read more

Change to COVID vaccine guidance. And, dozens hurt in new Gaza aid distribution

World Linda - 0
Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories The federal government removed COVID-19 vaccines from the list of recommended shots for healthy pregnant women and children
Read more

Noem urges Poles to elect Trump ally as CPAC holds its first meeting in Poland

World Linda - 0
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC, on Tuesday, in Jasionka, Poland. Alex Brandon/AP Pool hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Pool WARSAW, Poland — The Conservative Political Action Conference, the United States' premier conservative gathering, held its first meeting in Poland on Tuesday, just five days before a
Read more

Netanyahu says Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar has been killed by Israeli forces

World Todd - 0
A screengrab shows, according to the Israeli Army, Hamas Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar, taken from a handout video released Dec. 17, 2023. Israeli Army/Handout via REUTERS hide caption toggle caption Israeli Army/Handout via REUTERS Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar has been killed by Israeli forces. Speaking on Wednesday at the
Read more

In ‘The Party’s Interests Come First,’ Joseph Torigian tries to understand Xi Jinping through his father

World Todd - 0
Xi Jinping, left, with his father Xi Zhongxun in 1958. History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images To many observers of China, its top leader, Xi Jinping, is an enigma. Scholars and journalist have tried to glean insight into his thinking by reading his speeches and
Read more

Exhuming the past: ex-Colombian soldiers help recover victims of their own crimes

World Kevin - 0
Mario, a former member of the military linked to Colombia's "false positives" scandal, joins forensic work at Neiva's Central Cemetery on April 30, 2025 — part of a Special Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP) mandated effort to restore justice and aid victims. Photo: Nathalia Angarita for NPR Nathalia Angarita for NPR hide caption toggle caption Nathalia
Read more

Almost 180,000 Palestinians displaced by latest Israeli military offensive

World Kevin - 0
Gaza City tents on May 25, 2025. Anas Baba/NPR hide caption toggle caption Anas Baba/NPR GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A new wave of mass displacement is redrawing the landscape of Gaza. A picturesque harbor is now blanketed in tents. A building belonging to the Qatari diplomatic mission is a refugee camp. Nearly 180,000 Palestinians
Read more
1...345...15Page 4 of 15

A coffee break in the United States and elsewhere is a short rest period granted to employees in business and industry. An afternoon coffee break, or afternoon tea, often occurs as well.

0080-655-238-69

[email protected]

CA50932 Pasadena

Latest articles

World

Centrist wins Romania’s tense presidential race over hard-right nationalist

Kevin - 0
Supporters of presidential candidate Nicusor Dan celebrate on the street after polls closed for the second round of the country's presidential election redo in Bucharest, Romania on Sunday. Vadim Ghirda/AP hide caption toggle caption Vadim Ghirda/AP Pro-European Union candidate Nicusor Dan has won Romania's closely watched presidential runoff against a hard-right nationalist, nearly complete electoral
Read more
Uncategorized

India’s Presidential Candidates Presented in Just a Few Minutes

Derek - 0
A coffee break in the United States and elsewhere is a short mid-morning rest period granted to employees in business and industry. An afternoon...
Read more
World

Canada welcomes King Charles against a backdrop of tensions with Trump

Kevin - 0
Britain's King Charles III is greeted by an honor guard after arriving at Macdonald-Cartier International Airport in Ottawa, Canada, on Monday. Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images King Charles III and Queen Camilla have arrived in Canada at the start of a two-day visit widely seen as
Read more

Popular Categories