Fresh clashes break out in Syria as the interim government struggles to ease tensions

A Syrian security checkpoint is seen as forces deploy in Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city, in southern Syria. Omar Sanadiki/AP hide caption toggle caption Omar Sanadiki/AP BEIRUT — New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and calling into question the ability of

The bodies of all 5 miners are found and identified in Chilean mine collapse

Aerial view of El Teniente copper mine, operated by Codelco, where a collapse killed one worker and trapped five others underground, leading to a suspension of operations in Rancagua Chile. Esteban Felix/AP hide caption toggle caption Esteban Felix/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — The bodies of all five miners trapped in a collapsed shaft in the world's

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

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Fresh clashes break out in Syria as the interim government struggles to ease tensions

A Syrian security checkpoint is seen as forces deploy in Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city, in southern Syria. Omar Sanadiki/AP hide caption toggle caption Omar Sanadiki/AP BEIRUT — New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and calling into question the ability of

The bodies of all 5 miners are found and identified in Chilean mine collapse

Aerial view of El Teniente copper mine, operated by Codelco, where a collapse killed one worker and trapped five others underground, leading to a suspension of operations in Rancagua Chile. Esteban Felix/AP hide caption toggle caption Esteban Felix/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — The bodies of all five miners trapped in a collapsed shaft in the world's

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

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Fresh clashes break out in Syria as the interim government struggles to ease tensions

A Syrian security checkpoint is seen as forces deploy in Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city, in southern Syria. Omar Sanadiki/AP hide caption toggle caption Omar Sanadiki/AP BEIRUT — New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and calling into question the ability of

The bodies of all 5 miners are found and identified in Chilean mine collapse

Aerial view of El Teniente copper mine, operated by Codelco, where a collapse killed one worker and trapped five others underground, leading to a suspension of operations in Rancagua Chile. Esteban Felix/AP hide caption toggle caption Esteban Felix/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — The bodies of all five miners trapped in a collapsed shaft in the world's

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

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In the Golan Heights, Druze are loyal to Syria. But that loyalty is now severely tested

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Fresh clashes break out in Syria as the interim government struggles to ease tensions

A Syrian security checkpoint is seen as forces deploy in Mazraa village on the outskirts of Sweida city, in southern Syria. Omar Sanadiki/AP hide caption toggle caption Omar Sanadiki/AP BEIRUT — New outbreaks of violence overnight into Sunday rocked Syria at two distinct flashpoints, straining a fragile ceasefire and calling into question the ability of

The bodies of all 5 miners are found and identified in Chilean mine collapse

Aerial view of El Teniente copper mine, operated by Codelco, where a collapse killed one worker and trapped five others underground, leading to a suspension of operations in Rancagua Chile. Esteban Felix/AP hide caption toggle caption Esteban Felix/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — The bodies of all five miners trapped in a collapsed shaft in the world's

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