An apartment building in the city of Sumy after Russia struck it with a Shahed drone early this year. "We need more air defense, we need more everything," said Anton Svachko, a member of Ukraine's parliament from the city. Anton Shtuka for NPR hide caption toggle caption Anton Shtuka for NPR SUMY, Ukraine — That
People look at the Bayeux tapestry in Bayeux, western France, on Sept. 13, 2019. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images LONDON — The earliest-known depiction of the 1066 Battle of Hastings — which began the Norman Conquest, changing England's ethnic mix and history forever — is coming
The U.S. Department of State sign in Washington, D.C. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images The State Department is cutting its Washington-based staff by about 15% in what officials are calling the largest overhaul of the agency in decades. Some employees have already taken early retirement, while
An apartment building in the city of Sumy after Russia struck it with a Shahed drone early this year. "We need more air defense, we need more everything," said Anton Svachko, a member of Ukraine's parliament from the city. Anton Shtuka for NPR hide caption toggle caption Anton Shtuka for NPR SUMY, Ukraine — That
People look at the Bayeux tapestry in Bayeux, western France, on Sept. 13, 2019. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images LONDON — The earliest-known depiction of the 1066 Battle of Hastings — which began the Norman Conquest, changing England's ethnic mix and history forever — is coming
The U.S. Department of State sign in Washington, D.C. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images The State Department is cutting its Washington-based staff by about 15% in what officials are calling the largest overhaul of the agency in decades. Some employees have already taken early retirement, while
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speak with media reporters during the Ukraine Recovery Conference at La Nuvola convention center in Rome on Thursday. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregorio Borgia/AP ROME — Countries prepared to provide troops for a post-ceasefire force in Ukraine agreed to set up a headquarters
This plaque inside a medical facility in Pretoria states that it was funded by the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP hide caption toggle caption PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Decades of progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS are in danger of unraveling, the United Nations Aids Agency (UNAIDS)
An apartment building in the city of Sumy after Russia struck it with a Shahed drone early this year. "We need more air defense, we need more everything," said Anton Svachko, a member of Ukraine's parliament from the city. Anton Shtuka for NPR hide caption toggle caption Anton Shtuka for NPR SUMY, Ukraine — That
People look at the Bayeux tapestry in Bayeux, western France, on Sept. 13, 2019. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images LONDON — The earliest-known depiction of the 1066 Battle of Hastings — which began the Norman Conquest, changing England's ethnic mix and history forever — is coming
The U.S. Department of State sign in Washington, D.C. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images The State Department is cutting its Washington-based staff by about 15% in what officials are calling the largest overhaul of the agency in decades. Some employees have already taken early retirement, while
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speak with media reporters during the Ukraine Recovery Conference at La Nuvola convention center in Rome on Thursday. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregorio Borgia/AP ROME — Countries prepared to provide troops for a post-ceasefire force in Ukraine agreed to set up a headquarters
This plaque inside a medical facility in Pretoria states that it was funded by the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP hide caption toggle caption PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Decades of progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS are in danger of unraveling, the United Nations Aids Agency (UNAIDS)
Enlarge this image People carrying aid parcels walk along the Salah al-Din road, used by food-seeking Palestinians to reach an aid distribution point set up by the privately-run Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images People carrying aid parcels walk along the Salah al-Din road
Enlarge this image In the visitor center in the town of Civitella Alfedena inside Italy's National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio, and Molise, you can see wolves rescued inside the park. Paolo Picciotto/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paolo Picciotto/REDA/Universal Images Group via Getty Images In the visitor center in the town
Loading... Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. It was exactly a week after the Assad regime fell in Syria last December, and Damascus was euphoric. My colleague and I came across a bar in the center of the city called
Edith Johnson and Dorothea Lambert Chambers face off in the 1910 Wimbledon tournament in London. Lawn tennis — the game we know today — started in the late 19th century but has its roots in a medieval sport. Paul Thompson/European Picture Service/FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Paul Thompson/European Picture Service/FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images If
Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a signing ceremony for a peace agreement between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo at the State Department, June 27, 2025, in Washington. Mark Schiefelbein/AP hide caption toggle caption Mark Schiefelbein/AP WASHINGTON — The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State
Enlarge this image The MingKwai typewriter's keys enable the typist to find and retrieve Chinese characters. Elisabeth von Boch/Stanford hide caption toggle caption Elisabeth von Boch/Stanford The MingKwai typewriter's keys enable the typist to find and retrieve Chinese characters. Elisabeth von Boch/Stanford A typewriter recently discovered in a basement in upstate New York holds important
Main entry to the Hotel Oloffson, built as a private residence by Simon Sam in about 1886. American Marines leased it and turned it into a military hospital in the early 20th century. In 1936 Walter Oloffson converted it to a hotel. In the 1950s through 1970s it was a Hollywood jetset destination. Don Bartletti/Los
The Chenab, one of the three rivers allocated to Pakistan under the Indus Waters Treaty, seen from the riverbank in early June in Punjab province, Pakistan. Betsy Joles for NPR hide caption toggle caption Betsy Joles for NPR ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — High in the Himalayas, the Indus River flows over the Tibetan Plateau before branching
The Park Slope Food Co-op, founded in 1973, is a Brooklyn institution. In recent months the cooperative grocery store has been torn apart by allegations of antisemitism and discrimination, as the collective debates a boycott of Israeli goods. Vanessa Romo/NPR hide caption toggle caption Vanessa Romo/NPR NEW YORK – The Park Slope Food Co-op is
An apartment building in the city of Sumy after Russia struck it with a Shahed drone early this year. "We need more air defense, we need more everything," said Anton Svachko, a member of Ukraine's parliament from the city. Anton Shtuka for NPR hide caption toggle caption Anton Shtuka for NPR SUMY, Ukraine — That
People look at the Bayeux tapestry in Bayeux, western France, on Sept. 13, 2019. Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Loic Venance/AFP via Getty Images LONDON — The earliest-known depiction of the 1066 Battle of Hastings — which began the Norman Conquest, changing England's ethnic mix and history forever — is coming
The U.S. Department of State sign in Washington, D.C. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images The State Department is cutting its Washington-based staff by about 15% in what officials are calling the largest overhaul of the agency in decades. Some employees have already taken early retirement, while
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni speak with media reporters during the Ukraine Recovery Conference at La Nuvola convention center in Rome on Thursday. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregorio Borgia/AP ROME — Countries prepared to provide troops for a post-ceasefire force in Ukraine agreed to set up a headquarters
This plaque inside a medical facility in Pretoria states that it was funded by the United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP hide caption toggle caption PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — Decades of progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS are in danger of unraveling, the United Nations Aids Agency (UNAIDS)
