Damage is seen after an Israeli strike targeted a compound that hosted Hamas' political leadership in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Jon Gambrell/AP hide caption toggle caption Jon Gambrell/AP Middle East Israel launches airstrike targeting Hamas members in Qatar The Israeli military carried out unprecedented airstrikes Tuesday on senior Hamas leaders in a suburb
Polish police and military on Wednesday inspect damage to a house from the debris of a drone that was shot down in the village of Wyryki-Wola, eastern Poland. Poland says it shot down several Russian attack drones that violated Polish airspace in overnight Russian attacks on neighboring Ukraine. Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Gen Z group protests against corruption and the ban on many social media platforms by the government in Nepal on Monday. Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto via Getty Images Over the past 48 hours, Nepal has been rocked by deadly mass protests led by young people who are
Damage is seen after an Israeli strike targeted a compound that hosted Hamas' political leadership in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Jon Gambrell/AP hide caption toggle caption Jon Gambrell/AP Middle East Israel launches airstrike targeting Hamas members in Qatar The Israeli military carried out unprecedented airstrikes Tuesday on senior Hamas leaders in a suburb
Polish police and military on Wednesday inspect damage to a house from the debris of a drone that was shot down in the village of Wyryki-Wola, eastern Poland. Poland says it shot down several Russian attack drones that violated Polish airspace in overnight Russian attacks on neighboring Ukraine. Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Gen Z group protests against corruption and the ban on many social media platforms by the government in Nepal on Monday. Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto via Getty Images Over the past 48 hours, Nepal has been rocked by deadly mass protests led by young people who are
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay, pictured here in Los Angeles in July 2025, is one among many Hollywood figures to pledge not to work with Israeli movie industry companies in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP More than 2,000 Hollywood figures, including well-known actors and filmmakers, have pledged
This frame grab taken from an AFPTV footage shows a man looking at smoke billowing after explosions in Qatar's capital Doha on September 9, 2025. Jacqueline Penney/AFP hide caption toggle caption Jacqueline Penney/AFP For the first time, Israel launched an airstrike in Qatar, bombing a building in Doha that houses Hamas political leadership. Israel says
Damage is seen after an Israeli strike targeted a compound that hosted Hamas' political leadership in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Jon Gambrell/AP hide caption toggle caption Jon Gambrell/AP Middle East Israel launches airstrike targeting Hamas members in Qatar The Israeli military carried out unprecedented airstrikes Tuesday on senior Hamas leaders in a suburb
Polish police and military on Wednesday inspect damage to a house from the debris of a drone that was shot down in the village of Wyryki-Wola, eastern Poland. Poland says it shot down several Russian attack drones that violated Polish airspace in overnight Russian attacks on neighboring Ukraine. Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Gen Z group protests against corruption and the ban on many social media platforms by the government in Nepal on Monday. Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto via Getty Images Over the past 48 hours, Nepal has been rocked by deadly mass protests led by young people who are
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay, pictured here in Los Angeles in July 2025, is one among many Hollywood figures to pledge not to work with Israeli movie industry companies in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP More than 2,000 Hollywood figures, including well-known actors and filmmakers, have pledged
This frame grab taken from an AFPTV footage shows a man looking at smoke billowing after explosions in Qatar's capital Doha on September 9, 2025. Jacqueline Penney/AFP hide caption toggle caption Jacqueline Penney/AFP For the first time, Israel launched an airstrike in Qatar, bombing a building in Doha that houses Hamas political leadership. Israel says
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi looks on during a meeting with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty at Tahrir Palace in Cairo on Tuesday. Khaled Elfiqi/AP hide caption toggle caption Khaled Elfiqi/AP CAIRO — Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed an agreement Tuesday
Ralph Regenvanu, Vanuatu's minister for climate change, is joined by climate activists at the International Court of Justice on Wednesday. The country pushed for years for the court to hear its first major climate change case. Peter Dejong/AP hide caption toggle caption Peter Dejong/AP The top United Nations court has ruled that nations are obligated
Palestinians hold onto an aid truck returning to Gaza City from the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Jehad Alshrafi/AP hide caption toggle caption Jehad Alshrafi/AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since May while trying to get food in the Gaza Strip, mostly near aid sites
Jackie Lay/NPR Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. The truth is, it's been years since I visited the mausoleum. But I'll never forget the first time. 30 years ago. As an exchange student. How my eyes struggled to adjust in
This is a satellite image collected on Nov. 13, 2012, of the Maoniuping Mine, one of China's largest rare earth elements mines, located near Mianning, Sichuan province, China. DigitalGlobe/Maxar via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption DigitalGlobe/Maxar via Getty Images Deep in an underground, World War II-era vault on the outskirts of Frankfurt, Germany, investment
People chant while holding banners during a protest against a law targeting anti-corruption institutions in central Kyiv, Ukraine on Tuesday. Alex Babenko/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Babenko/AP KYIV — A controversial new law removing the independence of Ukraine's top anti-corruption watchdogs has sparked the first major protests in the country since Russia's full-scale invasion
Emergency services personnel work to extinguish a fire following a Russian attack in Odesa, Ukraine, on July 11. Michael Shtekel/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Shtekel/AP MOSCOW and KYIV — Russia and Ukraine are set to meet for a third round of ceasefire talks in Istanbul this week, amid recent new threats by President Trump
What remains of the "Tree of Life" on Sunday, July 20, 2025, is visible off the coast of Efate Island, Vanuatu, after being toppled by cyclones in 2023 and further damaged by an earthquake in 2024. Annika Hammerschlag/AP hide caption toggle caption Annika Hammerschlag/AP THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The UN's highest court is handing down
Protestant chant while holding banners that read "I stand for you, and for those who are on the frontline", "Do you want it like in Russia", "Stop robbing our future" during a protest against a law targeting anti-corruption institutions in central Kyiv, Ukraine on Tuesday. Alex Babenko/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Babenko/AP KYIV, Ukraine
Damage is seen after an Israeli strike targeted a compound that hosted Hamas' political leadership in Doha, Qatar, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. Jon Gambrell/AP hide caption toggle caption Jon Gambrell/AP Middle East Israel launches airstrike targeting Hamas members in Qatar The Israeli military carried out unprecedented airstrikes Tuesday on senior Hamas leaders in a suburb
Polish police and military on Wednesday inspect damage to a house from the debris of a drone that was shot down in the village of Wyryki-Wola, eastern Poland. Poland says it shot down several Russian attack drones that violated Polish airspace in overnight Russian attacks on neighboring Ukraine. Wojtek Radwanski/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Gen Z group protests against corruption and the ban on many social media platforms by the government in Nepal on Monday. Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ambir Tolang/NurPhoto via Getty Images Over the past 48 hours, Nepal has been rocked by deadly mass protests led by young people who are
Filmmaker Ava DuVernay, pictured here in Los Angeles in July 2025, is one among many Hollywood figures to pledge not to work with Israeli movie industry companies in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP More than 2,000 Hollywood figures, including well-known actors and filmmakers, have pledged
This frame grab taken from an AFPTV footage shows a man looking at smoke billowing after explosions in Qatar's capital Doha on September 9, 2025. Jacqueline Penney/AFP hide caption toggle caption Jacqueline Penney/AFP For the first time, Israel launched an airstrike in Qatar, bombing a building in Doha that houses Hamas political leadership. Israel says
