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
A view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia, Tuesday. Brian Inganga/AP hide caption toggle caption Brian Inganga/AP JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — With great fanfare Ethiopia inaugurated its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Tuesday – the biggest hydroelectric dam in Africa but one that's divided the region and even caught the
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
A view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia, Tuesday. Brian Inganga/AP hide caption toggle caption Brian Inganga/AP JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — With great fanfare Ethiopia inaugurated its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Tuesday – the biggest hydroelectric dam in Africa but one that's divided the region and even caught the
Smoke rises from behind residential areas after explosions in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday. Israel said it launched a strike targeting senior Hamas leaders. Ali Altunkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ali Altunkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike targeting senior Hamas leaders in
French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu, left, receives President Emmanuel Macron at the 55th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, June 20, 2025. Macron named Lecornu the new prime minister on Tuesday. Benoit Tessier/AP File hide caption toggle caption Benoit Tessier/AP File PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron appointed his defense minister, Sébastien
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
A view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia, Tuesday. Brian Inganga/AP hide caption toggle caption Brian Inganga/AP JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — With great fanfare Ethiopia inaugurated its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Tuesday – the biggest hydroelectric dam in Africa but one that's divided the region and even caught the
Smoke rises from behind residential areas after explosions in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday. Israel said it launched a strike targeting senior Hamas leaders. Ali Altunkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ali Altunkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike targeting senior Hamas leaders in
French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu, left, receives President Emmanuel Macron at the 55th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, June 20, 2025. Macron named Lecornu the new prime minister on Tuesday. Benoit Tessier/AP File hide caption toggle caption Benoit Tessier/AP File PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron appointed his defense minister, Sébastien
Riot police use a water cannon on protesters outside Parliament in Kathmandu, Nepal, Monday, Sept. 8, 2025. Niranjan Shrestha/AP hide caption toggle caption Niranjan Shrestha/AP KATHMANDU, Nepal — Nepal's prime minister resigned Tuesday following violent protests against a ban on social media platforms and government corruption. Khadga Prasad Oli said he was stepping down immediately.
Firefighters work at the site of an airplane that crashed in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat state on Thursday. Ajit Solanki/AP hide caption toggle caption Ajit Solanki/AP MUMBAI, India — An Air India flight carrying 242 people including 12 crew bound for London crashed shortly after departure in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad
President Trump speaks to reporters after arriving on Air Force One on Tuesday at Joint Base Andrews, Md. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP More than half of people in key U.S. allies – including France, the United Kingdom, Germany, South Korea and Japan – have no confidence in President Trump's leadership in
Enlarge this image AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images AAMIR QURESHI/AFP via Getty Images Pakistan and India traded cross-border military strikes in May, a four day flare-up in a long running conflict between the two nuclear-armed countries. Among the significant developments in the brief conflict was the first time a Chinese made fighter plane saw combat.
Z fled Afghanistan to escape the Taliban, and was allowed to enter and stay in the U.S. in part because of Temporary Protected Status. The Trump administration is ending the program in July. Maansi Srivastava for NPR hide caption toggle caption Maansi Srivastava for NPR "It's time for you to leave the United States." The
Enlarge this image Protesters confront National Guard soldiers and police outside of a federal building as protests continue in Los Angeles following three days of clashes with police after a series of immigration raids on June 09, 2025, in Los Angeles. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Protesters confront National Guard
The flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency flies in front of its headquarters during an IAEA Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria. Matthias Schrader/AP hide caption toggle caption Matthias Schrader/AP VIENNA — The U.N. nuclear watchdog's board of governors on Thursday formally found that Iran isn't complying with its nuclear obligations for the
A North Korean military guard post, left, and loudspeaker are seen from Paju, South Korea, near the border with North Korea on Thursday. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea's military shut down loudspeakers broadcasting anti-North Korea propaganda along the inter-Korean border on Wednesday, marking the new liberal
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, second right, departs after trade talks at Lancaster House in London on Tuesday. Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Trump wrote on social media that a trade deal with China is "done." This comes after the U.S. and China
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
A view of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia, Tuesday. Brian Inganga/AP hide caption toggle caption Brian Inganga/AP JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — With great fanfare Ethiopia inaugurated its controversial mega-dam on the Blue Nile on Tuesday – the biggest hydroelectric dam in Africa but one that's divided the region and even caught the
Smoke rises from behind residential areas after explosions in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday. Israel said it launched a strike targeting senior Hamas leaders. Ali Altunkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ali Altunkaya/Anadolu via Getty Images TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israeli military said it carried out an airstrike targeting senior Hamas leaders in
French Defense Minister Sebastien Lecornu, left, receives President Emmanuel Macron at the 55th International Paris Airshow at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, June 20, 2025. Macron named Lecornu the new prime minister on Tuesday. Benoit Tessier/AP File hide caption toggle caption Benoit Tessier/AP File PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron appointed his defense minister, Sébastien
