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An image AFP photojournalist Omar al-Qattaa shows a skeletal, underfed girl in Gaza. But when social media users asked Grok where it came from, the artificial intelligence chatbot was certain that the photograph was taken in Yemen nearly seven years ago.
President Trump says prospects look good for a meeting on ending the war in Ukraine with Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy. But he’s been disappointed before.
Tensions are escalating between the U.S. and India as the Trump administration imposes tariffs and tries to force India to stop buying Russian oil.
Evyatar David has been held hostage by Hamas for 670 days. His brother Ilay David speaks with NPR’s Leila Fadel about his family’s effort to free him.
Kathleen Folbigg was freed in 2023 after a review found there was reasonable doubt she killed her babies.
Israeli authorities have banned Jerusalem’s top Muslim cleric from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound for six months over a recent sermon, his attorney told AFP.
The South East Asian nation’s military leaders named Myint Swe acting president after a 2021 coup.
US President Donald Trump said his special envoy Steve Witkoff had made “great progress” in his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In Kharkiv, investigators gather evidence of Russian attacks – and how it has dodged sanctions.
The Aalborg Zoo in Denmark said it would take certain surplus pets such as chickens, rabbits and guinea pigs to be “gently euthanized” and fed to its captive predators.
In Africa’s most populous country more than a third of residents have no access to electricity. Even those connected to the nation’s crumbling power grid cannot rely on it. And the situation isn’t improving. We go to Nigeria to see how people cope with the lack of access to power.
More than 500 former officials who once led Israel’s military and security agencies are asking President Trump to help stop the war in Gaza. NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with one of them.
Researchers attributed the additional deaths to several factors, including poor air quality.
Lebanon’s cabinet has said it wants to establish a state monopoly on arms by the end of the year.
A shooter wounded five soldiers at Fort Stewart before being apprehended by law enforcement on Wednesday, the US military base said.
The project, which has been started before, still needs to cross several hurdles before building can start.
A growing diplomatic rift between South Africa and Taiwan is sparking concern across the tech and AI sectors, with experts warning that potential chip export restrictions could stall digital innovation, data center operations, and economic growth. Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says it is weighing curbs on semiconductor exports in response to what it calls […]
Fourteen million people in Sudan have been displaced by war and famine. The Atlantic‘s Anne Applebaum says the scale of destruction is vast and, as the conflict rages, people are overwhelmed by chaos.
White House envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow in a last-ditch effort to convince him to make peace in Ukraine or face punishing new economic penalties by Friday.
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.
Officials say the fire is advancing rapidly, driven by strong winds, dry vegetation and hot summer weather.