
Greetings from Andhra Pradesh, India, where a fragrant food stand feeds working women
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
THURSDAY, 11 DECEMBER 2025, 12:29

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

Machado — who has been in hiding for nearly a year — was still expected in Oslo later in the day.

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, is reportedly safe and on her way to Oslo.

The two four-storey buildings that came down in Fez contained eight families, state media report.

The Tesla boss says instead of leading the Department of Government Efficiency, he could have been working for his companies.
The fighters led by the CIA found themselves spiraling into despair because of what they saw as bureaucratic neglect and abandonment by the U.S. government. Among their ranks was Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the man charged with killing one National Guard soldier and seriously injuring a second after opening fire on them in Washington, D.C. on Thanksgiving Eve.

How an obscure term used in anthropology leaped from the pages of academia into the Chinese meme world and then became part of Chinese government policymaking.

Just days after signing a peace deal brokered by President Trump, the fighting between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo continues, with Rwanda-backed rebels taking a third major city.

Hamas says it is willing to lay down its weapons after two years of war in Gaza, but Israel may not agree to its main condition.

President Trump’s brusque criticisms against Europe are calling into question America’s relationship with some of its oldest allies and drawing reactions from its leaders.

María Corina Machado was slated to receive her Nobel Peace Prize Wednesday, but the Venezuelan opposition leader, who has been in hiding, will not attend the ceremony.

Seoul says it will “actively respond” to neighbouring countries’ activities in its air defence zone.

The ban, a world-first, has been applauded by families looking to take back power from tech giants. But questions remain about its enforceability.

Donald Trump, who brokered an earlier ceasefire, says he plans to “make a phone call” to stop the fighting.

Millions of Australian teens will no longer be allowed to use social media. Who wins and who loses out?
US President Donald Trump said he was planning to “make a phone call” about the renewed clashes between Thailand and Cambodia over their contested border, which have prompted evacuations.

Scuffles broke out during a vote linked to attempts to reduce the former president’s jail term.

The president says he is focused on “making America affordable again”, as cost of living becomes a campaign issue.

Poverty in Sierra Leone is pushing more students into risky work, which proved deadly for two boys.

Rishabh Rajput and Sonali Chouksey received congratulatory messages peppered with “jokes and memes”.

The mastiff mix from Oklahoma City broke the previous record with his tongue measuring in at 7.83in (19.89cm).