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NATO foreign ministers met in Brussels. With no evident progress toward ending Russia’s war on Ukraine, European leaders in both NATO and the EU are redoubling efforts to provide military back-up.
Panahi’s latest film, It Was Just an Accident, won three Gotham Awards on Monday. The filmmaker has been imprisoned in Iran before — but continues to make movies.
Washington Post reporter Alex Horton talks about the Sept. 2 U.S. military strike on a boat with alleged “narco terrorists,” in which a second strike was ordered to kill two survivors in the water.
Trump says he will issue a “full and unconditional” pardon of the Texas representative and his wife.
The remains, which Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad say were found in northern Gaza, will be taken to Tel Aviv for forensic tests.
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
Investigations continue into a fire last week at the Wang Fuk Court housing complex, which killed at least 159 people.
Somalis reacted with outrage on Wednesday to Donald Trump’s derogatory remarks about them and their country, although a few also said the US president had spoken unpalatable truths.
Egypt denies it is co-ordinating with Israel to reopen the crossing, insisting that passage should be in both directions.
The accident was the result of an “unbelievable series of circumstances,” the local prosecutor said.
One year on from failed presidential power grab, South Korea celebrates its resilient democracy, and tries to heal deep political divisions.
The U.S. and Russia met for hours Tuesday to discuss the peace deal to end the war in Ukraine. Both sides called the talks “constructive,” but no concrete steps were agreed upon.
NATO foreign ministers will meet in Brussels Wednesday, and the ongoing negotiations to end the war in Ukraine will be top of mind. But there will be a notable absence: The U.S.
NPR’s Steve Inskeep speaks with Julianne Smith, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, about the latest Ukraine peace talks and Europe’s role.
Officials from Hamas and Islamic Jihad told AFP the two Palestinian militant groups would send to Israel a sample from a body recovered in the Gaza Strip.
The BBC’s Russia Editor shares his analysis after five hours of peace talks between the Russians and the US.
Bassem Khandaqji entered prison 21 years ago for plotting a deadly bombing in Israel. He left prison as an award-winning novelist.
Belgium on Wednesday rejected a plan to use frozen Russian assets to help prop up Ukraine’s economy and war effort over the next two years, saying that the scheme poses financial and legal risks.
The Ganges River in India is a final resting place for the ashes of loved ones. For those who can’t make the journey, a river in Florida has become a substitute for the funeral tradition.
The story of wooden nesting dolls is not just quintessentially Russian — it’s also Chinese.
The world-first law aims to reduce the risks children face online, but critics fear it may not work.