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A Palestinian activist who helped make the Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land” was shot dead in a suspected Israeli settler attack in the occupied West Bank. We go to his community to hear about the man and the incident that lead to his death.
Jair Bolsonaro is under house arrest for violating pre-trial restrictions ahead of Trump’s imposition of tariffs to pressure Brazil for what the U.S. president says is political persecution of his ally.
The weapons include U.S. missiles for Patriot air defense systems already in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy also said he had a “productive” call with President Trump.
He was Romania’s first freely elected leader after communism fell in 1989, and later faced charges of crimes against humanity.
Gaza’s civil defence agency said 26 people were killed by Israeli gunfire and air strikes on Tuesday, including 14 who were waiting near an aid distribution site inside the Palestinian territory.
El-Fasher, encircled by RSF paramilitary fighters, has not had food deliveries for over a year.
In July and August of 2024 in Bangladesh, student protesters’ push for change drove the authoritarian prime minister out of power. Hundreds of demonstrators were killed.
A German court will launch the trial of two suspected spies for China, one of whom worked as an assistant to the far-right lawmaker Maximilian Krah.
Rescue teams are en route to Dharali village in Uttarkashi district, which is believed to have borne the brunt of the floods.
One protester in Sichuan province said “things got bloody” after police used batons and electric prods.
Americans love olive oil — and import 95% of it. But tariffs are making it harder for Europeans to sell it to Americans.
Launch barges at a fireworks festival in Japan’s city Yokohama caught fire after pyrotechnics landed on them.
New Zealand’s former deputy police commissioner lost the right to anonymity after he was charged with possessing child sexual exploitation and bestiality material.
Gena Heraty, from County Mayo, was taken with eight other people from an orphanage which she runs.
President Trump has positioned nuclear submarines close to Russia. What pressure, if any, is this bringing on Russian President Vladimir Putin? NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with Sergey Radchenko, a professor at Johns Hopkins University.
Just days after the U.S. Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, visited Israel and met with hostages’ families, the Israeli government considers a full occupation of the Gaza Strip, including areas where hostages are held.
Hundreds of former Israeli military officials are demanding an end to the war in Gaza. NPR’s Leila Fadel asks retired Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin why he signed a letter to President Trump.
Hundreds of former Israeli military officials are urging President Trump to help end to the war in Gaza. NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks to retired Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin who supports ending the war.
India says it has no plans to stop buying Russian oil, despite President Trump’s threat to raise tariffs over the practice. The relationship between the two nations has strained under Trump’s second administration.
A Brazilian judge placed former president Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest for breaking a social media ban, escalating a dramatic standoff between the court and the politician, who is accused of plotting a coup.
The uptick in cases have prompted measures that are being compared to those taken during the pandemic.