Pope Leo XIV says he will not be deterred by criticism from President Trump, vowing to continue his calls for peace as tensions escalate between the Vatican and Washington over the Iran conflict.

Asha Bhosle died in Mumbai on Sunday after being admitted to the hospital following a heart attack.

The U.S. said on Sunday that it will soon block ships from Iranian ports. It comes after the U.S. and Iran failed to reach an agreement during face-to-face peace talks, sending oil prices surging.

NPR’s Michel Martin asks Robert Malley, former U.S. special envoy for Iran, about where the weekend’s negotiations between the U.S. and Iran leave diplomatic efforts to resolve the war.

President Trump’s ceasefire in Gaza was supposed to ease Israel’s blockade, but restrictions on aid remain tight six months later.

Hungarian voters turned out in record numbers, ousting Viktor Orbán, the country’s longest-serving prime minister. Orbán, a close ally of President Trump conceded quickly, ending 16 years in power.

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with David Pressman, who served as U.S. ambassador to Hungary in the Biden administration, about Victor Orban’s election loss and what this means for Hungary.

European leaders share Hungarians’ joy over the ousting of Vladimir Putin’s EU ally, writes the BBC’s Europe editor.

By-elections on Monday could solidify the Canadian PM’s hold on power but can his “big tent” party be too big?

The U.S. military said Sunday that it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, as the Trump administration pursues its campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.

The singer, who died at the age of 92, will be cremated with full state honours on Monday.

A stampede at a mountaintop fortress popular with tourists in northern Haiti has killed at least 25 people and injured dozens of others, authorities said.

Voters will have to wait until at least Monday to learn the outcome of Sunday’s presidential election after the process was mired with logistical issues that left thousands unable to cast ballots.

President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night, saying he didn’t think the U.S.-born global leader of the Catholic Church is “doing a very good job.”

Péter Magyar’s historic win offers peace for a country exhausted by the tensions of Viktor Orbán’s rule, Nick Thorpe reports from Budapest.

Leo XIV wants the world’s attention on a continent vital to the Church’s future, an aide says.

Less than a day after peace talks between the US and Iran failed, President Trump said that he will blockade the Strait of Hormuz.

With attention focused on Iran, Ukraine has made economic, battlefield and diplomatic gains against the Kremlin.

Amid the war in Iran, countries have been censoring and policing what their citizens are saying about the conflict and what information they have access to.

Historic voter turnout in Hungary ousted Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from power. How may this shift change Hungary’s relationship with the European Union, which Orbán criticized regularly.

Hungarian voters turned out in the historic numbers to turn away from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party. NPR’s Rob Schmitz discusses with reporter Esme Nicholson and pollster Abel Bojar.