Colombia launches search for missing plane carrying 15 people
Contact with the aircraft was lost just minutes before it was due to land in northern Colombia, state airline Satena says.
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Panic on crowded train – passenger tells BBC of moment of Russian drone strike
Five people died in the attack in northeastern Ukraine when three drones targeted the train.
News24 | Trump tells Minneapolis mayor he’s ‘playing with fire’ over immigration enforcement standoff
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned the mayor of Minneapolis – where the brutal killings of two US protesters by immigration agents sparked nationwide outrage – that he is “playing with fire.”
Is the US preparing to strike Iran?
Satellite images show a steady and significant build-up of US military forces in the region.
Greetings from Mumbai, where residents take breathing space where they can find it
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.
Europe must act urgently and stop outsourcing defence, says EU’s Kallas
The EU foreign policy chief’s remarks come days after Nato’s secretary general said Europe needed the US for its defence.
The politician whose death leaves a vacuum in India’s richest state
Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash, reshaped Maharashtra’s politics in surprising ways.
Rubio braces for Senate scrutiny over Venezuela
At his first Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing since Nicolas Maduro was seized, Secretary of State Marco Rubio warns the U.S. could still use force to pressure Venezuela’s adminstration.
Trump admin rewrites nuclear safety rules. And, NTSB releases findings on D.C. crash
NPR obtains documents showing the Trump administration secretly cut nuclear safety rules to fast-track new reactors. And, investigators blame systemic failures for a deadly midair crash near D.C.
Malaysia football officials quit over foreign-born players scandal
The Football Association of Malaysia executive committee has resigned to pave the way for reforms.
Mexican president says her country has paused oil shipments to Cuba
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the pause was part of general fluctuations in oil supplies and that it was a “sovereign decision” not made under pressure from the United States.
News24 | Trump critic Ilhan Omar attacked at Minneapolis town hall as she calls for ICE abolishment
As the White House worked to “de-escalate” tensions in Minneapolis, a man sprayed Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with a syringe of unknown liquid at a town hall meeting, where she called for curbing the Trump administration’s anti-immigration crackdown.
South Korea’s ex-first lady jailed 20 months for bribery
Kim Keon Hee was also ordered to return a Graff diamond necklace and pay back 12.85m won in cash.
Spain will grant legal status to immigrants lacking authorization
Spain’s government announced Tuesday it will grant legal status to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working in the country without authorization.
News24 | White House aide Stephen Miller does U-turn on Alex Pretti killing in Minneapolis
US immigration agents may have breached “protocol” in Minneapolis before shooting dead a nurse during protests, US President Donald Trump’s senior aide Stephen Miller said – after falsely branding the victim an assassin.
Mexico president asks South Korea for more BTS concerts
About a million fans were vying for 150,000 concert tickets, which sold out in less than 40 minutes.
Trump says US will ‘no longer help Iraq’ if it picks Maliki as PM
The US president said Iraq would have “zero” chance of success without American support.
‘My prosthetic leg represents my love for this country’
Abena Christine Jon’el has made Ghana her home and aims to raise the profile of people with disabilities.
A string of scandals and luxury handbags: Who is South Korea’s former first lady?
The wife of disgraced former president Yoon Suk Yeol is facing court on a raft of her own charges.
Italian officials voice outrage at the presence of U.S. ICE agents at the 2026 Olympics
U.S. Homeland Security agents provided security support at past Olympics. But after violence by ICE agents in Minneapolis, some Italian officials say an ICE unit is unwelcome in Milan Cortina.
Former French senator found guilty of drugging MP
Joel Guerriau received a four-year prison sentence, 18 months of which are to be served behind bars.