- World
Is the U.S. headed toward a military conflict with Iran?
- Terry Gross
- Feb 26, 2026
New York Times journalist David Sanger discusses how we got here, the state of Iran's nuclear weapons program, the likelihood of U.S. military force a...
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U.S. and Iran to hold nuclear talks. And, Harvard professor resigns over Epstein ties
- Brittney Melton
- Feb 26, 2026
U.S. and Iranian officials are set to meet today in Geneva to discuss Tehran's nuclear program. And, Harvard professor Larry Summers is resigning over...
- World
Cuba says armed group planned 'terrorist infiltration'
- Eyder Peralta
- Feb 26, 2026
Cuba's government says the 10 people on a Florida-registered boat that opened fire on its soldiers were terrorists trying to infiltrate the island. Th...
- World
Father of U.S.-based activist sentenced in Hong Kong under national security law
- Shibani Mahtani
- Feb 26, 2026
A court on Thursday used Hong Kong's national security law to jail Kwok Yin-sang for eight months, in the first case against a family member of an act...
- World
U.S. and Iran to hold a third round of nuclear talks in Geneva
- The Associated Press
- Feb 26, 2026
Iran and the United States prepared to meet Thursday in Geneva for nuclear negotiations, as America has gathered a fleet of aircraft and warships to t...
- World
FIFA's Infantino confident Mexico can co-host World Cup despite cartel violence
- The Associated Press
- Feb 26, 2026
FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he has "complete confidence" in Mexico as a World Cup co-host despite days of cartel violence in the country that...
- World
Cuba says it killed 4 people aboard a Florida-registered speedboat who fired on soldiers
- The Associated Press
- Feb 25, 2026
Cuban soldiers have killed four people aboard a speedboat registered in Florida that opened fire on officers in Cuban waters. It was unclear if any U....
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Greetings from Jordan's Wadi Rum desert, where patches of green emerge after winter rains
- Jane Arraf
- Feb 25, 2026
Wadi Rum's otherworldly landscape is where Star Wars movies and The Martian were filmed. In late winter, plants emerge in this desert — but some are t...
- World
U.K.'s parliament had a rare debate about the royals
- Lauren Frayer
- Feb 24, 2026
Something rare happened Tuesday in the U.K. Parliament: MPs criticized the royals, which 19th century rules prohibit. But an exception was made for di...
- World
European leaders came together in solidarity on Ukraine War fourth anniversary - but peace seems a long way off
- Feb 24, 2026
Watching President Zelenskyy and first lady Olena Zelenska in the centre of Kyiv lead a minute's silence to honour the tens of thousands of soldiers w...
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Former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine reflects on 4th anniversary of war with Russia
- Mary Louise Kelly
- Feb 24, 2026
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Bridget Brink, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who's now running for Congress, about the U.S.'s next moves in...
- World
The Louvre Museum's director has resigned in the wake of October's brazen jewel heist
- The Associated Press
- Feb 24, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron accepted Laurence des Cars' resignation as "an act of responsibility" at a moment when the Louvre needs security upgr...