- World
U.S.-Iran ceasefire expires this week with no deal in sight
- NPR Staff
- Apr 19, 2026
After briefly reopening the Strait of Hormuz, Iran has again closed the vital economic waterway, saying it will restrict ships from passing through as...
World
International news and global affairs
- World
Born in south Lebanon, displaced to Beirut, two grandmothers reflect on Israeli invasions
- Lauren Frayer
- Apr 18, 2026
They grew up amid olive groves in southern Lebanon. The son of one married the other's daughter. Now they're living temporarily in a vacant building i...
- World
Uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz remains, as ceasefire nears its end
- NPR Staff
- Apr 18, 2026
President Trump said on Friday night the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz will remain and attacks could resume if a ceasefire expires, while also appe...
- World
What's it like to negotiate with Iran? We asked people who have done it
- Scott Neuman
- Apr 18, 2026
Experts who spent months negotiating a 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran say mutual mistrust, starkly different negotiating styles, and the complexity...
- World
Gasoline could drop below $4 in coming days
- Camila Domonoske
- Apr 17, 2026
Gasoline costs should start to fall soon, although a full recovery to pre-war prices is expected to take months. That's assuming that peace holds and...
- World
Leaders urge for restraint as 10-day Israel-Lebanon ceasefire takes effect
- NPR Staff
- Apr 17, 2026
Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group, acknowledged the ceasefire, but did not say whether it would abide by it and urged people displaced by figh...
- World
The U.S. blockade continues despite Iran's announcement the Strait of Hormuz is open
- NPR Staff
- Apr 17, 2026
Iran's foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz is open, following the start of an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. President Trump swiftly responded t...
- World
Family planning aid dwindles in Uganda
- Gabrielle Emanuel
- Apr 16, 2026
A community health worker in Uganda stopped getting paid after aid cuts but kept checking in on her patients. Many lost access to contraception. Now s...
- World
Iran War timeline continues to shift. And, jury rules Live Nation acted as monopoly
- Brittney Melton
- Apr 16, 2026
Trump continues to try to declare victory in Iran as the timeline for the war's end shifts. And, a jury determined that Live Nation acted as a monopol...
- World
Mediators are pushing to extend the U.S.-Iran ceasefire
- NPR Staff
- Apr 16, 2026
Pakistan said it expected to host a second round of negotiations between the U.S. and Iran to end the war, but did not say when or where the meetings...
- World
French government seeking release of 86-year-old French widow detained by ICE
- The Associated Press
- Apr 16, 2026
The French government is pressing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to release the 86-year-old French widow of a military veteran from immigrat...
- World
Bukele signs reforms allowing life prison sentences for people as young as 12
- The Associated Press
- Apr 16, 2026
The reforms signed by Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele would apply to people convicted of committing or being an accomplice to crimes including homic...