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Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi transferred to a Tehran hospital, her foundation says
Nobel Peace laureate and activist Narges Mohammadi has been transferred to a Tehran hospital more than a week after collapsing in prison, her foundation said Su...
Retired general on what comes next as Iran responds to U.S. proposal to end war
As Iran delivers a new response to a U.S. truce proposal and President Trump prepares to visit China, NPR's A Martinez asks retired Gen. Joseph Votel about the...
Remains of US soldier who went missing in Morocco have been recovered
The remains of a U.S. soldier who went missing during military drills in Morocco were recovered in the Atlantic Ocean, the army said. Military teams are searchi...
U.S. cruise passengers head to Nebraska for hantavirus monitoring
Passengers are returning to their home countries after weeks on the ship at the center of a hantavirus outbreak. The Americans aboard are headed for Nebraska to...
Keir Starmer's party lost big in U.K. local elections. Here's what comes next.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's Labour party suffered major losses in local elections held across Britain last week. So far, Starmer has rejected calls for h...
Moscow marks Victory Day with a Red Square parade under tight security
Security was tight in Moscow as Putin and several foreign leaders attended the parade, even as a U.S.-brokered three-day ceasefire eased concerns about possible...
Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a 3-day ceasefire
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Yuri Ushakov, President Vladimir Putin's foreign affairs adviser, both confirmed the agreement for a three-day ceasefire and a...
Colombia's rogue hippos could find refuge in India
In Colombia, a plan to cull Pablo Escobar's invasive hippos is challenged by an Indian billionaire's offer to relocate dozens of the animals to India's wildlife...
The U.S. fires on 2 Iranian tankers trying to evade its blockade in Gulf of Oman
The U.S. military said its forces had fired upon and disabled two more Iranian tankers that were trying to breach an American blockade of Iran's ports, in the l...
North Korea says it will deploy new artillery guns targeting Seoul
North Korea says it'll deploy new long-range artillery systems capable of striking the capital region of rival South Korea this year and commission its first na...
U.S. military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on 3 Navy ships in Strait of Hormuz
The U.S. military also says that it "targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces." The exchange occurred Thursday as U.S. Navy de...
Iran reviews U.S. proposal. And, Rubio to meet Pope Leo after Trump's criticism
Iran is reviewing the Trump administration's latest proposal to end the war. And, Secretary of State Marco Rubio is meeting Pope Leo XIV amid President Trump's...