War widens to include Iranian-backed militias as Israeli and American planes pound Iran
Iran and Iranian-backed militias have fired missiles at Israel and Arab states, apparently hitting the U.S. Embassy compound in Kuwait, while Israel and the United States pounded targets in Iran.
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Russia sends 3 Iranian satellites into orbit, report says
The report said that a Russian rocket sent the satellites on Sunday from a launchpad in eastern Russia. -
U.S. bars Europeans it says pressured tech firms to censor American viewpoints online
The State Department announced Tuesday it was barring five Europeans it accused of leading efforts to pressure U.S. tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints. -
Despite Vatican-Israel tensions, Catholics and Jews work to build trust in Haifa
Religious leaders started getting together after Oct. 7, 2023, in the hope of preventing a repeat of Arab-Jewish violence that erupted after a previous conflict in Gaza two years earlier. -
Greetings from Jaffa, Israel, where a salon is a welcoming space for Palestinians and Jews
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. -
In the shadow of U.S. export controls, China rallies its own chip industry
The chip industry in China is hustling to overcome a Western tech choke hold, even as President Trump appears poised to loosen U.S. chip restrictions. -
Orange rivers and melting glaciers: federal report shows rapid change in the Arctic
This year's Arctic Report Card from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration finds that the northernmost part of the Earth is warming faster than the global average, leading to melting glaciers, shifting fish populations, and rivers running orange. -
Search for body of last hostage held by Hamas in Gaza is delayed due to bad weather
A storm has battered the Gaza Strip, creating misery for displaced Palestinians and delaying the search for the body of the last Israeli hostage held by militants there. -
Hong Kong court convicts pro-democracy activist and mogul Jimmy Lai
The business mogul and activist has been in ailing health and has already spent more than 1,800 days in solitary confinement in Hong Kong before his guilty verdict.
