Japan's governing party on Saturday elected Sanae Takaichi, a hard-line ultra-conservative and China hawk, as its new leader, making her likely to become the country's first female prime minister.
Following Israel’s interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla, organizers have vowed that they will continue “to sail until Gaza is free.” They’ve already announced that the next mission will send a thousand ships to Gaza.
At issue is the state law that bans guns on private property that is open to the public — places like clubs, bars and restaurants — unless the property's owners have allowed them.
Beijing's top diplomat in Hong Kong met with the city's new US consul general this week to warn her against interfering in the territory's internal affairs, his office said in a statement on Thursday. Cui Jianchun, commissioner of the...
Following his retirement, former U.S. Ambassador George Kent cycled across the U.S. to raise awareness and money for the Ukrainian war effort. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Kent about his journey.
A Christian high school student from Arkansas says his First Amendment rights were violated after he was silenced by school officials for speaking about his faith with his classmates.
As aid trickles into Gaza, famine-related deaths keep rising. The Gaza Health Ministry warns that “mass death” will soon be seen among infants, as mothers feed them “water instead of baby formula.”
Greater Manchester Police named Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66 as the victims of Thursday's attack. Three more remain hospitalized in serious condition.
A court in Tunisia has sentenced a 51-year-old man to death over Facebook posts deemed offensive to President Kais Saied and a threat to state security, his lawyer said Friday. The defendant, who has not been identified, was convicted on...
Donald Trump says Benjamin Netanyahu accepted the latest U.S.-backed "peace plan" in Gaza and threatened Hamas that if it rejects the proposal, Israel would have his "full backing to finish the job" of destroying the group.
Disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean Combs was sentenced in federal court on Friday to more than four years in prison for prostitution-related offenses, a term the judge said is intended to "send a message to abusers and victims alike that...
Colombia has handed over a portion of the legendary Hacienda Napoles—Pablo Escobar's sprawling ranch best known for its "cocaine hippos" —to women who've survived the country's decades-long armed conflict. President Gustavo Petro...
Uno de los géneros más escuchados en las Américas, los fotógrafos Karla Gachet e Iván Kashinsky documentan la cumbia en Colombia, México, Ecuador, Perú, Argentina y Estados Unidos.
President Trump is using the government shutdown as an opportunity to cut federal spending. Those potential cuts could mean some federal employees risk facing permanent layoffs.
Hamas said late on Friday that it has agreed to some elements of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip, including giving up power and releasing all remaining hostages. But the ceasefire agreement doesn't...
President Trump said Friday that Hamas must agree to a proposed peace deal for Gaza by 6pm Eastern time on Sunday and threatened the group will suffer more attacks if it doesn't. In a Truth Social post, Trump said: "Every Country has...
When President Trump returned to the White House, his message resonated with many Americans when he talked about a "revolution of common sense." Now, some conservatives want another revolution: a movement of pastors and parishioners...
The battle over Charlie Kirk's legacy continues with conservatives' changing views on Israel at the heart of it. The Israel lobby is shaken, and polls suggest a political "earthquake" may be taking place.
We heard fun and engaging podcasts on topics including how math teaching has evolved, what its like to disengage from technology, and, who has it better: kids or grownups?
One of the last surviving combat veterans of the Tuskegee Airmen, George Hardy died last week aged 100. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Leon Butler Jr. from the Tuskegee Airmen Inc. about his legacy.
As trade tensions escalate and steep tariffs threaten Canadian industries, Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading back to Washington for talks with President Trump in search of relief. Carney is scheduled to meet with Trump at the White...
Many Danes are rethinking their personal security, and stocking up on emergency supplies, amid unidentified drone appearances. Denmark's leaders warn that Russia is waging a "hybrid war."
A major cyberattack has brought Asahi's Japanese operations to a halt, leaving convenience stores and supermarkets across the country bracing for a shortage of the nation's best-selling beer and bottled tea. The cyberattack hit ordering...
From health care needs to gender pay gaps, women have to consider multiple factors when deciding where to set down roots. WalletHub took a peek at more than 180 of the biggest cities in the nation to try to determine where the ladies are...
The statue honors Trump's "long-lasting bond" with Epstein, which the president denies. The National Park Service took down the statue after one day last week, saying it didn't comply with its permit.
Some federal workers closely following President Trump's threats of mass layoffs and funding cuts in the shutdown say it's nothing new. He's been doing those same things since January.
It's day two of the government shutdown, and neither side is showing any sign of compromise. Vice President JD Vance said mass layoffs could begin in a matter of days.
Combs had been convicted in July on two counts of transportation for prostitution. During his sentencing hearing he spoke at length for the first time in the trial, addressing the judge at length.
Two people were killed and three others were seriously wounded Thursday in a synagogue attack in northern England on the holiest day of the Jewish year, police said.
A California resident who pleaded guilty to attempting to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh was sentenced Friday to more than eight years in prison. Nicholas Roske faced a maximum of life in prison, and prosecutors asked...
Combating rising antisemitism in the United States has proven challenging in recent months. But a small Jewish organization, along with CBN and Regent University, has launched a billboard campaign to raise awareness about antisemitism.