
International
From Ukraine to DOGE: Here’s everything that happened with Trump this week
NPR rounds up what happened this week, the fourth week of President Trump's administration, and takes a look at some developments that have been overlooked.
2 months ago
US Postal Service flip-flops on Hong Kong-China packages, lifting a ban imposed a day earlier
The Postal Service gave no reason for the reversal, but said it would work with Customs and Border Protection to implement a collection process for the new China tariffs.
3 months ago
Trump says the U.S. will ‘take over’ Gaza and relocate its people. What does it mean?
During a press conference with Netanyahu, Trump said, "We'll own it...We have an opportunity to do something that could be phenomenal...the Riviera of the Middle East."
3 months ago
Trump agrees to pause tariffs on Mexico, but import taxes still in place for Canada and China
The Mexican president added that the two countries would continue talks on security and trade.
3 months ago
White House says Trump tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China will come Saturday. No word on exemptions
Trump had been threatening the tariffs to ensure greater cooperation on stopping illegal immigration and the smuggling of chemicals used for fentanyl.
3 months ago
Palestinian woman who fled to Philadelphia reacts to Gaza return
Amna Alsultan says her family members are happy to return to Gaza, but they're not returning to much.
3 months ago
CDC ordered to stop working with WHO immediately, upending expectations of an extended withdrawal
Experts said the sudden stoppage was a surprise and would set back work on investigating and trying to stop outbreaks of Marburg virus and mpox in Africa.
3 months ago
Senate confirms Marco Rubio as secretary of state, giving Trump the first member of his Cabinet
Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, is among the least controversial of Trump’s nominees and vote was decisive, 99-0.
3 months ago
American accused of assaulting a Pennsylvania student is extradited from France to the U.S.
Former Gettysburg University student Shannon Keeler, who pursued the case for more than a decade, said the news gave her “renewed faith” in the justice system.
4 months ago
Mediators tout Gaza ceasefire deal and a plan to free hostages. Israel says details are in flux
The deal, coming after weeks of painstaking negotiations in the Qatari capital, promises the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in phases.
4 months ago
There is a draft ceasefire deal for the Israel-Hamas war. Here are the terms — and tensions
Hamas has agreed to a draft of the ceasefire deal, two officials confirmed, but Israeli officials say details are still being worked out.
4 months ago
Israel rallies global support to win release of Princeton student believed kidnapped in Iraq
Elizabeth Tsurkov, a 38-year-old student at Princeton University, disappeared in Baghdad in March 2023 while doing research for her doctorate.
4 months ago
University of Delaware to pay $716K to settle claims it failed to disclose professor’s ties to China
Federal prosecutors contended that UD’s lack of transparency in getting a research grant caused the space agency to violate federal law.
4 months ago
Listen 1:23Philly welcomes Palestinian refugee for medical treatment
After losing an arm in a bombing, a Palestinian girl is receiving humanitarian aid and care at Shriners Children’s Philadelphia.
5 months ago
Listen 1:12‘Baby Jesus is under rubble’: Delaware Rep. Madinah Wilson-Anton doesn’t sugarcoat her views
The only Muslim to ever serve in the General Assembly never hesitates to take an unpopular stand, and even upstaged the vice president.
5 months ago
Listen 5:52