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International

Wind turbines are visible on a hill at sunset.
Science

Can capitalism save the planet from a climate crisis?

Many would say capitalism is what drove the climate crisis, and that a solution would depend on a different economic model that prioritizes sustainability and equity.

3 years ago

Listen 6:52
People walk past shuttered shops in Khartoum, Sudan
Politics & Policy

Sudan truce goes into effect as fighting rages in capital

The truce, reported by several Arab media outlets, began Tuesday at 6 p.m. local time. But fighting continued in parts of the capital, Khartoum.

3 years ago

U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich, arrested on espionage charges, stands inside a defendants' cage
NPR
Courts & Law

A Moscow court has rejected WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich’s detention appeal

The U.S. journalist is accused of espionage, a charge he, the U.S. government and The Wall Street Journal deny.

3 years ago

A man sits by shuttered shops in Khartoum
Politics & Policy

Sudan’s generals battle for 3rd day; death toll soars to 185

The clashes are part of a power struggle between the armed forces chief and the leader of a paramilitary force.

3 years ago

A six story glass facade building, center, is believed to be the site of a foreign police outpost for China in New York's Chinatown, Monday, April 17, 2023. Justice Department officials say two men have been arrested on charges that they helped establish a secret police outpost in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Politics & Policy

Secret Chinese police station in New York leads to arrests

Justice Department officials say two men have been arrested on charges that they helped establish a secret police station in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government.

3 years ago

Joe Biden greeting a large group of people
Politics & Policy

Joe O’Biden? President feels he’s ‘coming home’ in Ireland

Biden walked along a street of shops and restaurants in Dundalk, shaking hands, posing for photos, and greeting local people who are proud that he shares their Irish heritage.

3 years ago

Chelsea's Christian Pulisic reacts during the English Premier League soccer match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Chelsea
Arts & Entertainment

Premier League preseason tournament matches coming to Philly this summer

Pa. native Christian Pulisic’s Chelsea will kick off the inaugural Premier League Summer Series on July 22 at Lincoln Financial Field.

3 years ago

Pope Francis sits on the altar in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican during the Easter Sunday mass
Community

Pope at Easter: Pray for Ukrainian, Russian people, refugees

Tens of thousands of faithful joined the 86-year-old pope on Sunday to celebrate Christianity's most joyful day at Mass in a flower-adorned St. Peter's Square.

3 years ago

A person rolls a bicycle through the mud in Ukraine.
Politics & Policy

U.S. investigating whether Ukraine war documents were leaked

The Justice Department has launched an investigation into the possible release of Pentagon documents that were posted on several social media sites.

3 years ago

an 18-inch, one-year-old Indian cobra
Community

Snake on a plane! South African pilot finds cobra under seat

Rudolf Erasmus had four passengers on board the light aircraft during the flight when he felt “something cold” slide across his lower back.

3 years ago

FILE - Klaus Teuber, a dental technician from Darmstadt, presents his game
Community

Catan board game creator, Klaus Teuber, dies at 70

The board game, originally called The Settlers of Catan, has sold millions of copies and is available in more than 40 languages.

3 years ago

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto, (left) shakes hands with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken (right) after handing over his nation's accession document during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at NATO headquarters
Politics & Policy

Finland joins NATO in major blow to Russia over Ukraine war

With the Nordic nation entering the world’s biggest security alliance, NATO's land border with Russia has doubled.

3 years ago

Sara Ovalle and Marco Morales pose for a photo, smiling, at a table advertising their business.
Community

Guatemalans in Delaware hope to see improvement back home as they find success in the U.S.

Guatemalans make up 30% of the state’s population of Hispanic or Latino descent. They want to see better education, less crime in their home country.

3 years ago

Listen 2:39
Ryuichi Sakamoto posing for a portrait in Paris in 1996.
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Ryuichi Sakamoto, a godfather of electronic pop, has died

The influential Japanese composer died March 28 from cancer. A wide-ranging musician, the Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder was a synth-pop idol.

3 years ago

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich is escorted by officers from the Lefortovsky court to a bus, in Moscow,
Politics & Policy

Blinken: Russia must immediately free 2 detained Americans

Blinken urged his Russian counterpart to immediately release a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained last week as well as another imprisoned American, Paul Whelan.

3 years ago

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