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European leaders urge for Ukraine to be included in Trump-Putin Alaska peace talks
Leaders including French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von ...
A new NPR series looks at the forces changing the world order
As the postwar international order continues to evolve, NPR explores its past and the present and asks what the future may look like.
World, reordering
July 19, 2025 • Congress has approved a rescission package that claws back about a billion dollars intended for the United ...
How Moscow could respond to Trump's threat of sanctions
President Trump is threatening to impose new sanctions on Russia if it does not agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine. NPR's Scott Simon asks Russia expert Nina Khrushcheva about how Moscow could respond.
What Israel's plans for a military takeover of Gaza City means for Palestinians
NPR's Adrian Ma speaks to Shibley Tehlahmi, Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland, about Israel's plan to take Gaza City, and who can govern the Gaza Strip ...
Isaia Huron discusses his new RnB album and how he was inspired by the church
The music artist Isaia Huron has released a new RnB album that draws on Biblical scripture and his early life experiences in the church.
Businesses can use your online data to overcharge you. What can customers do?
NPR's Adrian Ma speaks to Sam Levine, former director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, now at UC Berkeley, about the use online data to charge some customers more for products and services.
Carmakers have absorbed most losses from tariffs. Will consumers bear the cost soon?
NPR's Adrian Ma speaks to Jamie Butters, Detroit bureau chief for The Wall Street Journal, about how President Trump's tariffs are hitting the automotive market.
In Nigeria, the government is cracking down on money spraying at festive events
Nigeria's money spraying culture became the highlight of every festive event. But not any more, as the government has started enforcing a ban with threats of fines and even imprisonment.
Virginia's Old Fiddler's Convention welcomes musicians and fans in its 89th year
Each year for the past 89, Galax, Va., has hosted what it proclaims is the world's oldest and largest fiddler's convention. People come from all around to keep alive a rich American musical tradition.
'Chief of War' co-creator discusses telling stories about Native Hawaiians
"Chief of War" tells the story of the Hawaiian Islands' unification from a native Hawaiian perspective. NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with the show's co-creator, Thomas Pa'a Sibbett.
Why some species in the deep sea get bigger, while some species get smaller
Thousands of meters below the ocean's surface lurk some gigantic creatures, much larger than their shallow-water brethren. Scientists have a few hunches for why this happens, but the debate continues.