Iran captain latest footballer to drop asylum bid, Iranian state media says
Five of the seven members of the women’s football delegation who originally sought to stay in Australia have now chosen to return home.
Sweden detains captain of Russian shadow fleet ship
The skipper of the Sea Owl One is suspected of producing forged documents when it was boarded by coast guard.
How Iranians are evading internet blocks to contact family abroad
Iranians are finding tech-savvy ways to get through the regime’s restrictions on phone and internet connections.
Why the driest place in North America is seeing an explosion of wildflowers
The driest place in North America is covered with an explosion of wildflowers right now. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with ecologist Tiffany Pereira about Death
Texas’s state animals, armadillos, are making North Carolina their home
Armadillos are making North Carolina their home. NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks with wildlife biologist Colleen Olfenbuttel about how Texas’ state mammal has gotten a foothold
IPC president disappointed with Ukraine, suggests team shifted focus to politics at Milan-Cortina Paralympics
The president of the International Paralympic Committee was disappointed with the complaints made by Ukraine’s National Paralympic Committee during the Milan-Cortina Games, saying they appeared
Jamal Rayyan, the first face of Al Jazeera, dies at 73
The Palestinian presenter delivered the network’s first-ever bulletin when it went on air in 1996.
Strategic oil release may calm markets but cannot fix Hormuz disruption
Record oil release steadies markets, but war-driven disruption in the Strait of Hormuz keeps energy supplies uncertain.
Trump calls for naval coalition to open Strait of Hormuz: Can it work?
Analysts say US president’s solution to secure the strait is fraught with problems.
Authentic photos of Trump with daughter Ivanka as a child recirculate online
The photos began circulating again as rumors related to the Epstein files gained renewed attention online in early 2026.
French police detain brothers over ‘lethal and antisemitic’ plot
A loaded gun, hydrochloric acid and an Islamic State flag were found in their car, prosecutors say.
Severe flooding kills 66 in Kenya, as heavy rains continue
Eleven people were rescued overnight after a minibus taxi got stuck in rising floodwaters in Nairobi.
Senator flags Trump’s ‘only way to prevent an even bigger disaster’ in Iran
Senator Chris Murphy outlined a cascading series of military crises stemming from Trump’s Iran war, warning that the president lacks any coherent strategy to contain
Trump mocked behind his back over longstanding fixation: insiders
President Tweety McTreason’s longstanding fixation with naming things after himself has become a running “joke” among officials in his administration, sources inside and close to