‘He brought us back alive’: A former hostage remembers Jimmy Carter
Former diplomat Barry Rosen was a hostage during the Iran crisis. In an interview with All Things Considered, he reflects on former President Jimmy Carter’s quest to free him.
Is Trump’s rhetoric on Greenland, Canada and Panama Canal a ‘Madman Strategy’?
The president-elect’s undiplomatic talk in recent days of reclaiming the Panama Canal — and annexing Greenland and even Canada — have some experts comparing his strategy to Nixon’s “Madman Theory.”
New photos show the volcanic plains of Mercury after a spacecraft fly-by
The BepiColombo spacecraft flew less than 200 miles from Mercury’s surface and photographed volcanic plains and icy craters.
“We Call Ourselves the Combat Witches.”
Women from a Kyiv suburb create an all-female volunteer air defense unit. They say it’s helped them deal with the trauma of a 2022 massacre by Russian troops.
Venezuela’s Maduro begins new term as US raises arrest bounty
The US announces an increased $25 million reward for information leading to the arrest of Venezuelas President Maduro on day he’s sworn in for a third term.
Most Syrian refugees in Turkey are watching the new leadership before returning home
Hundreds of Syrian refugees in Turkey are making a return to Syria every day, according to the Turkish Interior Ministry. But the majority are waiting to see how the new leadership takes shape.
Biden extends protections for immigrants from Venezuela, El Salvador and Ukraine
Close to a million migrants will be shielded from deportation for up to 18 months.
U.S. ambassador to Israel makes his final push for release of U.S. hostages from Gaza
“We are going to do everything we can in this round to get all the American hostages, living and dead, out,” Ambassador Jacob J. Lew tells NPR. His tenure as President Biden’s envoy ends this month.
One Ukrainian unit defends Kherson with Soviet-era weapons and the cover of darkness
NPR’s Brian Mann spends time with a Ukrainian mobile artillery unit as they prep their Soviet-era mobile cannon for a nighttime attack. Their goal? Stop Russia from crossing the Dnipro River and taking Kherson.
A baby is born at sea on an overcrowded migrant boat
a baby girl, born at sea on an overcrowded rubber dinghy, has been rescued with her mother.
Lebanon chooses a new president after two years without one
Lebanon’s parliament chose the head of the country’s armed forces, Joseph Aoun, to be its next president, a post that’s been vacant since October 2022.
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