Talks come as China becomes increasingly assertive around Taiwan
North Korea fires long range ballistic missile over Japan with it landing just off coast
North Korea threatened to take “unprecedently” strong action against its rivals after its neighbour announced planned military exercises with the US.
The Taliban bars Afghan girls from school. Inside their secret classes with a teacher in the US. – USA TODAY
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Aid groups help Turkey-Syria quake survivors amid global crises and donor fatigue
Appeals for aid to Syria were falling short even before this month. Aid groups are trying to marshal more aid pledges while attention is still on the quakes, but the road to recovery will be long.
Paranoid Putin travelling by armoured train because he fears plane will be ‘shot down’
The Russian President “clearly does not feel safe”, one Ukrainian MP has said.
How Russia’s war galvanized Ukraine and still threatens the world order
It’s been a year since Russia invaded Ukraine. Host Leila Fadel takes stock of the war and where it stands. We’ll also look back at NPR’s reporting from Ukraine over the past year.
Brazil’s first minister of Indigenous peoples starts job amid crises
Guajajara’s appointment was heralded, but after four years of Jair Bolsonaro, her task will be enormous. She insists she’s up to the job.
Atlanta residents take fight over $90m ‘Cop City’ police training site to city hall
Petition to Fulton county superior court seeks halt to building work while appeal against huge police training center is ruled onRecent mornings at South River Forest, south-east of Atlanta, have begun with workers driving tractors around, clearing pat…
How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive
Cotton farmers in Texas suffered record losses amid heat and drought last year, new data shows. It’s an example of how global warming is a “secret driver of inflation.”
With Two Key Picks, Biden Weaves Climate Into Economy and Regulations
The president adds climate champions Lael Brainard as his top economic adviser and Richard Revesz as his regulations chief.