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The U.S. military said Sunday that it blew up two boats accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, as the Trump administration pursues its campaign against alleged traffickers in Latin America.
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Peru election results delayed after thousands get a one-day voting extension
Voters will have to wait until at least Monday to learn the outcome of Sunday's presidential election after the process was mired with logistical issues that left thousands unable to cast ballots.
Trump lambasts Pope Leo XIV, extending feud over Iran war with American pontiff
President Donald Trump delivered an extraordinary broadside against Pope Leo XIV on Sunday night, saying he didn't think the U.S.-born global leader of the Catholic Church is "doing a very good job."
Fighting assault allegations, Eric Swalwell suspends his bid for California governor
The San Francisco Chronicle and CNN reported multiple allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. Swalwell calls them false but apologized to his supporters and family.
Hungary's Viktor Orbán concedes defeat, ending 16 years in power
Hungarian voters turned out in the greatest numbers since the 1990s to turn away from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing populist Fidesz party.
A country-by-country glance at Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa
Pope Leo XIV's four-nation, 11-day trip to Africa is so dizzying in its complexity it recalls some of the globetrotting odysseys of St. John Paul II in his early years.
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Over eight million Hungarians are eligible to vote in elections that could topple Viktor Orban, a European ally of President Trump.
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Drug overdose deaths continue to drop in the U.S., but experts say new street drugs made from synthetic chemicals are emerging rapidly.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with actor and director Jim Cummings about his new role in the movie "The Yeti," creature features and how to keep independent cinema alive.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with economist Judith Scott-Clayton about the cost of college in the U.S. They discuss the difference between sticker and net price and the opaqueness of tuition costs.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Caro Claire Burke about her debut novel "Yesteryear," about a tradwife influencer who's transported back to the 1800s.
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The U.S and Iran did not reach an agreement to end the war in Iran at a high-level meeting on Saturday.
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The spectacle of a balloon-tired pickup truck hurtling through the air in front of thousands of screaming fans has turned into a multi-million-dollar business.
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The Straight of Hormuz is at the center of talks to end the war in Iran. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Noam Raydan of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.
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In Ukraine, the most land-mined country in the world, restaurants are selling bread for Orthodox Easter using wheat from recently demined farmland. Proceeds fund the clearing of more fields.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Father Emmanuel Katongole, a priest and professor of theology at University of Notre Dame, about the significance of Pope Leo XIV's trip to Africa this week.
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Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. and Iran did not reach an agreement to end the war after meeting on Saturday. Control over the Strait of Hormuz remains a flash point in the war.
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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to jazz musician Sherman Irby about his latest work, "Birth of the Blues," exploring the origin of the Blues and its continued influence across genres.