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Taiwan's Lai lands in Eswatini in a trip delayed by lack of overflight clearance

military training in Ilan County, Eastern Taiwan, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. **ChiangYing-ying/AP** ChiangYing-ying/AP TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te said he arrived in the African nation of Eswatini

Photos: How overfishing in Southeast Asia is an ecological and human crisis

U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration](https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/foss/f?p=215:200:3437203478646:::::). Behind the illicit seafood trade is an opaque world standing at the crossroads of intertwining issues. There is the legacy of brutal human rights violations that

World Press Photo Contest winners cast a lens on resilience, pain and bliss

U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces. Deir al-Zour, Syria. August 21, 2025 **Nicole Tung, VII Photo, for The New York Times** Nicole Tung, VII Photo, for The New York Times Hong Kong-born photojournalist [Nicole

As US and Iran weigh peace deal, stranded seafarers wait in limbo

military forces boarding ships like it’s the 17th century, and that’s terrifying,” Cotton told Al Jazeera. “It’s kind of crazy, because these are seafarers. These are just workers.” The IMO has called

Right-wing candidate pulls ahead in first round of Colombia's presidential vote

U.S. government in decades, placing mounting pressure on countries like Colombia, Mexico, and Ecuador to crack down on crime. The election has also underscored two sharply diverging visions for the future of peace

What are Lebanon’s most important political parties?

military leadership, including its longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, and the fall of the group’s ally Bashar al-Assad in Syria, Hezbollah was widely considered weakened, and the Lebanese government began efforts to disarm Hezbollah

Falklands is a pressure point for the UK – and the US knows it

military support to the UK. This was most evident in the events surrounding the Argentine invasion of 1982, which cost the lives of 255 British servicemen, three islanders and 649 Argentinian personnel. The initial

Veterans and relatives see no place for Trump's arch near Arlington National Cemetery

U.S. Code — that requires Congressional authorization for any new memorial or monument on federal land in D.C. "The starting point for a monument like this is an act of Congress saying, 'Hey, we need

Pakistan races against time to get Iran back to US talks as truce end nears

U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class Aegis guided missile destroyer USS Spruance conducts its interception in a location given as the north Arabian Sea, in this screen capture from a video released April

Israel-Iran strikes threaten truce. And, Ebola is spreading at an unprecedented rate

military action might resume. Ordoñez points out that the president has made similar statements on the war for weeks now without providing specifics. **Health officials in Africa are warning that the current Ebola outbreak

Campaign staffers tell NPR they make 'thousands' betting on their own candidates

military leaders, prompting authorities to retaliate with strikes on Israel and US bases across the Gulf.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x4000+1178+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3e%2F8a%2F456e888d415ea2821f049c8e4eae%2Fgettyimages-2263725030.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/03/01/nx-s1-5731568/polymarket-trade-iran-supreme-leader-killing) ### [Middle East conflict](https://www.npr.org/series/1205445976/middle-east-crisis) ### [Prediction market trader 'Magamyman' made $553,000 on death

Pakistan ready for multi-day US-Iran talks, but Tehran unsure about joining

military and social media exchanges between Iran and the United States, Pakistan has been busy getting ready to host talks that it – as the principal mediator between Washington and Tehran – hopes will yield a deal