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From night life in Egypt to rice farming in Vietnam, the war in Iran is a drain

Iran in the countries of the Global South — notably in Africa and Asia because of their dependence on imports from the region. In many countries, daily life has not been the same since the war

It's one of the world's most isolated islands. Here come the bulldozers

Southeast Asia than India's mainland. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH 'India-Nicobar-Politics-Environment-Economy' FOCUS](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6300x4200+0+0/resize/1100/quality/50/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F81%2F80%2F3d7710294028991f8eacef91b5d6%2Fgreat-nicobar.jpg) In a photograph from March 26, 2026, construction

Some fear US-Philippines war games are drawing conflict closer to home

Southeast Asia region. ![A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) Type 88 surface-to-ship missile launcher fires during the Joint Task Force (JTF) Maritime Strike, part of Balikatan, the annual joint military exercises between

Alleged Correspondents' Dinner shooter to appear in court. And, Charles III visits U.S.

war in Iran and lingering controversy surrounding the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. Despite these challenges, many people hope that the visit [will help ease tensions](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/26/nx-s1-5788696/king-queen-state-trump) and strengthen the long-standing ties between

Global energy crisis highlights meagre oil buffers in developing world

impacted most of the world](/economy/2026/3/23/world-in-energy-crisis-worse-than-1970s-oil-shocks-combined-iea-head-says), import-reliant poorer countries are among the worst affected and the most lacking in energy reserves to cushion the blow. The International Energy Agency (IEA), the Paris-based body