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Manipur’s ‘unknown’ killers: Three years of India’s bloody ethnic conflict

home to celebrate his daughter turning six months old this month. “Just the previous evening, I had called my wife. She gave the phone to our daughter. She hadn’t even learned to speak

How Iran has changed, and how it hasn’t, in two months of war

office of the supreme leader and the state, in response to Trump repeatedly pointing to fractures within the system. Iranian authorities have also continued to support members of their “axis of resistance” of armed forces

Aid cuts, drought and conflict leave Somalis desperate

homes since January alone. Several international organisations have stopped operations in the Kismayo camp for internally displaced people (IDPs), largely due to aid cuts ordered by United States President Donald Trump last year

Sen. Bill Cassidy loses primary. And, WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global emergency

office. Cassidy's defeat could further [discourage Republican senators from breaking away](https://one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5825144:x) from Trump, Gringlas says. - ➡️ **Tomorrow's primary in Georgia will showcase** [heated Republican races for governor](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-5822479/2026-midterms-georgia-primary-election)

‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out

Office on Latin America (Wola). The US has provided no evidence that any of the vessels were involved in drug trafficking, and legal experts and rights groups say the attacks amount to extrajudicial killings

Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag region back to full-scale war

office. Trump earlier told a Fox News Channel reporter that he wanted the Iranians to stop firing missiles and return to the negotiating table. He also said that Israel's strikes in Lebanon earlier Sunday

Record-breaking DHS shutdown ends. And, May Day protests to draw crowds nationwide

office in Vermont. With that in mind, Roy took it upon himself to start a movement to get more young people involved in politics. To support his cause, Roy started a new political party called

If Plaid win in Wales, that won't mean independence - at least not yet

Office figures published last autumn suggest a net fiscal deficit were Wales to be independent – in other words the gap between tax raised and spending on public services - of £21.5bn, or just under

Muslims begin the annual Hajj against a backdrop of war concerns

Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian, right, speaks with Pakistan's Army Chief Field Marshal Gen. Asim Munir in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, May 23, 2026.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/1700x1700+425+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F68%2F31%2F16187c6a41d49b7aa7ed2795e11d%2Fap26143383264946.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/23/g-s1-124145/trump-iran-deal-strait-of-hormuz) ### [World](https://www.npr.org/sections/world/) ### [Trump touts Iran breakthrough

Afghanistan says Pakistani strikes kill seven and wound 85 in first attack since peace talks

homes in north-eastern [Afghanistan](https://www.theguardian.com/world/afghanistan), killing seven people and wounding at least 85, Afghan officials said. Pakistan denied the accusation of targeting a university. The strikes were the first violent incident since

Texas general election matchups are finally set. Here's what you need to know

home, into the 18th. His current district, the 9th, is now a solidly Republican seat in the new map. ![Rep. Christian Menefee, D-Texas, smiles during his swearing-in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol

An exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe

Office weather service said, breaking the 94.6-degree record set a day earlier at Kew. The provisional readings smashed the long-standing record of 91.4 degrees set in 1922 and matched in 1944. London also

‘They are isolated … they are alone’: Zelenskyy on Russia, Putin’s lies – and fighting back

home city of St Petersburg, setting fire to oil terminals and sending smoke billowing above the skyline. Similar attacks have crippled occupied Crimea. A key supply road is littered with burning lorries and tankers

Israeli air strikes kill 10 people in southern Lebanon

home was also hit in the village of Lwaizeh, killing three, while a strike on the village of Shoukin killed two others, NNA said. Israeli forces also carried out an air strike targeting the vicinity

Over 145,000 children separated from parents since Trump’s ICE surge, study estimates

office in early January. The study further found that of those children, more than 22,000 experienced the detention of all of their co-resident parents. Roughly 36% were younger than six years old, underscoring

Call for vote on inquiry into claims Starmer lied over Mandelson dismissed by Labour grandees – UK politics live

home secretaries, have given a joint statement to the Times describing the proposals for a privileges committee inquiry as a “nakedly political stunt”. They say: > double quotation markThe fact that [Kemi Badenoch](https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/kemi-badenoch-conservatives-local-elections-labour-phhtc83l7)

It's Day 1 of Medicaid work requirements in Nebraska. People are worried

Office estimates 4.8 million will become uninsured over the next decade as a result of the work requirement. Under the law, enrollees must work or volunteer at least 80 hours a month, attend school

As Trump visits Beijing, an LA-area mayor admits to acting as an agent for China

home, court documents unsealed this week show that a Los Angeles-area mayor [reached a deal](https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/arcadia-mayor-federally-charged-acting-illegal-agent-peoples-republic-china?bm-verify=AAQAAAAN_____zprGgOe2MmrYtXBWysJ1xXkwFxIMSPKW_Up1gEyRHHN0ogq8F5KRao13IxaCkBMQZ-kk-Xp_7x9qTvPpn0jsOt6GsdvNuq6Mpi1SaJInSuLl_gfPRyC97WUsYHdOkR8NEjEDczlv7d0PLbWLXxBKptWR7EQCAhAfs5NKCwklJUYB4dNoCaK6gQh_f-9VKfEGa0IvAbmMIDfjQ7scu1J9iqskFJB_fmdE2DmXt3fCNl_7CkO-8qrCw9WljbJbpufMLbg9F9Ejz0j2tQLAdl6YjBweBd21THxOf2MxGoSJHVjQ_3tEpdI-W5bLeZSSiC_wbQMyRt-hjtcGLftK3Lyj7qzGm8Q6WSVdt_wOsedeBnHXP27RQ6UsSvu_j5f1bA2uaby9cI) with federal prosecutors after admitting that she acted as an illegal foreign agent of China

What are US proposals to end war, and will Iran agree to them?

Office on Wednesday. A day before, Trump paused “Project Freedom” to reopen the blockaded strait, citing progress in peace talks. The de facto blockade of the waterway threatens to cause a global recession. Iran

Alex Murdaugh will get a new murder trial. Here's a timeline of his case

home in Islandton, S.C. "My wife and child have been shot badly!" Alex Murdaugh tells dispatchers. Two different weapons were used in the killings: an assault-style rifle for Maggie and a shotgun for Paul