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Chinese students wait outside the U.S. Embassy for their visa application interviews, in Beijing on May 2, 2012. Alexander F. Yuan/AP hide caption toggle caption Alexander…

Dan Rubinstein and a friend set out from Port Hope, Ontario, on September 15, 2023. Dianne Shiels hide caption toggle caption Dianne Shiels A direct trip…

Jemal Countess/Getty Images for the Peter G. P Jemal Countess/Getty Images for the Peter G. P Note: A version of this episode first ran in 2023.…

Israel President Herzog Benny Doutsh/for NPR hide caption toggle caption Benny Doutsh/for NPR JERUSALEM — Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has told NPR that his country would…

Iran’s Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant is built into a mountainside and seems to be in the business of processing uranium isotopes. Maxar Technologies hide caption toggle…

Bogong moth, Agrotis infusa. Mt Ginini, ACT Dr. Ajay Narendra (Macquarie University, Australia) hide caption toggle caption Dr. Ajay Narendra (Macquarie University, Australia) The Bogong moths…

Federal prosecutors say seven men from Southern California stole approximately $100 million worth of gold, diamonds, rubies, emeralds and watches in 2022, some of which are…

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world. You might not…

(L) Andrew Harnik / (R) Matthew Hatcher / AFP (L) Andrew Harnik / (R) Matthew Hatcher / AFP In recent months we’ve seen the Trump administration…

A recent study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that the rituals fans participate in around a sporting game can produce…