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Dozens of people, children and adults, placed votive candles on the steps and front porch of the home, a brick-and-siding twin.

A Chinese man needs two million yuan (US$285,000) to pay for his wife’s cancer treatment has been unexpectedly gifted 50 tonnes of sweet potatoes by a mystery donor. He began selling the starchy root vegetables at a street stall and used the proceeds to pay his wife’s medical bills, moving countless people on mainland social media. Recently, 35-year-old Jia Changlong was spotted selling the potatoes in Jinan, Shandong province in northern China. Jia, from Dezhou, Shandong, and his wife, surnamed...

JD Vance among conservatives accused of betraying ‘America First’ priorities

With his attack on Venezuela, President Trump says the Monroe Doctrine is back, reviving a more than 200-year-old foreign policy idea. In Cuba, residents brace for what that could mean for them.

NPR's A Martinez talks to Henry Sokolski of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center about the Zaporizhzhia power plant and its importance in the peace talks between Russia and Ukraine.

The United Nations humanitarian coordinator for Sudan recounts devastating scenes and stories of horrific violence after her team gained access to a city in the embattled Darfur region.

The future of Venezuela is uncertain after the U.S. capture of President Nicolas Maduro. The vice president is now in charge, but she hasn't indicated she'll fall in step with President Trump.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Kevin Whitaker, former U.S. ambassador to Colombia and former U.S. deputy chief of mission in Venezuela, about the U.S. raid on Caracas and engagement in Venezuela.

Jessie Buckley won best actress and Adolescence also scooped four awards on the night in California.

UK must make clear US operation is unacceptable, chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee Emily Thornberry says.

Trump says U.S. is 'in charge' of Venezuela

The rise of Venezuela's deposed president, Nicolás Maduro, was slow, beginning in youth politics and shaped by the mentorship of Hugo Chávez. His fall, too, unfolded over years.