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Larysa Navrotska risks her life to deliver mail, retirement checks and medicine to remote Ukrainian communities under the constant threat of Russian drones from the nearby front line. Her service has become even more crucial than it was before the war.

There has been rampant speculation online about whether the Chinese government changed the transliteration of Marco Rubio’s name to overlook sanctions. But that theory is wrong.

Cartel insiders say that in exchange for bribes and political support they were allowed to operate in Sinaloa state with near total freedom.

The deal, if it materializes, would be a major win for Boeing, which has lost ground to Airbus in one of the world’s largest aviation markets.

At least 24 people were killed and dozens were wounded in a drone and missile assault, days after President Vladimir Putin of Russia said the war could end soon.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children.

This week, in Warshington, D.C., the Senate confirmed Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the Federal Reserve and we wrote a quiz question about his name. Enjoy that, and the other nine, too.

What does representation look like for Tennessee voters who were split into three new congressional districts last week? NPR traveled from Memphis into the Nashville suburbs to ask.

Gen Z homeowners now outpace millennials at the same age. They're more likely to be single and less likely to use help from parents.

Trump returns to U.S. after trip to China, Supreme Court decides to maintain abortion pill access, U.K. prime minister faces challenges from his own party.

Jhovana Figueroa was diagnosed with autism when he was a toddler. For StoryCorps, Figueroa and his mom talk about his childhood and their hopes for the future.

Kyiv enters day of mourning for victims killed as Russian attacks batter the country’s capital

Samya Stumo, a 24-year-old nonprofit global health worker, was killed in the 2019 crash of a Boeing 737 Max jet in Ethiopia

The Trump administration’s move effectively eliminated over 90 per cent of foreign aid contracts

An internal Pentagon email outlined options to punish Nato allies deemed to have not supported Donald Trump’s war in Iran

French singer and actor Claudine Longet has died at age 84

Jalue Dorje, 19, was recognized by the Dalai Lama at the age of 2

Seamus Coleman will finish his Everton playing career at the end of the season, when his contract expires after 17 years at the club.

Callum Turner, Jacob Elordi and Harris Dickinson are among the frontrunners to replace Daniel Craig.

Former England captain Sir David Beckham becomes the UK's first billionaire sportsman in the 2026 Sunday Times Rich List.

Former England captain Sir David Beckham becomes the UK's first billionaire sportsman in the 2026 Sunday Times Rich List.

Africa's top health agency says around 246 cases have been reported.

Agencies said the risk to pupils and the wider public following the cases of meningitis remains low.

The regulator say the energy supplier breached licence conditions aimed at protecting customers in vulnerable situations.

The death toll included three children, Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy saidIn other news, let’s catch up with the last night’s second semi-final of the Eurovision song contest, which saw Australia (checks notes; looks sceptically at the map of Europe) through to the grand final on Saturday.The Guardian’s Eilish Gilligan said that heading into the competition as an early favourite behind Eurovision heavy-hitters Denmark and Finland, Australia’s 2026 Eurovision hopeful Delta Goodrem delivered a note-perfect rendition of her power-ballad entry, Eclipse. Continue reading...

Pressure is intensifying on Keir Starmer after Andy Burnham was given a route back to parliamentIn today’s episode of Today in Focus, Guardian columnist Rafael Behr talks through a frantic day that started with Wes Streeting’s resignation as health secretary and ended with the very real possibility of his rival – Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham – returning to parliament.But what, asks Nosheen Iqbal, do the runners and riders actually stand for? And is there any evidence they could take Labour out of the mess it’s in now? Continue reading...

Under aviation regulator proposals rival companies would bid to design and build parts of airport expansionHeathrow could be forced to allow other companies to design and build its third runway and new terminal after the UK aviation regulator argued that rival bids could keep construction costs down.A long-awaited review by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) proposes changes to the regulatory model that governs how Heathrow runs and covers its costs. Continue reading...

Trump says ‘a lot of good’ has come from summit and ‘we’ve made some fantastic trade deals for both countries’Xi warns Trump of ‘clashes and even conflicts’ with US over TaiwanAnalysis: For anxious Taiwan, Trump’s silence after Xi talks is best possible outcomeJamieson Greer also said US export controls on semiconductor chips were not a major topic of discussions with Chinese officials in Beijing.The US trade representative’s comments to Bloomberg on Friday suggest a breakthrough on selling Nvidia’s advanced H200 chips to China remains far away, Reuters is reporting, despite Nvidia chief Jensen Huang’s last-minute invitation to Donald Trump’s Beijing trip this week.This was not a major topic of discussion at the bilateral meeting. We did not talk about chip export controls at the meeting.”First of all, it’s really important for China to have the strait of Hormuz open – no tolling, no military control. That was clear from the meeting, so we welcome that.With respect to Chinese involvement with Iran, our view is the Chinese are being very pragmatic – they don’t want to be on the wrong side of this. They want to see peace in that area, President Trump wants to see peace in that area, so we have a lot of confidence that they will do what they can to limit any kind of material support for Iran.” Continue reading...

Crypto billionaire goes straight into top 10 on Sunday Times list, with Noel and Liam Gallagher among other first-timersBusiness live – latest updatesUK politics live – latest updatesChristopher Harborne, the crypto billionaire who controversially gifted Nigel Farage £5m, has been named in the list of the UK’s wealthiest people for the first time.Other first-timers include Noel and Liam Gallagher and Emily Eavis, the daughter of the Glastonbury festival founder, Michael Eavis, according to the latest Sunday Times Rich List published on Friday.Sanjay and Dheeraj Hinduja and family: £38bnDavid and Simon Reuben and family: £27.971bnLeonard Blavatnik: £26.852bnIdan Ofer: £24.481bnGuy, George, Alannah and Galen Weston and family: £18.939bnChristopher Harborne: £18.177bnNik Storonsky: £16.411bnAlex Gerko: £16.006bnJim Ratcliffe: £15.194bnIgor and Dmitry Bukhman: £14.26bn Continue reading...

Wall Street is coming off yet another positive session, with both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closing at record highs.

The second pipeline project comes as global energy supplies remain under pressure and flows through the Strait of Hormuz remain severely limited

The two-day meeting wrapped up Friday, setting the tone for further U.S.-China talks this year.

Oil prices rose Friday on news that China has agreed to purchase oil from America

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that a Russian missile attack on a Kyiv apartment building the previous day killed 24 people, including three children.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Chinese scholar Da Wei about the history of the U.S.-China relationship and how it has changed under President Trump.

NPR's Steve Inskeep visits a massive electronics market in Shenzhen, China, where buyers can source parts for just about anything.

The Trump administration announced $1.8 billion in funding for the U.N.'s global humanitarian relief efforts.

NPR's Steve Inskeep and Jennifer Pak visit the Temple of Heaven in Beijing.

It's been a week of rebellion in Britain's ruling party. Contenders are vying for Prime Minister Keir Starmer's job. But it's expected to be a drawn-out process, and it's unclear if Starmer will go.

And no, an exit strategy won’t help you, either.

Authoritarians go after data. The president has already started.

The deal, if it materializes, would be a major win for Boeing, which has lost ground to Airbus in one of the world’s largest aviation markets.

US officials have nudged China to do more on the blocked Hormuz strait. President Xi doesn't appear to have budged.

Xi praised the new 'constructive and strategic' relationship with the US, before Trump concluded his China trip.

The potential charges relate to Cuba's 1996 downing of humanitarian planes, US media outlets report.

Nadim Bawalsa traces how early Palestinian migrants in Latin America forged national identity long before 1948.

A soldier taught a 12-year-old how to disable the fiber-optic drones that Russia has been using to hunt Ukrainian civilians in a campaign the U.N. has labeled a war crime.

A larger multinational security force will have broader authority to combat rising gang violence than its predecessor but could face similar funding challenges.

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