by mgall74 | Nov 19, 2025 | World News
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR’s international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Matryoshka dolls are a Russian folk art tradition dating back over a century. These hollow wooden figurines, shaped like squat...
by mgall74 | Nov 19, 2025 | World News
All 246 passengers of a South Korean passenger ferry have been rescued after it ran aground on rocks off the country’s south-east coast, according to the Coast Guard.Officials added that the Queen Jenuvia 2 is stuck on a reef and unable to move, but there is...
by mgall74 | Nov 19, 2025 | World News
The Kenyan authorities paid a network of trolls to threaten and intimidate young protesters during recent anti-government demonstrations, Amnesty International has said.A new report by the human rights organisation said government agencies also employed surveillance...
by mgall74 | Nov 19, 2025 | World News
Award-winning rapper Nicki Minaj has publicly backed President Donald Trump’s allegations that Christians face persecution in Nigeria. “In Nigeria, Christians are being targeted,” Minaj said on Tuesday at an event organised by the US, adding:...
by mgall74 | Nov 19, 2025 | World News
Good morning. You’re reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today’s stop stories President Trump yesterday defended Saudi Crown...
by mgall74 | Nov 19, 2025 | World News
A view of the school bus of the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School, where gunmen on Monday attacked the school dormitory and abducted schoolgirls, is seen in Kebbi, Nigeria, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. Tunde Omolehin/AP hide caption toggle caption Tunde...
