National & International News from NPR

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Then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks during a press conference in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Jan. 6, 2014.

Rajesh Kumar Singh

Ousted Bangladeshi leader vows to return from exile despite facing a death sentence

Shamim Chowdhury

Hasina's speech marked the second anniversary of her ouster. She fled Bangladesh by helicopter following nearly two months of protests in 2024 that left nearly 1,400 people dead, according to the United Nations.

Small Texas law firm set to receive $150M to represent unaccompanied migrant children

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

Dr. Erica Schwartz, who appeared before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in July, was confirmed Wednesday as CDC director.

Finn Gomez

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Health and Sports

Dr. Erica Schwartz confirmed as CDC director, filling a leadership vacuum

Pien Huang

Policy and Politics

How Trump made an estimated $2.2 billion during the first year of his second term

Terry Gross

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group, attends a hearing with the House Select Subcommittee on January 6th in January 2026 in Washington, D.C.

Heather Diehl

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Judge reluctantly dismisses case against Oath Keepers militia group over Jan. 6 riot

Carrie Johnson

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Pakistan's ruling party leads in Kashmir vote despite boycott call by banned group

The Associated Press

Candidates backed by twice-elected former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Pakistan Muslim League-N party have won 24 of the 34 seats decided in the first two phases of voting, the election commission, said Wednesday.
Why did China cut its oil imports since war in Iran began?

China cutting imports is one reason there isn't a severe global energy crisis.
Charlie Neibergall/AP

As Iran war grinds on, military families learn to live with longer overseas deployments

As U.S. troop deaths mount in the war with Iran, military families cope with anxiety about their loved ones deployed in the Middle East.
Courtesy of Myles Traphagen

As anger mounts, feds tell border wall contractors to stop drilling for water in New Mexico

Ranchers along the U.S.-Mexico border are outraged that the federal government is drilling unpermitted wells to pump water from the region's drought-stricken aquifers.

From All Things Considered

Courtesy of Ryan Herzog

Spokane, Washington, family recounts escape from wildfire

The family evacuated less than half an hour before their home caught fire.

Russian missile attack kills at least 17 in Ukraine

Kalsang Lhamo, a 73-year-old retired nurse, practices Tibetan calligraphy at the Chengguan District Day Care Center for the Elderly in western China's Tibet autonomous region on July 20, 2026, during a government-organized visit for foreign journalists.

Ng Han Guan

Under China's new 'unity' law, Tibetans fight to preserve language and culture

The Associated Press

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Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan's Democratic primary for Senate

Maham Javaid

El-Sayed, an epidemiologist, backs Medicare for all and decries corporate money in politics. He beat Rep. Haley Stevens, whose supporters said she would have had a better chance in the fall.
Sam Yeh

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U.S. missile stockpiles dwindle. And, FDA weighs approval of flu shots with mRNA tech

Brittney Melton

The U.S. Army's missile stockpile is dwindling and could take years to replenish. And, the Food and Drug Administration is deciding whether to approve a flu vaccine with mRNA technology.
Dan Bashakov

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A Russian barrage in Ukraine's capital kills 17 as air defenses fall short

The Associated Press

Ukraine's depleted air defenses failed to stop any of Moscow's incoming missiles overnight.
Bill Pugliano

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Progressives see biggest win yet in Michigan, while Trump flexes power over GOP

Saige Miller

Progressives notched major wins in Michigan, while voters in Missouri and Washington rejected insurgent Democrats. Meanwhile, Trump continued to flex his influence over the Republican Party.