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A ship sails off the coast of Ajman on July 10, 2026. AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP via Getty Images The U.S. military announced it will …

Starting July 1, 2026, the U.S. is changing how graduate students can borrow money for school. Grad PLUS loans will no longer be available to most graduate and professional students …

NPR’s Leila Fadel asks Dania Thafer of the Gulf International Forum whether countries in the Middle East consider the U.S. a reliable ally.

Michel Martin speaks with Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock of Georgia about his new book, “The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America.”

new video loaded: U.S. and Iran Exchange Fresh Strikes transcript Back transcript U.S. and Iran Exchange Fresh Strikes The United States launched a new wave of airstrikes on Iran early …

Do new strikes affect a potential deal to end the war with Iran? NPR’s Scott Detrow breaks it down with NPR International Correspondent Aya Batrawy and NPR Pentagon Correspondent Tom …

new video loaded: U.S. Launches Fresh Strikes in Iran, Testing Fragile Ceasefire transcript Back transcript U.S. Launches Fresh Strikes in Iran, Testing Fragile Ceasefire The U.S. conducted what a U.S. …

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz gives a statement during his visit to the army at the Bundeswehr base in Munster, Germany, Thursday, April, 30, 2026. Markus Schreiber/AP hide caption toggle caption …

At a historic meeting in Islamabad, Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials were seeking to make a fragile truce permanent.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House before signing an executive order Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex …