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The Austrian nuns who fled their care home are now in Rome and visited the Vatican

● NPR • 30 April 2026 • 10:18 AM

The three octogenarian nuns, who made headlines last year after they broke back into their convent, joined others at St. Peter's Square for a general audience with Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday morning.

Greetings from Syria, where a postwar olive harvest offers a long-lost taste of home

● NPR • 29 April 2026 • 3:33 PM

In the warm sun, gathering handfuls of hard olives promised a taste of home that residents of a village in the Homs countryside had been missing for nearly 14 years of civil war.

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South Korean court sentences ex-President Yoon to 7 years in prison

● NPR • 29 April 2026 • 3:33 PM

An appeals court sentenced ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol to 7 years in prison for resisting arrest and bypassing a Cabinet meeting before his brief imposition of martial law in December 2024.

Could this conference be a 'turning point' for the world's use of fossil fuels?

● NPR • 29 April 2026 • 3:33 PM

Against the backdrop of an energy crisis and a warming planet, more than 50 countries have come to Santa Marta, Colombia, to discuss concrete ways to phase out oil, gas and coal.

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EU says Meta is failing to keep underage users off Facebook and Instagram

● NPR • 29 April 2026 • 3:33 PM

The European Union accused Meta on Wednesday of failing to stop underage users from accessing Facebook and Instagram, in violation of the bloc's digital rules that require sites to protect minors.

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Ukraine accuses Israel of importing grain 'stolen' by Russia

● NPR • 29 April 2026 • 3:33 PM

Ukraine accused Israel of allowing the import of grain it claims Russia stole from occupied areas. Israel claimed that the vessel had not entered the port and had not yet submitted its documents.

Ruling overturns Senegal's Africa Cup title and declares Morocco the champion

● NPR • 18 March 2026 • 7:09 AM

Morocco was stunningly awarded the Africa Cup of Nations title on Tuesday by governing body judges who overturned Senegal's victory in a chaotic final in January.

EU offers to pay Ukraine to fix oil pipeline at the center of Ukraine-Hungary feud

● NPR • 18 March 2026 • 7:20 AM

EU officials say they have offered money and technical help to Ukraine to fix a key oil pipeline to Central Europe. They hope that will persuade Hungary to drop its veto on major aid to Ukraine.