Europe

London subway passengers were surprised when they stopped at an abandoned station

5:25am August 04, 2023

The London Underground's Jubilee line hasn't used the Charing Cross station in nearly 25 years. A spokesman for Transport for London said the incident was the result of a "miscommunication."

Morning news brief

5:25am August 04, 2023

Ex-President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to four felony counts. The Labor Department will release its monthly jobs report. New charges are expected against an imprisoned Russian opposition leader.

Queue Listen Now

New charges are expected against an imprisoned Russian opposition leader

5:01am August 04, 2023

A verdict is expected involving new charges against imprisoned Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny. Navalny isn't hopeful and says he expects his sentence to be extended by nearly two decades

UN Security Council talks global food supply as Russia attacks Ukraine agriculture

6:35pm August 03, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Antony Blinken used a meeting at the security council to call out Russia's attacks on Ukraine's agriculture sector, warning that the rest of the world is paying the price.

Queue Listen Now

Paris honors the handwritten word by setting up 1,700 desks for a public dictée

6:34pm August 03, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

In France, the time-honored tradition of the dictee — or dictation — is alive and well. Recently, 1,700 desks were set up on the Champs Elysees in Paris for the world's largest dictee session.

Queue Listen Now

Women's World Cup update: Morocco in, Germany out

5:16pm August 03, 2023

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Alicia DelGallo, a senior editor at USA Today Sports, about the surprise elimination of Germany from the Women's World Cup as Morocco's dream run continues.

Ukraine struggles to export its grain — as Russia repeatedly strikes its ports

5:10am August 03, 2023

Russian strikes on Ukrainian ports have intensified since Moscow suspended participation in a deal that allowed Ukrainian grain to reach world markets.

Yuriy Kopishynskyi stands with a horse at his family's horseback riding school on Khortytsia, an island on the Dnipro River just outside Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

World News

The Cossacks' traditions live on near the front lines in Ukraine

11:36am August 01, 2023

Zaporizhzhian Cossacks are warriors who have been revered for centuries in Ukraine. A family is maintaining the Cossack traditions by training people with swords, maces and their bare hands.

Queue Listen Now

U.S., France and African leaders give coup leaders in Niger one week to step down

4:56pm July 31, 2023

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

African leaders backed by the U.S. and France have given a week for coup leaders in Niger to step down and restore the democratically elected president.

Queue Listen Now

Local residents inspect a crater left after a Russian missile strike in Zaporizhzhia, July 29.

Latest in Ukraine: Ukraine's counteroffensive makes some gains

11:34am July 31, 2023

by NPR Staff

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.