Europe

U.S.-U.K. plan would strengthen cooperation from trade deals to AI rules

7:21am June 09, 2023

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks to Karen Pierce, the United Kingdom's ambassador to the United States, about the partnership between the two countries and the war in Ukraine.

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Much of Kherson is underwater — Ukraine's president says conditions are dire

6:16am June 09, 2023

by Greg Myre

The Ukrainian city of Kherson was flooded this week after a major dam was destroyed. It is just the latest in a series of blows since Russia's invasion last year.

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An Italian man's catfish, more than 9 feet, breaks a fishing world record

6:09am June 09, 2023

It took Alessandro Biancardi 40 minutes to land the fish, get to shore and tie it to his boat. He then ended up in the water — swimming after the boat when the fish started pulling it away.

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appeared as a guest at a Washington Nationals baseball game on Wednesday.

In his 1st White House visit, Rishi Sunak talks Ukraine, AI — and how to say his name

5:29pm June 08, 2023

After Boris Johnson, Brexit and political turmoil, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants to convey stability in his first trip to the White House. On the agenda: Ukraine, NATO and AI.

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World News

Relevant today, 'Blue Jean' depicts impact of anti-gay legislation in 1980s Britain

4:22pm June 08, 2023

by Bob Mondello

The title character in Blue Jean, the debut feature by writer-director Georgia Oakley, is a lesbian gym teacher on a journey of self acceptance in Margaret Thatcher's England.

A preview of the big tennis match between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic in Paris

4:22pm June 08, 2023

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Sports Illustrated executive editor and senior writer about the Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic tennis match up at the French Open.

The remains of the Kakhovka Dam as seen by satellite on June 7, 2023. Seismologists claim to have seen an explosive signal around the time of the dam's collapse.

Seismic stations detected explosion at Ukrainian dam around the time it collapsed

3:19pm June 08, 2023

by Geoff Brumfiel

A Norwegian organization says that two seismic networks it oversees saw an explosion at the war-torn Kakhovka dam in Ukraine around the time it failed.

Security forces gather in a playground at the scene of knife attack in Annecy, a town in the French Alps, on Thursday.

World News

4 young children are critically wounded in a knife attack in a French Alpine town

1:42pm June 08, 2023

by The Associated Press

As bystanders screamed for help, a man with a knife stabbed four young children at a lakeside park in the French Alps. The children suffered life-threatening injuries, and two adults were wounded.

Politics & Government

In his 1st White House visit, Rishi Sunak talks Ukraine, AI — and how to say his name

10:52am June 08, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

President Joe Biden and U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak are due to meet Thursday at the White House, where they'll likely focus on the war in Ukraine and NATO.

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A man from the Czech Republic breaks the record for longest abdominal plank

5:47am June 08, 2023

The record is now 9 hours, 38 minutes and 47 seconds, according to officials at Guinness World Records. Josef Salek achieved the record for a man holding plank in May.