Biden is selling U.S. nuclear submarines to Australia to counter China
President Biden and the prime ministers of Australia and the United Kingdom met at a U.S. naval base in San Diego to mp out their strategy for the Pacific.
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Biden makes an AUKUS submarine deal in the effort to counter China
President Biden announces a submarine deal with Britain and Australia to bolster the Western naval presence in the Pacific. The agreement is seen as part of a larger effort to counter a rising China.
What went wrong with Britain's National Health Service
Junior doctors in Britain's National Health Service are striking, the latest in a wave of health worker protests — fueling debate about the future of Britain's system of free universal health care.
After 10 years as pope, Francis continues to reshape the Catholic Church
The leader of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics has steered his church leftward after more than two decades of conservative leadership. Opposition within the Vatican is fierce.
Latest in Ukraine: Expectations are growing for China's Xi Jinping to visit Russia
Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Exhibit opens this week to give visitors a peek inside the rebuilding of Notre Dame
The Parisian landmark has been closed since fire gutted much of the cathedral in 2019. Tour guide Marie Segura is already looking forward to a reopening — set for December of next year.
Ukraine's farmlands are affected by the toxic remnants of war
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Joseph Hupy, a professor at Purdue University, about soil toxicity in Ukraine farmlands as a result of the war.
BBC crisis escalates as players and stars rally behind soccer host Gary Lineker
The BBC was forced to scrap much of its weekend sports programming as it scrambled to stem a crisis over its suspension of Lineker for comments criticizing the British government's asylum policy.
Ukraine's best-known soldier died earlier this week defending Bakhmut
Ukraine's best-known soldier began fighting Russians in eastern Ukraine in 2014, at age 18, forgoing dreams of becoming an artist. He died earlier this week on the same frontline.
Biden and the EU's von der Leyen meet to ease tensions over trade, subsidy concerns
The Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, promises tax breaks to companies making technology for clean energy. European leaders are concerned companies will flee to the U.S. to cash in on the tax breaks.