Turkey's President Erdogan is set to meet with Putin again — and has some requests
Turkey is part of NATO and keeps close ties with the West, but its president is on the way to Russia with some very specific requests.
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A retired ISS commander weighs in on Russia's decision to leave
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Terry Virts, retired NASA astronaut and commander of the International Space Station, about Russia's decision to leave the ISS after 2024.
The U.S. has sanctioned Vladimir Putin's long-rumored romantic partner
Rumors of a relationship between Putin, 69, and Alina Kabaeva, 39, date back more than a decade. Putin and the former Olympic gymnast are thought to have had at least three children together.
Demolition of Jeddah neighborhoods sparks rare widespread criticism in Saudi Arabia
A sweeping redevelopment aimed at drawing wealthy residents to Jeddah is displacing thousands and raising questions about how Saudi Arabia carries out its megaprojects.
The U.S. made a breakthrough battery discovery — then gave the technology to China
Taxpayers spent $15 million on research to build a breakthrough battery. Then the U.S. government gave it to China.
Ukraine's wedding dress industry is alive and well, despite the war
The town of Chernivtsi, once the wedding dress capital of the Soviet Union, is still churning out dresses — for the West. "We are staying in Ukraine," says a dressmaker. "We will build our economy."
Does the killing of al-Zawahiri make Americans safer? It's complicated
The State Department warns of potential anti-American violence following the U.S. killing of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. Experts say his loss hurts the group, but doesn't erase the threat.
Tonga's volcano sent tons of water into the stratosphere. That could warm the Earth
"We've never seen anything like it," said atmospheric scientist Luis Millán, who works at NASA. The vapor sent skyward by the eruption will likely stay in the stratosphere for years.
A record amount of seaweed is choking shores in the Caribbean
Seaweed is smothering Caribbean coasts from Puerto Rico to Barbados as tons of brown algae kill wildlife, choke the tourism industry and release toxic gases.
A young officer hopes to turn the tide of war, as Ukraine fights to retake a key city
A 29-year-old battalion commander is leading 600 men, fighting in Ukraine's counteroffensive near Kherson. "This is war," Col. Serhiy Shatalov says. "You cannot predict nothing, absolutely nothing."