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"I have this drive and I want to keep going," says Vicky Stinson, 65, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2024. She's pictured here in a park in Charleston, S.C., on a visit in May 2026. Gavin McIntyre for NPR hide caption toggle caption Gavin McIntyre for NPR It took six months of doctors

U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands as they depart following a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images AsiaPac hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images AsiaPac Initially delayed by the war with Iran, President Trump leaves for a state

President Trump greets Chinese President Xi Jinping ahead of a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30, 2025. Trump heads to Beijing for another meeting with Xi on Tuesday. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images As President Trump embarks Tuesday on his first trip to

So far, three people have died, with several others taken ill, after a hantavirus outbreak aboard the cruise ship, MV Hondius. Hantavirus is a rare rodent-borne illness that has multiple strains of varying severity. With the ship now docked, passengers are being returned to their countries of residence. Each will face a slightly different process over the coming

Foreign ministers of the European Union on Monday agreed to a set of sanctions aimed at Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. The sanctions had been held up by opposition from Hungary under former Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who was ousted by rival Peter Magyar in last month's election, paving the way for the

Religious and ethnic divisions are growing deeper in Bengal, a region divided between India and Bangladesh, as politicians on both sides of the border seek to capitalize on religious sentiment. In Bangladesh, the February parliamentary elections marked a major moment for Islamist politics, with Jamaat-e-Islami winning nearly one third of the votes nationwide — its

As Daniel Libeskind turns 80 on May 12, the renowned Polish-American architect shows no signs of slowing down and remains one of the most sought-after names in his field. With his firm, Studio Daniel Libeskind, he is best known for large-scale projects and deconstructivist designs that frequently tackle complex cultural narratives, such as Ground Zero, built on the former site of the Twin Towers in

With memories of the COVID pandemic still fresh in many people's minds, it's understandable that communities are worried about hantavirus spreading internationally. "I know you are worried," wrote Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), in a letter to the people of Tenerife , Spain, on May 9, 2026. The cruise ship

Skip next section Teen arrested over alleged Hamburg attack plot May 11, 2026 Teen arrested over alleged Hamburg attack plot A 17-year-old has been arrested over a suspected terror plot in Hamburg. Prosecutors said the Syrian teenager had been inspired by the "Islamic State" militant group and was planning to kill an unspecified number of people.

Inside a music studio in Owerri, the capital of Nigeria's southeastern Imo State, there is no generator noise, no lingering fuel smell, and no flickering lights. That's considered a rarity in a country where chronic electricity shortages are commonplace. Music producer Somik Chris Ikesom told DW that since switching to solar power, he no longer needs