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Bees in a hive in San Diego, Calif. Beekeeping has been a practice for thousands of years. Alan Nakkash for NPR hide caption toggle caption Alan Nakkash for NPR When Kendal Sager lifts the top of her beehive, tens of thousands of bees waggle across the honeycomb — their cells filled with bright yellow, orange

An attendee wears party colors at a primary election night party for Georgia gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson on Tuesday in Atlanta. Brynn Anderson/AP hide caption toggle caption Brynn Anderson/AP President Trump got more wins in Republican primaries on Tuesday, most notably in Kentucky. There, Rep. Thomas Massie lost to a Trump-backed candidate after the president

Peter Magyar's center-right Tisza Party won the parliamentary election in Hungary on April 12, 2026 — and Polish liberals were thrilled. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk wrote on X, "Welcome back to Europe." He also posted a video showing him on the phone with election winner Magyar during a visit to South Korea. "I think I'm even

A painting by the American Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock sold for an eye-watering $181.2 million (€156.2 million) with fees, at Christie's auction house in New York on Monday, alongside other staggering sales on what was a blockbuster day for the institution. The roughly three-by-one meter (35 × 131.5 inches / 88.9 x 334 centimeters)

"This is a joke. If we’re living hand-to-mouth, how can we save food for the war?" wrote a Cuban social media user after the publication of an official guide with recommendations on how to prepare for a potential military attack by the United States. This and other outraged messages reflect the confusion and unease felt by many Cubans following

Turning 80 is probably not something Cher places much importance on — after all, conventions and expectations have never mattered much to her. Her fearlessness has made her one of the greatest icons in pop music history. Alongside her unique contralto voice, instantly recognizable to generations of listeners, it is above all her versatility and

Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Putin in Beijing for talks with Xi on Tuesday, May 19 and Wednesday, May 20 Russia and China have strong economic ties and have declared a "no limits" partnership Germany's Merz says he hopes Xi will urge Putin to end the war

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt is putting his words into action. In September last year, the Bavarian conservative politician announced that he wanted to boost Germany's civil defense and emergency management capabilities. Eight months later, the government is to decide on measures at its next cabinet meeting on Wednesday. A package worth €10 billion ($11.6

NATO confirmed on Tuesday that one of its F16 jets from the Baltic air policing mission based in Lithuania had shot down a drone over Estonian airspace.  Estonia and Latvia both issued air alert threats reporting a drone in their airspace. It was not immediately clear whether they were referring to the same or different

The first shipments of avocados from Kenya arrived in China under Beijing's new zero-tariff rule early this month. A clear sign, analysts say, that the deal is starting to have real effects. The policy, which came into effect on May 1, gives Africa's biggest economies tariff-free access to China's market for the next two years.  "China introducing the zero tariff