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According to a new report, cancer rates are skyrocketing in this tiny country. What's causing this to happen? And what steps can be taken to turn the tide?

The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Natural Science Institute of Iceland, which said the mosquitoes likely arrived by freight.

World leaders will gather next week at the United Nations General Assembly, where an independent U.N. commission will present the findings of a recent investigation that found Israel has committed genocide in Gaza.

According to a new investigation from The Observer, the Syrian state abducted hundreds of children during the war.

Military experts credit Landing Ship, Tanks with helping win World War Two.

A Los Angeles Times analysis finds just 38% of homes have been rebuilt after some of the most destructive fires in California history.

Russia has continued bombarding Ukraine on Wednesday, after a summit planned for next week between President Trump and Russian Leader Vladimir Putin in Hungary was suspended.

How are changing tariffs, the AI boom, immigration policies and uncertainty in employment and the stock market impacting the economy? Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor in chief of The Economist, explains.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

Federal indictment charges Charleston County judge and another man with distributing materials involving the sexual abuse of children.