French President Emmanuel Macron is set to host the Sultan of Oman at the Elysée Palace this Monday as he kicks off a two-day visit to France. The two leaders …

Iran and the United States agreed to halt recent hostilities in the Gulf and renew talks regarding their dispute over the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official sai…

Washington and Tehran have agreed to halt a new series of tit-for-tat strikes and renew talks aimed at ending the Middle East war, a US official said Sunday. T…

A luxurious lodge on a private island in Nova Scotia with enough infrastructure to maintain life off the mainland was sold for $6 million.

From coral reefs in Kenya to Caribbean seagrass meadows and whale migration corridors in the Arctic, a surge in offshore oil, gas and liquefied natural gas dev…

Transportation security officers stand at the main security checkpoint at Kansas City International Airport in Kansas City, Mo., on June 3. Arin Yoon for NPR h…

When the northeastern bulrush joined the ranks of federally endangered plants and animals in 1991, the perennial, grass-like sedge teetered on the edge of exti…

The 2026 World Cup group stage pulled more fans into stadiums than any full tournament in the competition’s entire history. FIFA released its official group-st…

Norway football fans cheer on Viktor Hovland as he gets into a Monday play-off with Scottie Scheffler at the Travelers Championship.

Flexion Robotics, a startup founded by ex-Nvidia engineers, has a clever way of training robots to do useful work.

One of South Africa's most senior police officers has survived an attempted assassination in Johannesburg, police say. Deputy crime intelligence boss Maj-Gen F…