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The U.K. will hold a general election in six weeks, much earlier than expected. The Conservative Party, which has ruled for 14 years, is trailing in the polls against the opposition Labour Party.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Sabri Saidam, a senior official with Fatah, a rival political party of Hamas, who says he welcomes international scrutiny of Israel's actions in Gaza.

Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says she’ll vote for Donald Trump in the November presidential election.

A new NPR investigation finds thousands of homeowners face foreclosure over so-called zombie second mortgages. The loans come back to life after they get bought up by debt collectors. NPR's Planet Money: "Zombie 2nd mortgages are coming to life, threatening thousands of Americans' homes"

Kenyan police officers have arrived in Haiti as part of a multi-national force expected to restore order to the country. What will await the internationally backed mission, and can it succeed?

Britain's prime minister announces elections in July. Russia is practicing nuclear drills near the border with Ukraine. Prospective homebuyers must move fast because of a shortage of homes for sale.

Chef Fadi Kattan has written a love letter to his boyhood home -- and the scents and flavors that made it a special place. Kattan's new cookbook is "Bethlehem: A Celebration of Palestinian Food."

23 students graduated from the Unalaska City School District May 18, collectively earning around $175,000 in scholarships.

In this episode of "Island Interviews," Coach Rainier Marquez sat down with KUCB's Raider Sports reporter Matheas Lopez to discuss how the wrestling tournament went. He also talked about a new wrestling organization called “Trey’s Takedown Shoes Initiative” that aims to help get more students involved in the sport by buying them new wrestling shoes.

The ZiG is Zimbabwe's latest currency — yet another attempt to unravel the economic catastrophes of the past decades. (Story aired on All Things Considered on May 21, 2024.)