Global Stories

• The ICC's arrest warrant for Israel's Netanyahu highlights international divisions

  The International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel's prime minister, its former defense minister and a senior military leader of Hamas has exposed deep global divisions.

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  6 tourists in Laos have died after drinking tainted alcohol

  Tourists from the U.S., Australia, Denmark and the U.K. have died. A tourism police officer said a "number of people" had been detained in the case but that no charges have yet been filed.

• What we know about the experimental missile Russia fired at a Ukrainian city today

  Russia fired an experimental missile at a city in eastern Ukraine today, inflicting damage and injuries. Exactly what type of missile is this and what message is Russia trying to send?

• Israel's ambassador to the UN weighs in on ICC's warrants for Netanyahu and Gallant

  NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, about the International Criminal Court's arrest warrants for PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

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  Former Brazlian president indicted over alleged coup plot

  Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro and several others have been charged with attempting to overthrow incoming government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2022.

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  Russia launched an experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, the U.S. says

  Ukraine raised alarm suggesting Russia may have used an intercontinental ballistic missile to hit the city of Dnipro, but the U.S. National Security Council does not believe it was an ICBM.

• Chinese vessel under investigation after 2 data cables found cut in the Baltic Sea

  Germany's defense minister said damage to two data cables in the Baltic Sea appeared to be acts of sabotage. Several European countries have launched investigations.

• A Chinese cargo ship severed underwater telecom cables in the Baltic Sea

  A Chinese cargo ship has been stopped off the coast of Denmark. Officials are investigating it for severing underwater telecommunications cables connecting a handful of northern European countries.

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  Oarfish keep washing ashore in California. Folklore suggests that could be a bad omen

  A deep sea oarfish washed up in Southern California. Japanese folklore suggests seeing the rare fish is a bad omen, some accounts say.

• A string of deadly attacks by seemingly ordinary people is rocking China

  A recent string of deadly attacks in China raised questions about social pressures and the limits of government control amid a sputtering economy.

• Ukraine carries out first attacks on Russian territory using U.S. ballistic missiles

  For the first time, Ukraine has fired U.S. ballistic missiles into Russia as part of heavy ongoing fighting. Russia is expressing strong opposition and says this marks an escalation in the war.

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  The U.S. confirms Ukraine fired long-range ATACMS into Russia for the 1st time

  Ukraine has fired six U.S.-made ATACMS into Russia, marking the first attack using the U.S.-made long-range missiles in 1,000 days of war.