Greetings from Syria, where a postwar olive harvest offers a long-lost taste of home Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. We'd gone to this Christian village in northern Syria with a former teacher named Abdallah Ibrahim. Much of...

The best looks from the Met Gala 2026The looks turning heads on the Met Gala carpet32 minutes agoKayla Epstein and Scarlett HarrisGetty ImagesThe biggest night in fashion has begun.Celebrities are arriving to the 2026 Met Gala with their take on this year's theme - Costume Art - where organisers asked attendees to experiment with the lavish and whimsical dress code. The annual event is a...

Bahrain and Saudi Arabia GPs to be cancelled amid Middle East warThe Bahrain and Saudi Arabia Grands Prix that were scheduled for next month are set to be cancelled as a result of the war in the Middle East.A formal decision to call off the races has not yet been made but is expected before the end of the weekend.Freight would need to start being shipped to the Middle East in the coming days....

BKR Capital raises $14.5M (so far) to invest in Black founders Image Credits:BRK Capital 10:47 AM PDT · March 24, 2026 Canada’s BKR Capital announced Monday that its Fund II has closed CA$20 million (around $14.5 million), bringing it closer to its CA$50 million target. This fund is looking to back “high-growth technology companies led by founders from the...

Ukrainians rally in support of Olympian Vladyslav Heraskevych, banned for his helmet Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych holds his crash helmet as he stands outside the sliding center at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Thursday....