International

A robot starts off for the Beijing E-Town Half Marathon and Humanoid Half Marathon on the outskirts of Beijing on Sunday, April 19, 2026.

Ng Han Guan

A humanoid robot sprints past the human half-marathon world record in Beijing race

The Associated Press

The winner from Honor, a Chinese smartphone maker, completed the race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds, running faster than the human world record in a show of China's technological leaps.

Police officers patrol at a cordon near Kenton United Synagogue in Harrow, a suburb of London, Sunday, April 19, 2026.

Jamie Lashmar

International

U.K police investigating if attacks in London are the work of Iranian proxies

The Associated Press

The sun rises behind a tanker anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Qeshm Island, Iran, Saturday, April 18, 2026.

Asghar Besharati

Politics

U.S. seizes Iranian cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz

NPR Staff

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International

The Strait of Hormuz opens for commercial ships but the U.S. blockade continues on Iran

NPR Staff

Iran's foreign minister declared the Strait of Hormuz is open, following the start of an Israel-Lebanon ceasefire. President Trump swiftly responded that the U.S. naval blockade on Iran will continue.