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The concepts in the MingKwai typewriter underlie how Chinese, Japanese and Korean are typed today. The typewriter, patented in 1946, was found last year in an upstate New York basement.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said he wants the luxury resort on the eastern seacoast to become a "world destination," but the country has been reluctant to allow in foreign tourists.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Richard Nephew, a senior research scholar at Columbia University, about the prospect of a new nuclear deal between Iran and the U.S.

Ukraine is facing a summer of escalating Russian airstrikes on its cities. The Ukrainian President has called on the U.S. to provide more air defense systems.

Ukraine said it struck a Russian airbase on Saturday, while Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones overnight, dashing hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the war.

More than 60 of those killed were waiting for aid, according to Palestinian health officials. President Trump said Friday that talks over a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas are at a crucial stage.

Ailsa Chang talks with the Wall Street Journal's Sune Engel Rasmussen about his recent interview with Iranian Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi.

Russian missiles and drones hammered Kyiv in an overnight attack, the largest aerial assault on the Ukrainian capital since the war began more than three years ago.

More than 5,000 tourists, hotel workers and residents were evacuated from an area along Crete's southern coast. Some people fled into the sea and were rescued by local fishermen and divers.

The Pentagon is halting the delivery of some U.S. weapons to Ukraine that are crucial in its battle against Russia. This comes at a time when Russia has stepped up its attacks against Ukraine.