Lauren Frayer

Israel has agreed to a ceasefire with the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon that hopes to bring an end to 13 months of fighting which has uprooted masses of civilians on both sides, and left immense destruction. We hear from NPR reporters on both sides of the conflict.

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Britain has closed it's last coal-fired power plant, making the country that pioneered coal power, the first to give it up in favor of cleaner options. We hear about the transition. And a small town in Wales has become the unlikely site of a world-renowned Elvis festival.

The U.K. has a new government with a new prime minister as Sir Keir Starmer's Labour party sweeps to power in an historic election. The vote was a stunning rebuke of the Conservative Party's 14 years in power.

Israel has announced a daily pause in fighting in an effort to allow more food and other humanitarian aid into Gaza. But some are criticizing the move. We go to the border crossing.

And in London, our correspondent descends beneath the streets in search of the inspiration behind the world's most famous secret agent.

Chef Thierry Marx grew up in a gritty Parisian neighborhood, and is now helping others from disadvantaged backgrounds learn to cook in the restaurant industry. And far-right, anti-establishment conservative Nigel Farage throws a wrench into U.K. elections.

As cease-fire negotiators talk, soldiers and militants keep fighting. Israeli warplanes pound Gaza's southernmost city Rafah, where some 1.4 million Palestinians have sought refuge.

Israelis mark Holocaust Memorial Day amid a spike in antisemitic incidents, pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses worldwide and an impasse in Gaza cease-fire talks.

Riderless horses from the royal Household Cavalry were galloping through central London Wednesday morning. They kept going for several miles.

The U.K. Parliament has approved Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's controversial plans to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda, regardless of where they're from originally.

Raw sewage spills into England's rivers doubled last year. Organizers of a famous rowing race on the River Thames have installed a disinfecting station at this weekend's finish line.

The court is expected to hand down its ruling on Tuesday on whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be able to appeal against extradition from Britain to the United States.

Messages of sadness and support flood London after the Princess of Wales reveals she's undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. The announcement comes as King Charles is getting cancer treatment as well.

A party with past links to IRA militants is ruling Northern Ireland, and leading polls ahead of elections in the Republic of Ireland too. How has Sinn Fein managed to transform itself?

The Princess of Wales admits she edited a family photo issued by the palace. News agencies retracted the photo over concerns it was digitally manipulated.

Why is Ireland one of the most pro-Palestinian nations in the world? A shared history of occupation, sectarian conflict — and past experience with a U.K. colonial official named Balfour.

On Tuesday, a U.K. court began hearing arguments on whether Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the United States. The U.S. has charged Assange with espionage.

A hearing in a London court will determine whether Julian Assange can be extradited to the United States. Might the the WikiLeaks founder soon face espionage charges in an American courtroom?

In Britain, people worry as Houthi attacks on shipping routes in the Red Sea threaten supply chains for their national drink.

An unlikely friendship began between a Gaza woman in grief and the Irish graffiti artist and activist who painted her as a mural in Dublin.

Less than 18 months into his reign, King Charles is suspending public duties. Buckingham Palace says he'll continue the paperwork of state business as he undergoes outpatient treatment for cancer.