World What did Hamas aim to gain by its brazen attack on Israel? Here's what to know The surprise attack on Israel has brought the militant group back into the spotlight. A Hamas official tells NPR the attack was meant in part to lead to the release of Palestinians in Israeli jails. Scott Neuman Jawad Rizkallah
World Jailed Iranian women's rights activist wins 2023 Nobel Peace Prize Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi, who remains in prison in Iran, is this year's Nobel Peace Prize laureate. Fatima Al-Kassab
National 5 Americans freed from prison in Iran land on U.S. soil The former prisoners were tearfully reunited with family and friends at the airport, hugging and crying after years of enforced separation. Bill Chappell
World U.S. launches airstrikes in Syria after suspected Iranian drone kills a U.S. worker A drone strike killed one U.S. contractor, injured five American service members and wounded one other contractor in Syria on Thursday, the Pentagon said. Emily Olson
Arts & Life Iran releases a top actress who was held for criticizing the crackdown on protests Taraneh Alidoosti, the 38-year-old star of the Oscar-winning 2016 film The Salesman was released from Tehran's notorious Evin Prison nearly three weeks after her arrest. The Associated Press
World More Iranians face possible execution as authorities seek to crush continuing unrest The executions are Tehran's main response to protests that have swept the country since September, and are seen as a sign that Iran's clerical leadership intends to continue a violent crackdown. Peter Kenyon
Politics U.S. soccer federation briefly alters Iran's flag to show solidarity with protesters The organization had displayed Iran's national flag on social media without the emblem of the Islamic Republic to show "support for the women in Iran" ahead of the two nations' soccer match. The Associated Press
Sports Iran arrests a soccer player for criticizing government and insulting the soccer team Voria Ghafouri, a prominent player who wasn't chosen to go to the World Cup, is an outspoken critic of Iran's authorities. Reports of his arrest came ahead of Friday's Iran-Wales World Cup match. The Associated Press
World Iran marks the 1979 U.S. Embassy takeover amid nationwide protests The country's theocracy, which came to power 43 years ago, faces one of its stiffest challenges amid weeks of widespread protests after the death of a woman arrested by the country's morality police. The Associated Press
Politics 'This is for all of us.' Hundreds gather in Bellevue to protest death of Mahsa Amini On Sunday, hundreds of protestors gathered in Bellevue to demand justice for Mahsa Amini. The 22-year woman died in Iranian police custody earlier this month Sarah Leibovitz
