Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in a glass cage in a courtroom in Yekaterinburg, Russia, June 26. /AP hide caption
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New shoots have appeared at the base of the stump of the Sycamore Gap tree. Jason Lock/National Trust hide caption
FILE - An F-16 fighter lands at a Turkish air base in the Central Anatolian Turkish city of Konya on Sept. 8, 2004. Norway said Wednesday, July 10, 2024, it will donate six F-16 in the course of 2024 to Ukraine because Kyiv's “ability to defend itself against attacks from the air is absolutely crucial in its defensive battle against Russia.” Burhan Ozbilici/AP hide caption
Scotland Yard is reviewing allegations against the Washington Post's publisher and CEO, Will Lewis, shown here at a conference in 2017. The preliminary inquiry centers on Lewis' actions while an executive for Rupert Murdoch's British newspaper company. Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images hide caption
In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023, in Los Angeles. Ozempic was originally approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat people with Type 2 diabetes, and it's now also used by many people to lose weight. Mario Tama/Getty Images hide caption
Will Lewis, shown here in The Washington Post newsroom, was a top executive for Rupert Murdoch's British publishing wing 13 years ago. He is accused of deceiving police about why the company destroyed evidence during an investigation of phone hacking by Murdoch's papers. Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (center) carries a floral tribute on Tuesday near the scene of a deadly knife attack at a dance school a day earlier in Southport, England. James Speakman/PA via AP hide caption
Serbia's Novak Djokovic, right, shakes hands with Spain's Rafael Nadal after the two faced off in the Paris Olympics — their 60th matchup overall. Nadal has been battling injuries for years, but he rallied for a number of dramatic points in front of an appreciative crowd at Court Philippe-Chatrier at the Roland-Garros Stadium. Martin Mernetti/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Opposition candidate Edmundo González Urrutia and party leader María Corina Machado wave to supporters in Las Mercedes on July 25, during their closing campaign event. Lexi Parra for NPR hide caption
Election in Venezuela: A Presidential Challenger Who Isn't Even on the Ballot
Travelers sit on stairs at the Gare de Montparnasse at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday in Paris. Hours away from the opening ceremony of the Olympics, high-speed rail traffic to the French capital was severely disrupted on Friday following what officials described as "criminal actions" and sabotage. Yasin Dar/AP hide caption
PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 25: Grandstands are are ready for the Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony along the Seine river on July 25, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Huang Liang/Beijing Youth Daily/VCG via Getty Images) Beijing Youth Daily/VCG via Getty Images hide caption
Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar celebrates Sunday as he crosses the finish line to win the twenty-first stage of the Tour de France cycling race, an individual time trial over 33.7 kilometers (20.9 miles) that started in Monaco and finished in Nice, France. Daniel Cole/AP hide caption
President Biden (left) and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz talk during a NATO summit at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, in March 2022. Michael Kappeler/Pool DPA/AP hide caption
Chef Mustapha Kachetel serves a couscous royal in the restaurant Le Fémina, in Noailles. Emilienne Malfatto for NPR hide caption
A new French cookbook shows the diversity Marseille through its cuisine
Oleksii Kharkivskyi, the chief of the patrol police of Vovchansk, in his police car in an undisclosed location in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, on May 26. Laurel Chor for NPR hide caption
Ukraine stalled a strong Russian offensive, with help from Western allies
A group of novachky, female campers ages 6-11, stand at attention for a photograph, along with their two sestrichky, or "sisters" who serve as female counselors. Marching drills are a daily activity at camp. Andrea Wenglowskyj hide caption
US journalist Evan Gershkovich, accused of espionage, stands inside a glass defendants' cage during the verdict announcement at the Sverdlovsk Regional Court in Yekaterinburg on July 19, 2024. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV/AFP via Getty Images) Alexander Nemenov/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Evan Gershkovich, accused of espionage, looks out from inside a glass defendants' cage prior to a hearing in Yekaterinburg's Sverdlovsk Regional Court on June 26. Natalia Kolesnikova/AFP hide caption
Soldiers patrol on a footbridge over the Seine River on Wednesday in Paris. Aurelien Morissard/AP hide caption
Scenes of destruction at the Factor Druk printing house, one of Ukraine's largest, can be seen days after it was hit in a Russian missile attack on May 27. Laurel Chor for NPR hide caption
Bookstores have come under attack in Ukraine. But interest in reading is only growing
People jump into the Seine River in Paris on July 17, after Mayor Anne Hidalgo swam in the river to demonstrate that it is clean enough to host the outdoor swimming events at the Paris Olympics later this month. Julien De Rosa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Tourists shelter from the sun in front of the Sforzesco Castle in Milan, Italy, on Tuesday. Weather alerts, forest fires, melting pavement in cities: A sizzling heat wave has sent temperatures in parts of central and southern Europe soaring toward 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) in some places. Luca Bruno/AP hide caption
Athletes dive into the Seine River from the Alexander III bridge on the start of the first leg of the women's triathlon test event for the 2024 Paris Olympics in Paris in August 2023. Michel Euler/AP hide caption