Protesters in Sri Lanka brave tear gas and storm prime minister's office
The move on the prime minister's office follows the country's president fleeing the country.
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Sri Lanka's president flees the country
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had already agreed to resign. Protesters had stormed his home and office and the official residence of his prime minister amid a three-month economic crisis.
Ukrainian rail service adds a special train to get people out of Donbas
Russia is pounding eastern Ukraine as it tries to consolidate its control of the entire Donbas region. To help get people the out, the Ukrainian rail service has added a special train from the Donbas.
Witnessing Sri Lanka's protests firsthand
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Sri Lankan journalist Marlon Ariyasinghe about the country's protest movement.
Fake cricket league dupes some online bettors
A group of men in India were recently arrested for putting on bogus professional cricket matches and duping bettors in Russia.
Encore: Garbage collectors in Kharkiv dodge mortars to pick up the trash
Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night — nor even threats of Russian missiles shall keep the garbage haulers of Kharkiv from their appointed rounds. We hit the streets with one crew.
Biden heads to the Middle East for meetings
President Biden is heading to Israel and Saudi Arabia Tuesday in his first visit to the Middle East as president for meetings that he says he hopes will help advance regional security and stability.
As wealthy nations push 4th booster shots, Africa is being left behind
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Ayoade Alakija, co-chair of the Africa Vaccine Delivery Alliance, about the ongoing challenges of addressing COVID-19.
Biden's Middle East trip aims to shore up a relatively calm moment in the region
In his visits to Israel and Saudi Arabia this week, President Biden will aim to keep the oil flowing and lock in progress on the Middle East's simmering conflicts.
Biden gets an earful in the Oval from Mexican President López Obrador
President Biden met with Mexico's Andrés Manuel López Obrador a month after the Mexican president boycotted a regional summit. Biden's public remarks were brief. López Obrador — not so much.