President Emmanuel Macron is projected to beat far-right rival Marine Le Pen
The French election was a tight race that was overshadowed by the war in Ukraine and saw a surge in support for extremist ideas.
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Ukraine's president says he will meet with U.S. secretaries of state and defense
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke at a press conference about the ongoing Russian assault on his country and announced a visit by U.S. officials.
Finding joy on Easter Sunday in Ukraine
Ukrainian women marked Orthodox Easter by preparing special bread for troops defending Mykolaiv from the advancing Russian army.
France votes today between incumbent president Macron or populist candidate Le Pen
French voters choose between incumbent president Emmanuel Macron and populist candidate Marine Le Pen in Sunday's runoff election.
How the war in Ukraine affects the environment
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Carroll Muffett of the Center for International Environmental Law about the environmental effects of the war in Ukraine.
What is Russia's place on the U.N. Security Council?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Richard Gowan of the International Crisis Group about Russia's place on the U.N. Security Council.
The pandemic inspired a cartoonist to explore their Wuhanese roots and queer identity
In the funny and heartfelt coming-of-age graphic memoir 'Messy Roots,' artist Laura Gao unpacks their relationship with their Asianness, queerness and their ever-changing home city of Wuhan.
Explosion at illegal oil refinery in Nigeria kills over 50
More than 50 people were killed and many injured when an explosion rocked an illegal oil refinery in southeastern Nigeria, state officials and police said Saturday.
Ukraine marks Orthodox Easter with prayers for those trapped
The sun came out as Ukrainians marked Orthodox Easter in the capital, Kyiv, on Sunday with prayers for those fighting on the front lines and others trapped beyond them.
Ukrainian steel plant bombed; Zelenskyy to meet US officials
Russian forces called in airstrikes on a besieged steel factory in the southern city of Mariupol, while President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he would meet in Kyiv with two top American officials.