Living through famine
Millions of people around the world live with acute hunger. NPR's Leila Fadel talks with a mother of eleven who has survived a famine in Somalia brought on by drought and years of conflict.
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Ukraine and Russia hold peace talks after a weekend of dramatic escalation in fighting
Officials from Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul on Monday failed to reach a ceasefire but agreed to exchange more prisoners.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth warns about threat from China during Asia trip
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is in Asia, where he spoke at a defense summit in Singapore over the weekend. And he gave a stark warning about China's threat to the status quo in the region.
Trump promised peace in Ukraine within a day. Here's what actually happened
Russia has proposed another attempt at peace negotiations with Ukraine on Monday in Istanbul, but both sides remain firmly entrenched in positions likely to prolong the war.
Conservative Karol Nawrocki wins Poland's presidential election
Karol Nawrocki, a 42-year-old historian and amateur boxer, is new to politics and ran as an independent but was backed by the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party.
Thousands evacuated in Canada as wildfires threaten air quality in parts of the U.S.
Air quality reached "unhealthy" levels in North Dakota and small swaths of Montana, Minnesota and South Dakota, according to the EPA.
What's at stake in the U.S.-Iran nuclear talks?
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with former Iran nuclear negotiator Seyed Hossein Mousavian about the ongoing talks between the U.S. and Iran over the latter's nuclear program.
As Ukraine war drags on, what does Russian President Vladimir Putin want?
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Angela Stent, professor emeritus at Georgetown University, about what motivates Russian President Vladimir Putin as talks to end the war in Ukraine continue.
Ukraine destroys more than 40 military aircraft in a drone attack deep inside Russia
The attack was disclosed on the same day as Zelenskyy said Ukraine will send a delegation to Istanbul for a new round of direct peace talks with Russia on Monday.
Two dead and hundreds arrested in France after PSG win soccer Champions League
Hundreds of people were arrested in the celebrations, which were largely peaceful but degenerated into violence in some areas.