After 18 months under siege, El Fasher in Sudan's remote Darfur region has become a famine-stricken, bomb-blasted city on the brink of extinction.

Sanae Takaichi became Japan's first female prime minister Tuesday. Her election comes at a time of upheaval in Japanese politics.

A series of deadly U.S. strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats in the Caribbean has set off a fierce clash between President Trump and his Colombian counterpart over aid, trade and accountability.

Tensions between the U.S. and Colombia continue to rise. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Kevin Whitaker, a former U.S. ambassador to Colombia, about the relationship between the two countries.

President Trump signed a critical-minerals deal with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese Monday, as the U.S. seeks to reduce its dependence on China's rare-earth resources.

Shock has turned to anger in Paris as details about the Louvre Museum's gaps in security start to emerge after "priceless" jewels were stolen in a brazen daytime burglary.

Japan's parliament elected Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, after her party struck a coalition deal expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right.

Japan's parliament elected Sanae Takaichi as the country's first female prime minister Tuesday, after her party struck a coalition deal expected to pull her governing bloc further to the right.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to Rob Dannenberg, a former CIA station chief in Moscow, about his time spent in Russia, President Vladimir Putin and more.

Masked thieves stole priceless jewels from the Louvre on Sunday morning. The Paris museum has suffered a string of successful art heists, dating back to the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911.