Protesters in Cuba demand food and electricity as shortages bring hardship
Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in recent days in the city of Santiago.
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Ireland's prime minister, Leo Varadkar, has resigned
Leo Varadkar announced he will step down as taoiseach, or prime minister, within weeks as soon as his Fine Gael party chooses a successor.
People in Gaza are starving to death. 5 things to know about efforts to feed them
Family clans in Gaza are being called on to help distribute aid to a starving population. Here's why it matters and how it could shape postwar security.
Vietnam's president resigns amid an intense anti-corruption campaign
Vo Van Thuong is the second president to resign in two years, a worrying sign for political stability in Vietnam, a country that plays a key role in the middle of U.S.-China competition, analysts say.
The Philippines' top defense secretary talks about tensions in the South China Sea
Amid tensions in the South China Sea, NPR sat down with Philippines' Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro. He has accused China of "gutter talk" and "propaganda" in its territorial claims.
U.S. officers recall the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal in hearing on Capitol Hill
On Capitol Hill, two retired senior officers recalled the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the advice they gave and the advice that was rejected by the Biden administration.
Hong Kong's new national security law might further erode civil liberties, some worry
Lawmakers in Hong Kong passed a new national security law. The government casts it as a bid to make the territory safer but some think it may erode Hong Kong's standing as a global financial hub.
Female genital mutilation is illegal in The Gambia. But maybe not for much longer
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jaha Dukureh, the founder of Safe Hands for Girls, a Gambian group that aims to end female genital mutilation. Lawmakers there advanced a bill that would end its FGM ban.
How Sinn Fein has made themselves over
A party with past links to IRA militants is ruling Northern Ireland, and leading polls ahead of elections in the Republic of Ireland too. How has Sinn Fein managed to transform itself?
Famine in northern Gaza is 'imminent,' warns the world's leading authority on hunger
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification issued a new report that concluded that the entire population in the Gaza Strip, more than 2 million, face serious food insecurity as war continues.