NPR photos around the world that moved us in 2024
There have been touching moments — sometimes away from the headlines, and the front lines — that have moved the world this year.
Asia
How hopes for Myanmar's democracy faded and why leadership is needed (again)
Former U.S. Ambassador Derek Mitchell argues the United States should assert its leadership in helping shape Myanmar's peaceful, just and democratic future.
People power's unfinished work: Can Bangladesh be an exception?
The Wilson Center's Michael Kugelman says that for many Bangladeshis, a successful youth-led mass movement has shattered a long malaise and kindled a newfound optimism about the country's future.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will step down next month
Kishida's surprise resignation comes as he and his party, the governing Liberal Democratic Party, struggle to recover from a series of corruption scandals.
Japananese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida won't run for reelection
Japan is facing a leadership change -- and there’s no clear successor in sight. Japan's prime minister announced he would not seek reelection as the head of the ruling party.
Ex-Bangladesh leader demands probe into protest killings, and is named in murder case
In her first statement since fleeing Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina denied responsibility for deaths in protests that led to her ouster. A court ordered police to open a murder investigation against her.
Bangladesh in the new era
A week after Bangladesh's long-time leader, Sheikh Hasina, was deposed, there's a sense of cautious optimism in the capital of Dhaka as the interim government begins rebuilding the nation.
The world's oldest solar calendar may have been unearthed in Turkey
Researchers say an ancient calendar discovered in southern Turkey may also memorialize a devastating comet strike that hit Earth nearly 13,000 years ago.
Student protests in Bangladesh ousted its prime minister. What's next for the region?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Mushfiq Mobarak, a Professor of Economics at Yale University, about how regional powers will view the overthrow of Bangladesh’s authoritarian leader last week.
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is sworn in as interim leader of Bangladesh
Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Mohammad Yunus becomes interim leader days after former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country.