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Japan is urging its youth to drink more alcohol

4:39pm August 25, 2022

by Anthony Kuhn

A controversial new Japanese government campaign is urging young people to drink more alcohol to boost the economy. It comes as young Japanese people are turning away from drinking.

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'Who Killed Daphne' podcast seeks answers and justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia

4:39pm August 25, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to Stephen Grey, the host of Who Killed Daphne. The podcast investigates the 2017 death of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, who was killed in a car bomb in Malta.

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Debbie Harry and Clem Burke, 14th Street, NYC, circa 1976.

Against the odds: How Blondie shattered the conventions of punk and pop

9:16am August 25, 2022

by Allyson McCabe

From unreleased music to promotional flyers, photos, a mirrored dressing room sign, and even a stray Andy Warhol print, Blondie's out with a new box set, Blondie: Against The Odds 1974-1982.

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro receives a blessing during a music festival organized by a local evangelic radio station on July 2, in Rio de Janeiro.

Behind in polls, Brazil's Bolsonaro hopes evangelicals will carry him to reelection

7:48am August 25, 2022

by John Otis

Jair Bolsonaro is relying on support from the country's quickly growing evangelical community to pull off an upset against former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in October.

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Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko speaks in March in front of an apartment building that was shelled by Russian forces. Klitschko, a former world heavyweight boxing champion, has been mayor of Kyiv since 2014.

Once a heavyweight champion, Kyiv's mayor now fights the Russians

5:56am August 25, 2022

by Greg Myre

Mayor Vitali Klitschko was known as Dr. Ironfist when he dominated the boxing ranks. Now he leads Ukraine's capital city with an equally fierce determination in the battle against Russia.

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Flowers arrive at the residence of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022. Abe's family paid tribute to him in a private ritual Buddhist ritual Thursday marking the 49th day of his assassination.

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Japan police chief to resign over shooting death of former prime minister

2:11am August 25, 2022

by The Associated Press

A police report found holes in former prime minister Shinzo Abe's protection that allowed the alleged attacker to shoot him from behind.

6 months into the war in Ukraine, diplomats haven't made much headway on peace talks

4:44pm August 24, 2022

by Michele Kelemen

There has been very little diplomacy during the course of the war in Ukraine. Russia and Ukraine are seeking battlefield advantage before negotiating.

How an Illinois military base transports an unprecedented flow of weapons to Ukraine

4:44pm August 24, 2022

by Jenna McLaughlin

Moving the people and stuff that the U.S. military needs is a massive puzzle. Aid for Ukraine is being sent from Illinois' Scott Air Force Base, which must deal with logistics and possible threats.

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On the 31st anniversary of Ukraine's split from Soviet Union, the war hits month 6

4:17pm August 24, 2022

by Frank Langfitt

Ukraine is celebrating 31 years of independence from the Soviet Union on Wednesday. It is also six months to the day since President Putin sent troops to try to bring Ukraine back into Russia's orbit.

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A funeral procession in Lviv, Ukraine, in March ends at grave sites where soldiers Viktor Dudar, 44, and Ivan Koverznev, 24, will be buried, as priests say their blessings and mourners look on.

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6 key numbers that reveal the staggering impact of Russia's war in Ukraine

3:53pm August 24, 2022

Russia invaded Ukraine six months ago. In that time, thousands of people have been killed, cities destroyed, millions of people displaced and the Ukrainian economy has been battered.