Indonesia's capital is rapidly sinking into the sea
Now the government is leaving, and moving the country's capital to the island of Borneo.
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A town in Mexico survives entirely on money sent back by U.S. migrants
The money has allowed their families to remain in Comachuen, a town in the Michoacan mountains rather than moving to other parts of Mexico for work.
Russia has officially named jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny a terrorist
Navalny and eight of his allies — including top aides Lyubov Sobol and Georgy Alburov — were on Tuesday added to the registry by Russia's Federal Financial Monitoring Service.
Kyiv or Kiev? Why people disagree about how to pronounce the Ukrainian capital's name
What's the correct way to call a foreign city — by its English name, if it has one, or by its name in the local language? For the people involved, it can be a serious matter entwined with geopolitics.
Remembering trailblazing fashion designer Thierry Mugler, dead at 73
French fashion designer Thierry Mugler reshaped the fashion world, centering wildly inventive concepts and creating space for queer voices. On Sunday, he died at the age of 73.
If Russia doesn't invade Ukraine with troops, it could still launch a cyberattack
With U.S. troops on heightened alert and NATO forces on standby, fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine remain. But even if Putin doesn't send troops in, he could still launch a crippling cyberattack.
American troops battle ISIS for control of Syrian prison
American forces are fighting the Islamic State for control of a prison in northeastern Syria, in the most substantial military engagement with ISIS since it lost the last of its territory in 2019.
2 recent incidents have put a spotlight on Brazil's relationship with race
An American music producer was attacked as he waited to check in to a hotel in Rio de Janeiro. He is Black, the attackers are white. It is another example of Brazil's fraught relationship with race.
How the Ukraine crisis could reset the global balance of power
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Gideon Rachman of 'The Financial Times' about how China and Russia could leverage the Ukraine crisis to reduce U.S. influence around the world and reset the world order.
The military is now in charge of the West African country of Burkina Faso
In Western Africa, a military coup has removed Burkina Faso's democratically elected president from office.