The Communist Party says authorities acted swiftly and efficiently to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Officials are working to silence those suspected of challenging the narrative.
An annual survey by the watchdog Freedom House says authoritarian leaders and the influence of China and Russia are undermining democratic progress achieved since the end of the Cold War.
Mustafa al-Kadhimi was the third candidate whom Iraq's president had asked to try to form a government. Parliament approved the majority of Kadhimi's Cabinet early Thursday morning.
"The league wants to continue because it still has a potential revenue stream. But to do so when we still know so little about this virus is wrong," says German sports journalist Tim Jürgens.
After months of political paralysis, Iraq's parliament has chosen a prime minister. Mustafa al-Kadhimi, a former intelligence chief, is supported by the United States.
President Trump put a hold on funds to the World Health Organization, but the U.S. is already behind in its dues to the organization by more than a year.
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Joshua Goodman, Latin America correspondent for the Associated Press, about a failed attempt to overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
Dr. Michael Saag, the director of the Center for AIDS Research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, answers questions about the spread of the coronavirus and the models for tracking it.