How U.S.-Africa relations might shift under a 2nd Trump administration
Africa experts Zainab Usman and Mvemba Phezo Dizolele talk with NPR's Asma Khalid about what a second Donald Trump term could mean for the continent.
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Ukraine relies more and more on unmanned flying attack drones. Why H-1B visas may be scrutinized in Donald Trump's second term. Each year thousands of new species are added to the scientific record.
Drug lord is deported to Colombia and walks free after 20 years in U.S. prisons
Fabio Ochoa, one of Colombia's legendary drug lords and a key operator of the Medellin cartel, has been deported back to the South American country, where he has walked free.
Details emerge about the Christmas market attack in Germany
Germany's far-right party is seeking electoral gains after a doctor of Saudi origin was charged with murder in a vehicular attack at a Christmas market.
Two UN agencies talk about the obstacles in providing aid in Gaza
Palestinians across Gaza say they're starving and cold without enough food or shelter. Aid groups say Israel is not letting enough supplies into Gaza. Armed gangs are also stealing aid.
We check in with two refugees who fled Afghanistan after the Taliban took control
More than 75,000 refugees from Afghanistan fled to the U.S. after the country fell into Taliban control in 2021. NPR checked in with two, a teenager and father, after a first meeting them a year ago.
A recent strike in Gaza was among the war's deadliest, a list of the victims shows
The U.S. has not received answers from Israel about a deadly October strike in Gaza. A list of 130 victims, given to NPR by survivors, suggests it was one of the most catastrophic strikes of the war.
How an Israeli community helped its children heal from trauma after the Oct. 7 attack
Kibbutz Be'eri was hit hard in the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, 2023. Survivors were evacuated to a hotel, where they worked together to create programs to help their children recover from trauma.
Biden commutes 37 federal death row sentences. And, a push to understand long COVID
President Biden commuted 37 of the 40 men on federal death row to life without parole this morning. Here are the factors that drove his decision. And, a push to better understand long COVID.
Trauma lingers on for survivors of the deadly 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami
One of modern history's worst natural disasters, the tsunami left about 230,000 dead across a dozen countries.