Rebels in Syria control Aleppo and push toward Damascus
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Robert Ford, former U.S. ambassador to Syria, about what it means for the region.
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U.S. will send Ukraine $725 million more in arms
President Joe Biden has pledged to spend all of the military assistance funds Congress approved this year for Ukraine before the end of his administration on Jan. 20, 2025.
The Gaza war has shaken up the Mideast. Now Syria's war has reignited
Rebels have rekindled Syria's war with a lightning offensive that seemed to come from nowhere. But multiple upheavals, beginning with the Gaza war last year, have spread conflict across the region.
Protesters criticize Georgia's decision to suspend membership talks with EU
Protestors in Georgia want new elections as the government says it's suspending European Union membership talks.
There's a lot of guessing about what President-elect Trump has planned for Ukraine
NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Eliot Cohen of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about Ukraine's strategies preceding President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House.
State Department aims to get more career ambassadors in place before 2nd Trump term
As the transition to a new administration approaches, what is the likely impact on a decidedly nervous State Department?
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What's it mean for Biden's legacy now that he's pardoned his son. Examining the rapid advance by rebel fighters in Syria. Protesters take to the streets of the former Soviet republic of Georgia.
Negotiators fail to reach an agreement on a plastic pollution treaty. Talks to resume next year
The negotiations in Busan, South Korea, were supposed to be the fifth and final round to produce the first legally binding treaty on plastics pollution, including in the oceans, by the end of 2024.
Syria's president vows to launch counter-offensive after losing Aleppo to rebels
In Syria, where government forces and rebel fighters have essentially been locked in a stalemate for over a decade, an unexpected opposition — a Turkish-backed group — has taken over.
Georgia Protests EU Talks Suspension
Political uncertainty has gripped the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The Georgian government - after years of trying to join the European Union — decided to suspend that effort.