NPR's Scott Simon talks with researcher Bahram Sintash about China's treatment of Uighurs. A million have been imprisoned in camps, and Sintash reports that thousands of mosques have been destroyed.
Pope Francis will highlight his opposition to the death penalty as he begins a visit to Japan. The pontiff will meet with the world's longest-serving death row inmate.
Russia as a country was banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. Its athletes competed under a generic banner. It could happen again in the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Lebanon is suffering from environmental devastation. With activists alleging the government is failing to regulate the polluters, some Lebanese citizens are taking matters into their own hands.
North Korea has said that the U.S. has until the end of this year to offer Pyongyang concessions, or the North says it will quit negotiations and adopt a new strategy.
Hong Kong residents are reacting to the bills passed by Congress. Additionally, voters prepare for this weekend's district elections as protests continue to roil the city.
The blazes in one state alone have consumed an area about eight times the size of Los Angeles, and other fires have erupted across Australia. Amid drought and dry months to come, it could get worse.
Glenn Simpson and Peter Fritsch reveal the hows and whys of the whirlwind they uncorked by commissioning Christopher Steele to investigate Donald Trump's activities in Russia.
Hours before a midnight deadline, South Korea reversed its decision to scrap a military intelligence-sharing agreement with Japan. The move came as the two U.S. allies have made progress on trade.