A man set himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in D.C.
Local police say the man has been taken to the hospital with "critical life threatening injuries." The Air Force said the man was an active duty airman.
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31,000 Ukrainian troops have been killed so far in the war, Zelenskyy says
It's the first time Ukraine has publicly given a figure for military casualties. As Russia's war on Ukraine enters its third year, Zelenskyy says 2024 could be decisive.
Mt. Everest is plagued by garbage. These Nepali women are transforming it into crafts
They're turning cast-off climbing ropes into handmade crafts. It's part of a fledgling effort in Nepal to repurpose mountain waste and provide economic opportunity.
In the West Bank, U.S. sanctions on Israeli settlers are having an impact
With sanctions now imposed on some West Bank Israeli settlers, a visit to a West Bank community where one Israeli led a campaign of destruction after the Oct. 7 attacks.
Ukraine is relying on the U.S. to address its weapons shortage
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to retired General Ben Hodges, a former commander of the US Army in Europe, about how shortages of weapons are affecting Ukraine's war effort.
Alexei Navalny's body has been returned to his family
Over a week since his death in an Artic prison, Russian authorities released the body of opposition leader Alexei Navalny to his mother.
What could Biden's Israel-Gaza stance mean for his campaign? Michigan is an early test
Some Arab American, Muslim and young voters in the Detroit area plan to vote "uncommitted" in Tuesday's primary. They want to send a message to Biden: Call for a ceasefire or lose us in November.
I'm a Ukrainian journalist. I never expected to be a war reporter in my own country
Polina Lytvynova, an NPR producer in Ukraine, reflects on the changes two years of war with Russia have brought to her country — and to her work as a journalist.
A new home for the African diaspora in Ghana stirs tensions
Ghana tried to create a haven for anyone from across the African diaspora. But for some Ghanaians, the project has become a source of bitterness.
Cuban cabaret artist Juana Bacallao dies at 98
The legendary nightclub singer died Saturday in her hometown of Havana, according to a statement on social media from Cuba's Ministry of Culture.