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Russia and the U.S. engage in name-calling — over the U.S. Embassy's Moscow address
In response to the West's support of Ukraine, Moscow is renaming streets where the U.S. and British Embassies are located. The new names honor pro-Kremlin separatists fighting to break from Ukraine. → Read More
How world leaders are reacting to the Uvalde school shooting
Officials around the world are responding to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, the deadliest such incident to take place in the U.S. in nearly a decade. → Read More
4 Things To Know About Iran's Election On Friday
Iran is holding a presidential election on Friday. If polls are right, a hard-liner close to the supreme leader will win, with an exceptionally low voter turnout. → Read More
'The Beautiful Dreams That Are Burnt': Portraits From Iran Under Sanctions
Here is a look inside the lives of Iranians from different walks of life — including a fitness trainer, butcher and carpet seller — and how they're coping with an economy battered by U.S. sanctions. → Read More
Saudi Oil Giant Aramco Reports 44% Profit Slump In 2020 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Saudi Arabia's state-backed oil company earned $49 billion last year as the pandemic slashed fuel demand around the globe, in what its CEO called "one of the most challenging years in history." → Read More
U.S. Defense Chief Austin Goes To Afghanistan Amid Questions Over Withdrawal Date
Lloyd Austin arrived in Kabul on his first visit as defense secretary as the Biden administration discusses when to pull U.S. forces out of Afghanistan. → Read More
International Stories You Loved In 2020
The coronavirus, the rescue of an abused elephant, harassment of Black diplomats and the hunt for Nazi-looted instruments are some of the subjects of the year's most popular NPR international stories. → Read More
Pope Francis Calls For Same-Sex Civil Union Law In New Documentary
"What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they are legally covered," the pope said in an interview in the film Francesco, which premiered Wednesday at the Rome Film Festival. → Read More
U.S. Arrests Mexico's Ex-Defense Chief, Accused Of Helping Drug Cartel
Retired Gen. Salvador Cienfuegos was allegedly known as "El Padrino" and worked on behalf of a deadly criminal organization while he was defense chief from 2012 to 2018, according to a court filing. → Read More
'Lots Of Destruction, But This Is The Future': Photos Inside The Homes Of Beirut
After explosions convulsed Beirut, here is a selection of photos showing Beirut residents in their destroyed house or workplace, along with a glimpse of their experiences, in their own words. → Read More
Recommended Reads Of 2019 From NPR's International Correspondents
As we enter 2020, our far-flung journalists take a look back at the past year of reporting and recommend some of their favorite online stories. → Read More
Trump's Venezuela Moves Follow Long History Of Intervention In Latin America
History suggests that if the U.S. takes too large a role in the South American country's crisis, it could spark a worse backlash than the original issue, experts and former diplomats warn. → Read More
Stories From Around The World You May Have Missed This Year
Here is a selection of original reporting from NPR's international correspondents that may have slipped under your radar amid the heavy barrage of news in 2018. → Read More
Trump Administration's Support For Iran Protests May Backfire, Experts Warn
The administration has ramped up rhetoric about what it calls Iran's "malign" behavior, and seems to be trying to encourage Iranians to rise up against their government. → Read More
Farewell To NPR's 'Parallels' Blog — And Hello, 'World'!
After five years and nearly 3,500 stories — from Pakistan to Papua New Guinea and Paris — the Parallels blog is closing. You'll now find all of NPR's coverage from around the globe at npr.org/world. → Read More
'Pope Cannot Claim He Was Misinformed': Chilean Abuse Survivor After Vatican Meeting
Francis invited survivors of clergy abuse to the Vatican so he could apologize and listen. Juan Carlos Cruz says he told the pope, "I don't want this to be a public relations exercise." → Read More
Aid groups rescue over 1,550 migrants in the Mediterranean in one day
The World’s Richard Hall is reporting aboard Save the Children's rescue ship in the Mediterranean. On Tuesday, they saved 551 people trying to cross the sea from Libya headed for Europe, while Doctors Without Borders rescued another 1,004 people. → Read More
A long river of trash runs through a Beirut suburb
Why is Lebanon's cosmopolitan capital such a stinking mess? → Read More
The Milky Way mapped out in stunning detail
Thank you, European Southern Observatory. → Read More
What's it like under 1,000 percent inflation? Venezuela is about to find out.
New jaw-dropping numbers are out that suggest just how badly things have become in the oil-rich South American nation. → Read More