In a year where there was a plethora of bad news around the world — climate, conflict and more — there were moments of joy in ...

Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev said Sunday that the Azerbaijani airliner that crashed last week was shot down by Russia, albeit unintentionally, and criticized Moscow for trying to "hush up" the ...

An emerging film festival in Lagos, Nigeria is trying to change the stories mainstream Nigerian films tell.

NPR senior producer Lauren Magaki read a LOT of romance novels this past year. She shares her recommendations from our Books We Love list. She loves love.

Anthony Kuhn is NPR's correspondent based in Seoul, South Korea, reporting on the Korean Peninsula, Japan, and the great diversity of Asia's countries and cultures. Before moving to Seoul in 2018, he ...

In Asheville, recovering from Hurricane Helene is not just physical but mental too By Katia Riddle Published December 29, 2024 at 8:34 AM EST ...

Kate Kennedy tells the tales of 4 cellists and their missing instruments in her new book, "Cello." She talks about them with NPR's Daniel Estrin, who's also a cellist.

Two veterans who had repeated exposure to blasts developed the same rare brain malformation. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on December 27, 2024.) ...

Two Israeli soldiers who served in the war in Gaza this year speak to NPR about how they are wrestling with what they witnessed.

A new Congress starts this week, with questions about whether House Speaker Mike Johnson can stay in his job and if GOP in-fighting will be an obstacle as the new Trump administration kicks off.

NPR's producer in Gaza, Anas Baba, reflects on his year of reporting on the war and living through it.

HIV/AIDS cases and deaths have gone up dramatically in the Philippines in the last decade, even though there are drugs to both prevent transmission and to treat the disease.