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Latest on Ukraine: As Russia pounds Odesa, Moscow and Crimea become targets

Monday, July 24, 2023

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Latest in Ukraine: The grain deal is out, cluster bombs and NATO expansion are in

Monday, July 17, 2023

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Turkey's leader will work to approve Sweden's NATO bid ASAP, the alliance's head says

Monday, July 10, 2023

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says Turkey's leader has agreed to have Turkish parliament vote on Sweden's bid to join the defense alliance.

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Week in Ukraine: NATO meets as Russia's war blows past 500 days

Monday, July 10, 2023

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Week in Russia-Ukraine: Wagner mutiny rattles Moscow, as counteroffensive creeps along

Monday, July 03, 2023

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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The week in Ukraine: When Prigozhin turned Wagner's tanks on Russia

Monday, June 26, 2023

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Latest in Ukraine: The counteroffensive is on, so is massive flooding

Monday, June 12, 2023

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Latest in Ukraine: Kyiv won't say when its counteroffensive has begun (June 5)

Monday, June 05, 2023

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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The last time Britain had a coronation was 70 years ago. Here's what it looked like

Friday, May 05, 2023

Saturday is King Charles III's coronation and the British capital is getting ready. Before Charles is coronated, we look back at the ceremonies and festivities when Queen Elizabeth II's was crowned.

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The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Putin

Friday, March 17, 2023

The ICC has issued warrants for the Russian president and his children's rights commissioner for alleged war crimes involving accusations that Russia has forcibly taken Ukrainian children.

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Bolsonaro lays low in Florida as Brazil cracks down on riots by his supporters

Monday, January 09, 2023

Brazilian authorities arrested over 1,500 people following Sunday's assault on top government buildings by supporters of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, who's taken temporary residence in the U.S.

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Russia and the U.S. engage in name-calling — over the U.S. Embassy's Moscow address

Wednesday, July 06, 2022

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.

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How world leaders are reacting to the Uvalde school shooting

Wednesday, May 25, 2022

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.

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Read the impassioned plea from Ukraine's U.N. ambassador to Russia to stop the war

Thursday, February 24, 2022

Ukraine's U.N. Ambassador Sergiy Kyslytsya delivered a charged address at the Security Council, demanding the Russian representative phone Moscow to call off the war.

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A rebel in east Ukraine accused Kyiv of planning an attack. The U.S. says he's lying

Friday, February 18, 2022

A Russian-backed separatist leader in eastern Ukraine announced an evacuation to Russia, alleging the Ukrainian military was preparing an offensive in the area. The U.S. says it's "disinformation."

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4 Things To Know About Iran's Election On Friday

Thursday, June 17, 2021

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.

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'The Beautiful Dreams That Are Burnt': Portraits From Iran Under Sanctions

Sunday, April 04, 2021

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.

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Saudi Oil Giant Aramco Reports 44% Profit Slump In 2020 Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

Sunday, March 21, 2021

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."

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U.S. Defense Chief Austin Goes To Afghanistan Amid Questions Over Withdrawal Date

Sunday, March 21, 2021

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.

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International Stories You Loved In 2020

Thursday, December 31, 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.

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