Venezuelans vote in a presidential election which could see the country change course after 25 years.

Russia intends to destroy dozens of US-built warplanes as soon as they arrive in Ukraine.

Olympic Opening Ceremonies are typically held in stadiums. For the 2024 Games, Paris is taking the event to the heart of the city, in and along the River Seine. NPR’s Eleanor Beardsley has this preview.

The Glassworker is the country’s first hand-drawn feature film, but could it inspire others?

On the same day that a Wall Street Journal reporter was convicted of espionage, Russian American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was sentenced to six and a half years in prison in a similar case.

Clayton Young and Conner Mantz are longtime training partners and friends. They’re also the two fastest men’s marathoners representing the U.S. at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.The pair met on a run at Brigham Young University in 2017. They’ve been friends, training partners and competitors ever since. With years of friendship and thousands of miles binding them together, can Young and...

A new study links the vulture decline in India to deadly bacteria spread, causing about 500,000 deaths.

The mayor of Jasper said fast-moving flames have “ravaged our small, tight-knit mountain community”.

In Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address to Congress, he said civilian casualties in Rafah were “practically none.” NPR and other organizations have documented numerous civilian casualties there.

The fire, which prompted 25,000 people to flee, roared into the near-deserted town overnight as a “wall of fire,” devastating up to half the structures in the picturesque resort, officials said.

Hezbollah, the militant group based in Lebanon, shares Hamas’ goal of destroying the state of Israel. New Yorker writer Dexter Filkins talks about his reporting trip to the Lebanese/Israeli border.

An 18-year-old man is held over the fatal shooting of Iryna Farion last week.

Thousands are evacuated from southern China while Taiwan and the Philippines continue rescue operations.

Video shows huge flames on either side of the road, as thick smoke obscures the view ahead.

Gaza war expected to be top priority at meeting, a day after the Israeli PM delivered fiery speech to Congress.

Displaced by current airstrikes and past conflicts, children board a brightly painted bus to attend art classes that aim to make them feel like kids again — and give them a way to express their pain.

A French law criminalising clients of sex workers does not infringe on the European Convention on Human Rights, the continent’s top rights court ruled Thursday.

Police say a gang attacked three remote villages in Papua New Guinea, killing at least two dozen.

While supporters praise the PM’s words, relatives of those held by Hamas treat them with derision.

The UN says only four survivors are found after the boat capsized due to strong winds and overloading.

The patrol comes amid US warnings of deepening ties between China and Russia.