A Mr. Bean-style comic, a pygmy hippo and a Filipino teen who's been doing dance videos since she was 9 years old: we look at this year's top TikToks of the Global South.

The governor of Damascus -- speaking for his direct boss Ahmed al-Sharaa, the newly installed leader of Syria -- says the government wants to facilitate cordial relations between Israel and Syria.

A lesser-known amphibious landing along France's Mediterranean played a big role in liberating the country from the Nazis. Those troops were under French command, but hailed mostly from Africa.

Twenty years ago, a tsunami devastated coastal communities along the Indian Ocean. NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with Margarettha Siregar, who helped respond to the disaster in Indonesia.

While many newspapers are outsourcing their printing, or going online-only, a small daily in Saranac Lake, New York, is still running its own presses and has no plans to change the tradition.

Michel Martin is the weekend host of All Things Considered, where she draws on her deep reporting and interviewing experience to dig in to the week's news. Outside the studio, she has also hosted ...

Photographer Brian Kelley speaks with NPR's Sarah McCammon about "Parks 2," a new book packed with photos, memorabilia and essays about our country's national parks.

It's looking like 2024 will be the hottest year since record-keeping began, unseating 2023 for the top spot. Climate change is playing a role, and scientists say it was even hotter than expected.

Protests erupted in Syria in areas dominated by the Alawite minority after video spread of militants desecrating an Alawite shrine. Alawites are widely seen as loyal to the former Assad regime.

Crews in Ukraine are cleaning up this morning after a massive attack launched by Russia on Christmas, with drones and missiles appearing to target Ukraine's energy grid.

It's been more than two years since the Supreme Court overturned a federal right to abortion and gave the issue to the states. 2025 could be the year states start battling each other in court.

Happy Kwanzaa! Kenya Parham and Tonya Hopkins, speaking to NPR in 2022, dish on what makes a Kwanzaa feast.