The U.S. has been fighting in Afghanistan for almost two decades, and now the Trump administration says it has reached a deal with the Taliban. It's preliminary, and it's meant to reduce violence in Afghanistan and pave the way for eventual peace tal...
Sudan appears poised to hand over its former dictator, Omar al-Bashir, to the International Criminal Court. He has eluded authorities since an international arrest warrant was issued in 2009. He's facing charges of war crimes and genocide for his act...
The government of the Philippines has officially given notice to the United States. It is terminating a two-decades-old visiting forces agreement that allows the U.S. military to operate on Philippine soil. This notice, sent to the U.S. Embassy in Ma...
In Ireland, election results are neck and neck, or maybe we should say neck and neck and neck. Exit polls are showing a three-way tie among the top parties, ending days of two-party dominance in Ireland. Prime Minister Leo Varadkar's party is getting...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's anointed successor is planning to step down as party leader and take herself out of the running to replace Merkel. As NPR's Rob Schmitz reports, this development only adds to the political uncertainty in Europe's big...
Around 600,000 civilians have fled their homes in Syria's Idlib province in recent weeks, since Syrian and Turkish forces started fighting for control of the territory. The battle between the two sides has caused a humanitarian crisis, and it shows n...
It's been a heady 24 hours for Juan Guaido, the man leading the bid to topple Venezuela's socialist leader, Nicolas Maduro. Guaido not only had a seat in Congress for President Trump's State of the Union address last night, he was also afforded the h...
President Trump took a victory lap today at the White House, celebrating what he called total acquittal in the Senate impeachment trial. And he slammed Democrats for pursuing impeachment over a request he made to the Ukrainian president to investigat...
President Trump is praising Israel for taking what he calls a bold step towards peace. Trump announced his peace plan today alongside Israel's prime minister. Missing is any input from Palestinians. They have cut contact with the Trump administration...
Late last night, thousands of people poured into Parliament Square in London to count down to Brexit. 昨天深夜,数千名民众涌入伦敦议会广场,进行英国脱欧倒计时。 (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) (录音档案) UNIDENT...