Ever wondered how many countries share a border with India? India, the seventh-largest country in the world, shares its borders with seven countries. These neighbours are spread across its ...

SINGAPORE – “Apateu, apateu, apateu, apateu.” From the moment K-pop girl group Blackpink’s Rose released her song Apt. with American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars, the catchy tune has been ...

There are only three years on record when the U.S. devoted even close to that amount to foreign aid: 1947, 1949 and 1951, when the global landscape looked very different following World War II and ...

The ouster of President Bashar al-Assad led to worry that violence could spill over into neighboring countries. Born in 1908, she raised four children, ran a family textile factory during World ...

In 2024, around the world, various protests and social movements highlighted demands for justice and rights. Major events ...

"Representatives of the United States in foreign countries shall make similar arrangements for the display of the flag at half‑staff ... I invite the people of the world who share our grief ...

Flags across the country will be lowered to half-staff until late next month to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100. According to U.S. flag code, flags must be ...

China’s biggest telecommunications manufacturer engendered some of the toughest sanctions ever levied by the United States.

State of the World was previously State of Ukraine. You'll continue to hear Ukraine coverage here, along with other international stories. Support NPR's reporting by subscribing to State of the ...

Flags across America were ordered to be flown at half-staff in honor of former President Jimmy Carter. Carter was 100 years old when he died Sunday, Dec. 29, at his home in Plains, Georgia.

Our California ballot-measure reporter heads to Switzerland on the 150th anniversary of its first federal referendum to see what a state mad about direct democracy can take away from the country that ...

‘I Joined ISIS’: The New Orleans Attacker’s Secret Radicalization Recordings and interviews reveal he felt a growing discontent with American society and was increasingly isolated even ...