Global Headlines
The week in pictures: Syria protests, Céline Dion on stage and Quito wildfires
Houthi attacks and no Western support: What are Saudi Arabia's options ?
Why doesn't the US intervene to defend Saudi Arabia against the Houthis?
North Korea fires two ballistic missiles into the sea in latest weapons display
Middle East
Jews and Muslims lived together for centuries. Did Zionism tear them apart?
What’s behind Iranian authorities’ push for a mass mobilisation campaign?
Iran win Asian Games basketball bronze amid emotional scenes
Players celebrate podium finish that brings exemption from conscription, saying the pressure was 'out of this world'.
Postponing the future: War and inflation redraw marriage terms in Iran
Iran's cost of living crisis is affecting the dreams and everyday life choices of young Iranians.
Moscow attacked by more than 1,000 Ukrainian drones
This is the moment a drone exploded as it hit an apartment building in Moscow.
Asia Pacific
Indonesia rescue agency recovers another victim from capsized ship, authorities say
Myanmar win first Asian Games teqball gold as Spain great Puyol watches
Najib says unable to pay US$12.26m fine for house arrest pardon; assets 'not within his sole control'
‘Gone too far’: Thai PM Anutin slams foreign lawbreakers as backlash builds
‘I can only wait and hope’: Haze hits livelihoods in Sumatra as workers toil in unhealthy air
Africa
Uganda suspends military cooperation with Turkey amid political tensions
Hundreds of Tunisians demand release of jailed Gaza flotilla activists
Nigeria appoints panel to probe deaths of 37 miners in holding cell
Americas
Ukraine fires over 1,000 drones at Russia, including hundreds launched at Moscow
France, Poland and European allies warn of escalating Russian 'hybrid' attacks
Life in Kabul 5 years after the Taliban's return
Five years after the return of Taliban rule, NPR visited Kabul to see how Afghans are dealing with their new government's strict social restrictions.
Russia holds parliamentary vote in areas it seized from Ukraine in the war
Russia's parliamentary election for the first time is being held in Ukraine's regions that Moscow illegally annexed after the start of its full-scale invasion more than 4 1/2 years ago.
As Europe warms, Italy sees West Nile virus spread
Italian health authorities see evidence that rising temperatures and longer warm seasons are helping mosquitoes spread West Nile virus across a wider area, during more months of the year.