Protests in Georgia continue as demonstrators rally in support for joining the EU
On the eastern edge of the Black Sea, the Georgian president is refusing to step down, as demonstrations have gone on for weeks in support of Georgia joining the European Union.
Number of journalists killed in conflict zones reaches 5-year high, according to RSF
At least 54 journalists were killed covering conflict zones in 2024, according to Reporters Without Borders. NPR speaks with the head of RSF in the U.S., Clayton Weimers.
South Korea’s opposition-controlled parliament votes to impeach acting president
The impeachments of the country’s president and then acting-president worsen the nation’s political turmoil, deepen its economic uncertainty and hurt its international image.
What we know about the Azerbaijan Airlines jet crash that killed 38 people
Investigators are trying to understand why an Azerbaijan Airlines jet heading to Russia crashed on Christmas, killing 38 people. The plane experienced an explosion before it went down in Kazakhstan.
Manmohan Singh, India’s prime minister from 2004 to 2014, has died
Singh was known as the father of economic reforms in India. He served as finance minister in the early 1990s, and his policies then set India on the path of economic liberalization and globalization.
Mourners mark 20 years since Indian Ocean tsunami that killed some 230,000 people
Triggered by a 9.1 magnitude earthquake off the coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra, the catastrophic event was the deadliest tsunami in recorded history.
Israeli strike kills 5 Palestinian journalists in Gaza, officials say
An Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital in the Gaza Strip overnight, according to the Health Ministry. The Israeli military said it had targeted a group of militants.
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Russia launches Christmas Day attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, Honda and Nissan are in merger talks, and Nigeria’s president defends economic reforms despite worsening crisis.
A Tour of Gaza’s Ancient Sites, Now Lost to War (Encore)
Among the vast destruction of buildings in Gaza, some historically valuable and irreplaceable sites are now in ruins. In a story we first brought you in February, our correspondent visited some of these places before the war and brings us to them, then…
Pope urges ‘all people of all nations’ to silence arms in Christmas address
Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message urged “all people of all nations” to find courage “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” plaguing the world, from the Middle East to Ukraine, Africa to Asia.
A gang attack on a Haitian hospital reopening kills 2 reporters and a police officer
Street gangs forced the General Hospital in Port-au-Prince to close earlier this year. As journalists gathered to cover its reopening, suspected gang members opened fire.
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