International

The Cold War to Brittney Griner: a new twist in U.S.-Russia prisoner swaps
The U.S. and Russia are trying to work out a prisoner exchange that involves basketball star Brittney Griner. While they've done deals for decades, the trading usually involves spies for spies.
Here's just how close the war in Ukraine has come to Europe's largest nuclear plant
Satellite images and social media analyzed by NPR show attacks have hit structures around the plant, coming dangerously close to causing a nuclear accident.
Inside a TV news station determined to report facts in the Taliban's Afghanistan
Once a mortal threat, the Taliban have let Afghanistan's leading news channel stand. But every day is a struggle for the journalists who still work there.
Photos: A look at the first week of August around the world
From the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland, to boats heading out to sea on the first day of the fishing season in China. Shia Muslims gather for the Muharram ceremony, and migrants wait to be transferred to Porto Empedocle in Italy. Here are the most striking images of the week.
Shift in war's front seen as grain leaves Ukraine; plant hit
The body that oversees an international deal intended to get 20 million tons of grain out of Ukraine to feed people around the world said the loaded vessels were cleared to depart the country on Sunday.
Firefighters battle blaze at Cuban oil storage site for 2nd day
Authorities say one firefighter is dead and others are missing since lightning struck a storage tank Friday night, setting off a fire that spread to a second tank early Saturday and triggered a series of explosions. A total of 122 people have been treated for injuries, including five in critical condition.
New Pompeii finds highlight middle-class life in doomed city
The latest batch of discoveries in Pompeii are enriching knowledge about middle-class households in the ancient Roman city that was destroyed in a volcanic eruption. Early excavations at Pompeii mainly highlighted upper-class villas.