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A hospital worker walks into a basement used as a bomb shelter at the Ohmatdyt children's hospital in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 19, 2022.

Ukrainian officials say Russia has bombed a school with 400 people sheltering inside

There was no immediate word on casualties from the reported strike on the art school situated in the embattled port city of Mariupol.

Biden warns Xi Jinping of consequences toward China if it continues Russian support

President Biden had a long video call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, warning against supporting Russia in its invasion of Ukraine.

Pianist Ruth Slenczynska, photographed in 2021. At 97, she just released her first record for the Decca label in nearly 60 years.

At 97, Pianist Ruth Slenczynska has a new album — and plenty of stories

The ebullient nonagenarian's new recording features music she's been playing for nearly a century.

Russia's war in Ukraine has NATO on alert. Here's how we got to this point

Historian Mary Elise Sarotte tells how NATO expanded into Eastern Europe after the fall of the U.S.S.R, and is now obligated to defend nations near Russia's war in Ukraine. Her book is Not One Inch.

Local security personnel try to grab a banner from supporters of the Cambodia National Rescue Party in front of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court Thursday in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Convictions of Cambodian opposition leaders draw criticism from rights groups

Human rights advocates have decried the accusations as "baseless" and say the trial is meant to sideline political opponents of Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has been in power for more than 30 years.

Marie Yovanovitch is sworn in Nov. 15, 2019, prior to providing testimony at President Trump's first impeachment trial. "When I looked at the footage that night," she says, "I wasn't wearing a poker face. I had all of the emotions of, you know, surprise, anger and even a little bit of contempt. I actually rolled my eyes. I was really surprised that I couldn't control myself better."

Former Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch warns Putin will move west if he wins in Ukraine

Yovanovitch served as the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine but was relieved of her post following a smear campaign orchestrated by Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani. Her new memoir is Lessons From the Edge.

California pipeline at issue after ExxonMobil's plan fails

A dispute over building an oil pipeline across California has intensified with the defeat of ExxonMobil's proposal to truck oil from now-idled offshore platforms.

William Barr, who served as the U.S. attorney general in the administrations of Presidents George H. W. Bush and Donald Trump, spoke with NPR during an interview at his house outside of Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.

Bill Barr won't back a 2024 Trump run but doesn't quite condemn his former boss

Former Attorney General William Barr spoke with NPR about his new memoir, former President Trump's election lies and why he thinks Trump shouldn't try to return to the White House.

A woman comes out of a booth to cast an early vote for Wednesday's election at a local polling station, on March 4, in Seoul, South Korea.

Millennial and Gen Z views of South Korea's generation in power shape an election

South Koreans in their 20s and 30s make up a third of voters, and candidates want to win them over. Many young voters are over the folks in power, a lot of whom are from an older activist generation.

COVID-19 cases soar in New Zealand, in dramatic shift

New Zealand was once heralded for its handling of COVID-19. But these days, infections are rising and the government is having to cope with unrest from anti-vaccination protesters.

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