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An economist on what should happen to the $7 billion of Afghanistan's assets

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with economist Abid Amiri about President Biden's plan to release $7 billion in frozen Afghan assets.

A young boy plays as high rise buildings at the main business district are seen in the background, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022.

Indonesia's capital is rapidly sinking into the sea

Now the government is leaving, and moving the country's capital to the island of Borneo.

The U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, which saw scenes of desperation and violence inside and outside of Kabul's airport, has coincided with a drop in President Biden's approval rating. Biden has fiercely defended the evacuation.

Biden's Approval Rating Hits A New Low After The Afghanistan Withdrawal

President Biden's approval rating slid to just 43%, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. The decline is principally due to independents, a key swing group.

Biden's Approval Rating Hits A New Low After The Afghanistan Withdrawal

President Biden's approval rating slid to just 43%, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll. The decline is principally due to independents, a key swing group.

Journalist Kathy Gannon retires after 35 years covering Afghanistan

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Kathy Gannon, who is retiring after 35 years of covering Afghanistan and Pakistan for The Associated Press, about the most significant moments from those years.

Countries have long agreed to ditch nuclear weapons, but now there are new threats

In the wake of nuclear threats from North Korea and Russia, NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks about the future of deterrence with Ankit Panda of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

President George W. Bush stands in the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York and speaks to workers involved in the cleanup effort on Sept. 14, 2001.

Two Decades After 9/11, Are We Safer?

Just hours after the Sept. 11 attacks, President George W. Bush said, "The resolve of our great nation is being tested." So here we are 20 years later. Have we passed the test?

Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk.

Twitter CEO addresses employees worried about Elon Musk's hostile takeover bid

Musk's offer comes after the Tesla and SpaceX CEO became Twitter's largest shareholder. Musk says he will unlock Twitter's potential.

President Joe Biden takes questions from the media alongside Director of the Office of Management and Budget Shalanda Young as he introduces his budget request for fiscal year 2023.

Biden says he was expressing moral outrage when saying Putin shouldn't stay in power

President Biden defended controversial remarks in which he appeared to call for regime change in Russia. "I was expressing the moral outrage that I feel, and I make no apologies for it," he said.

Was Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Involved In Jamal Khashoggi's Death?

The White House says President Biden will call the Saudi King soon and it could be to lay the ground work for the release of a U.S. report on the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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