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NBC is in an awkward position with the politics around the Beijing Olympics

While the Olympics often feel like a victory lap for NBC, the games' exclusive broadcaster in the U.S., the politics surrounding Beijing 2022 have put the network in an uncomfortable spot.

Russia's Putin and China's Xi will meet in Beijing ahead of Olympics opening ceremony

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping are meeting Friday in Beijing on the eve of the Winter Olympics.

People walk past the Birds Nest stadium in Beijing on Feb. 4. Exactly a year later, it is hosting the opening ceremony for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The Winter Olympics start Friday. Here's how to follow along

The 2022 Olympics kick off in Beijing on Friday. Here's how to watch the opening ceremony and follow NPR's coverage for the next two weeks.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach addresses journalists during a press conference ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

The Olympic chief will meet with Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai after safety concerns

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach avoided taking positions on any political controversies ahead of the beginning of the Beijing Winter Games in a news conference Thursday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping (right) meets with the president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, in Beijing on Jan. 25. Xi said his country was ready to host a "simple, safe and splendid Winter Olympics." The Olympics formally open on Friday.

As the Olympics open, China seeks the limelight but warns against criticism

As the Winter Olympics begin Friday, China is welcoming the world at a time when Beijing's aggressive foreign policy is creating friction with several other parts of the globe.

Rep. Adam Schiff on latest U.S. efforts to resolve crisis between Russia and Ukraine

NPR's Tamara Keith speaks with House Intelligence Committee Chair Adam Schiff about the latest efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis between Russia and Ukraine.

U.S. troops to head to Eastern Europe as Russia masses forces on Ukraine's border

Pentagon press secretary John Kirby announced Wednesday that thousands of U.S. troops will be sent to Eastern Europe. The move comes during a major military buildup of Russian forces near Ukraine.

The multi-ethnic state of Bosnia is once again in crisis

Samantha Power, journalist turned diplomat and now head of USAID, famously wrote about the responsibility to stop genocide. Her mission now is to help shore up Bosnia's fragile multi-ethnic democracy.

A woman walks towards the only crossing right now between the rest of Ukraine and the northernmost occupied territory, manned by guards on both sides who check documents in Stanytsia Luhanska.

The world worries of a Russian attack. But for these Ukrainians, war is already here

NPR travelled towards the "temporarily occupied territories" on the Ukraine-Russia border, where the people who live there are in limbo – cut off from both Ukraine and Russia, cut off from the world.

In this photo taken from video and released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2022, Russian and Belarusian tanks and military helicopters attend a joint military drills at Brestsky firing range, Belarus. Russian and Belarus troops held joint combat training at firing ranges in Belarus Wednesday as tensions remain high under the looming threat of war with Ukraine. The drills involved motorized rifle, artillery and anti-tank missile units, as well tanks' and armoured personnel carriers' crews.

Biden sending more troops to Europe amid Ukraine tension

The Pentagon says President Joe Biden is sending about 2,000 troops from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, to Poland and Germany this week.

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