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In China, Trump has cachet but few see U.S. ties improving under him or Harris

Former President Donald Trump thumps Vice President Harris in name recognition, but analysts say Beijing sees both as bad news.

From an aerial view the Mexican and American flags fly over the Rio Grande at the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, Texas.

Trump's deportation vow alarms Texas construction industry

Texas builders warn mass deportations of undocumented migrants could devastate the construction industry, threatening housing and infrastructure work in one of the nation's fastest-growing states.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa raises his hand as he is sworn is as a member of Parliament ahead of an expected vote by lawmakers to decide if he is reelected as leader of the country in Cape Town, South Africa, Friday. At right is Pemmy Majodina, a lawmaker with his African National Congress party.

South Africa's ANC and opposition announce a unity government, in a big power shift

The African National Congress and its main opposition, the Democratic Alliance, along with the smaller Inkatha Freedom Party, have agreed to form a government of national unity.

Britain's Member of Parliament Kemi Badenoch speaks after being elected as the new leader of the opposition Conservative Party, in London, on Saturday.

U.K. Conservatives pick Kemi Badenoch as their party's new leader

The party elected Kemi Badenoch as its new leader as it tries to rebound from a crushing defeat that ended 14 years in power. She is the first Black woman to lead a major British political party.

Cooks We Love: 11 cookbooks from 2024 recommended by NPR critics and staff

NPR has an appetite for great recipes — every year, plenty of cookbooks get thrown in the mix as we assemble our annual Books We Love guide. Here's a sampling of our food favorites from 2024.

Gold Apollo's offices in northern Taiwan.

Tracking the exploding pagers used in apparent Israeli attack on Hezbollah

Gold Apollo denied all involvement with the explosive pagers, telling NPR outside its offices in Taiwan that it was a Budapest-based company called BAC Consulting which manufactured the devices.

Container ships are unloaded at The Port of Los Angeles on Sept. 7, 2024. The Port of Los Angeles and San Pedro are the biggest ports in the United States and are the 9th biggest ports in the world.

Trump's proposed tariffs, especially on China and Mexico, could hit California hard

Trump has threated new, higher tariffs on two of California's biggest trade partners, China and Mexico.

With clock ticking, Trump transition is so far skipping background checks and briefings

FBI background checks and ethics agreements are a standard part of vetting cabinet nominees. But, so far, the Trump transition is going its own way.

<em>Wall Street Journal</em> reporter Evan Gershkovich stands in the glass defendant's booth at the Moscow City Court, in Moscow on Sept. 19, 2023.

Who's who in the prisoner swap that has freed Evan Gershkovich from Russian prison

The Wall Street Journal reporter is among four Americans who will be returning home as part of a massive prisoner swap announced Thursday that involves six nations and two dozen people.

Targets of Trump's threats brace for the new administration

President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly promised to investigate, prosecute, imprison or otherwise punish his perceived enemies during his campaign. Now, some of his targets are preparing.

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