Rebecca Kumar

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

The Israel military said targets included a Syrian military compound in Damascus as well as a target near the Syrian presidential palace. Israel's defense minister said "painful strikes have begun."

It's called parametric insurance, it offers protection for climate-related wage losses and it's gaining ground in India.

Seesawing tariffs and turbulent financial markets are playing out on social media feeds, impacting the multibillion-dollar influencer industry in what could be a new recession indicator.

One of the questions coming out of the giant settlement the San Diego County Water Authority struck with the Metropolitan Water District is what would happen to the army of attorneys who charged the Water Authority about $20 million over the years of litigation

From indies like Blue Prince to big console exclusives like Donkey Kong Bananza, NPR staff and contributors round up their favorite games of the year so far.