Pope Francis appointed many cardinals from the Global South and, for the first time, fewer than half of voting cardinals who will choose the new pope are European. How will this influence the vote?

Journalist and author Ted Genoways follows the violent, unpredictable and hugely profitable world of tequila through the story of its most successful maker, Jose Cuervo, in his book "Tequila Wars." ...

The tiny east African country of Rwanda says it's holding "early talks" with the Trump administration about taking in ...

The tiny east African country of Rwanda says its holding "early talks" with the Trump administraion about taking in deported migrants from the US.

The setback is a major embarrassment for the leader of the center-right Christian Democrats, less than three months after ...

Germany's parliament is set to elect conservative Friedrich Merz as its new chancellor on Tuesday.

Israeli officials say the country will seize more land in Gaza and has new plans for how aid gets distributed there. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Shaina Low of the Norwegian Refugee Council.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting an expanded list of Republican House seats in next year's midterms. NPR talks with Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington state, who chairs the ...

Who will be the next pope? That's the question flying around Italy. It's also the focus of a new online game called "Fantapapa," which is like fantasy soccer, but you pick 11 cardinals instead.

An installation on a Ukrainian passenger train by American artist Barbara Kruger is the latest high-profile artwork placed in Ukraine. It's meant as a show of solidarity with people there during war.

The film industry started the week in some confusion after President Trump announced on social media that he was imposing a 100% tariff on movies produced outside the U.S. How would that even work?

NPR's A Martinez speaks with California state Sen. Scott Wiener about Trump's call to reopen Alcatraz Prison. The island is now one of the National Park Services most popular sites.