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In Afghanistan, the Taliban says a peace deal with the United States will be signed by the end of the month. Its chief spokesman said this would be preceded by a period of reduced violence.

Prospect of Pope Leo XIV's first visit to Lebanon sparks hope - and worry.

In Portland, Ore., officials are responding to business owners' concerns about crime and public safety, in part, by targeting homeless encampments.

President Trump calls on Iranians to keep protesting, but the regime is cracking down hard and the death toll is rising.

Manchester is where the Industrial Revolution was born. It's also where Marx & Engels lived & coined the term 'proletariat.' NPR looks at the origins of an idea every politician has sought to co-opt.

French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned Monday, dealing a major blow to President Emmanuel Macron and plunging the country into a political crisis.

NPR's A Martinez speaks to former Ohio Congressman Steven Stivers about the stakes for next year's elections.

Federal immigration agents launched an enforcement operation in New Orleans on Wednesday that they say is aimed at criminals who are in the country illegally.

Democrats want to tax the rich to cut taxes on worker incomes. Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland explains and a tax policy expert shares his reservations with NPR's Planet Money team.

Consumers tend to spend about 10% more when they adopt mobile contactless payment methods, according to research from Assistant Professor Yuqian Xu at UNC-Chapel Hill.