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Either China or Kazakhstan will be chosen on Friday as host of the 2022 Winter Olympics. European nations have been scared off by the cost of hosting the event, but China has the ambition and the money to match.

Another lavish $215 million arena built for last year's event is now a homeless shelter. Touted as one of the best World Cups in history on the pitch, it's left a hangover of waste and mismanagement.

A nationwide blackout Friday left millions of Cubans without power because of an aging power grid and a lack of fuel.

Syria's new leaders, since toppling Bashar Assad in December 2024, have struggled to assert their full authority over the war-torn country.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks to Andrew Selee of the Woodrow Wilson Center about a new report that contradicts the Mexican government's official narrative on how 43 students were killed last year.

Drought in the middle of the country has opened the door for pests and pathogens that can kill trees. That's particularly true of a fungus that's decimating bur oak trees once known as the "King of the Great Plains."

Pakistanis remain on their toes amid tensions with India. But the threat of war is unifying people in a country where many have become disenchanted with their civilian and military leadership.

Bloomington Fire Chief Cory Matheny says the department has seen a more than 30% increase in fire and ambulance calls in the last five years, without any additional staffing. He says that has caused a strain.

The ceasefire on Wednesday was largely holding, although Hamas described Israeli attacks in Gaza as violations of the agreement.

In Utah, authorities are trying to piece together the motive in the assassination of Charlie Kirk last week. The suspect is in custody and reportedly not cooperating with law enforcement.