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Germany hosts almost a million Syrians who fled war and dictatorship.

In an address to the nation, President Yoon Suk Yeol claimed the opposition-controlled parliament has been destroying the country's liberal democratic order.

South Korea's president remains defiant, as efforts to impeach or arrest him for his declaration of martial law pick up speed. The political crisis raises questions about South Korea's democracy.

The explosion struck inside the ministry, killing Khalil Haqqani, officials said. His last official photo showed him at a meeting chaired by the deputy prime minister earlier Wednesday.

In the aftermath of the collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, how are the insurgents planning to resurrect the state?

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Steven Heydemann, Middle East Studies director at Smith College, about how Syria might avoid replicating Arab countries that are worse off after overthrowing dictators.

FIFA's selection of Saudi Arabia to host the World Cup was celebrated in the kingdom but criticized by human rights groups, who fear residents, visitors and migrant workers will be at risk of abuse.

Police, prosecutors and investigators have deemed President Yoon Suk Yeol as a suspect in a rare investigation into a sitting president for possible insurrection charges.

Under Syria's president, a vast jail complex in the capital Damascus was known as a place where Syrians were disappeared without trial. Now it's crowded with with families searching for loved ones.

Rehab Alkadi and her husband, Feras, fled Syria's war with their young son in 2013. They and other Syrian refugees in the U.S. are now hopeful for their country's future, even as uncertainty remains.