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

The fighters led by the CIA found themselves spiraling into despair because of what they saw as bureaucratic neglect and abandonment by the U.S. government. Among their ranks was Rahmanullah Lakanwal, the man charged with killing one National Guard . ...

How an obscure term used in anthropology leaped from the pages of academia into the Chinese meme world and then became part of Chinese government policymaking.

Just days after signing a peace deal brokered by President Trump, the fighting between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo continues, with Rwanda-backed rebels taking a third major city.

Hamas says it is willing to lay down its weapons after two years of war in Gaza, but Israel may not agree to its main condition.

María Corina Machado was slated to receive her Nobel Peace Prize Wednesday, but the Venezuelan opposition leader, who has been in hiding, will not attend the ceremony.

President Trump's brusque criticisms against Europe are calling into question America's relationship with some of its oldest allies and drawing reactions from its leaders.

A program in southwest Uganda aims to address extreme poverty by giving people cash and coaching to help them build a sustainable income. But even the most established programs need to keep evolving.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Venezuelan journalist Tony Frangie, who heads the newsletter Venezuela Weekly, about what life on the ground has been like over the past year.

Hong Kong authorities say they want a transparent investigation into a deadly building fire. They also have been arresting and detaining people who question why the fire was so deadly.