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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Irina Bokova, the director-general of UNESCO, regarding the announcement that the United States will be withdrawing from the organization.

His career spanned nearly eight decades and took him to the world’s most prestigious concert halls. His list of collaborators reads like a Who’s Who of…

NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Kim Darroch, the United Kingdom's new ambassador to the United States, about the Syrian peace talks in Geneva and the Supporting Syria conference being hosted by his country on Thursday.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Lewis Lukens, the former deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in London, about the "special relationship" between the United States and the United Kingdom.

U.S. military and national security policy in Afghanistan and Iraq, with U.S. Army Colonel (retired) and The Ohio State University military history…

Transmission was eliminated in the United States in the early 1950s. But a new report sees a surprising trend.

The Palestinian delegation to the United Nations has dropped its bid to secure a top U.N. job after the U.S. threatens to revoke their visas.

The Women's World Cup is under way, with exciting matches and some controversy as well.

The United States officially moves its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem Monday. Husam Zomlot, Palestinian ambassador to the U.S., shares his view on the White House's recognition of Jerusalem, a disputed city, as Israel's capital.

The transcendent star of women's tennis delays her farewell after defeating Danka Kovinic Monday night in her opening match of the U.S. Open.