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Former President Donald Trump's anecdote about encouraging Russian aggression toward some NATO countries is a sign of his foreign policy plans if elected — or maybe it's not.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Madeleine Sumption of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford, about the British government's latest plan to send migrants to Rwanda.

International mining companies hope to establish operations soon in the Central African Republic, one of the world's poorest nations. Meanwhile, farmers are flocking to mining villages — where the poor conditions remind aid workers of refugee camps. One village had four fires in two months.

International mining companies hope to establish operations soon in the Central African Republic, one of the world's poorest nations. Meanwhile, farmers are flocking to mining villages — where the poor conditions remind aid workers of refugee camps. One village had four fires in two months.

Book programs for freshmen — and sometimes a whole campus or community — are meant to spark discussion and unity. This year's picks at eight U.S. schools range from chilling nonfiction to poetry.

The United Nations' top court in The Hague stopped short of ordering a cease-fire in Gaza. But demanded that Israel do more to contain the death and damage its military operation has wrought there.

President Barack Obama addressed the United Nations General Assembly today. In his annual speech to the U.N., he doubled down on the need for diplomacy and U.S. engagement in the world. The speech focused primarily on Syria and Iran's nuclear program.

Executives at Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity group, say the Sandy Hook shootings are a "watershed event" and has decided to withdraw its investments in a group of firearms makers, including Bushmaster, Remington and others.

Like Greece, Portugal is sinking under the weight of debt, and unemployment is soaring. Unlike Greece, Portugal has former colonies rich in natural resources and in need of labor. Now, Portuguese workers are seeking visas to places such as Angola, a country rich with oil and diamonds.

President Biden says he ordered a series of airstrikes on Houthi forces in Yemen because of what he called "reckless attacks" by the Houthis on commercial ships in the Red Sea.