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More and more former members of Colombia's armed forces are fighting and dying as mercenaries around the world.

After a historic election defeat, U.K. Conservatives are rebuilding. This weekend, they'll choose a new leader. Taking a page from the GOP playbook, the two contenders are from the party's right wing.

One Ukrainian suburb was devastated at the start of Russia's invasion. Now, it's finding ways to rebuild and honor those killed. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on July 21, 2023.)

Cocoa prices are on the rise because of changing climate patterns and extreme weather.

Fire crews in Canada are getting foreign reinforcements as the country deals with its worst-ever start to wildfire season. Many of the fires are in remote areas and could burn for months.

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 20 people, including five children, Palestinian medical officials said.

Israel said Sunday it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorated over the war in Gaza, where Palestinian medical officials said new Israeli airstrikes killed over 46 people including several children.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Martin Cheek, a conservation botanist for the Royal Botanic Gardens, about new plant and fungus species he and his colleagues discovered this year.

The federal government remains open for business. That's because Congress managed to avoid a government shutdown on Friday that would have hit families right before the holidays.

Police arrested dozens of protesters while helping clear an encampment at Columbia University. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to reporter Gwynne Hogan of The City, a nonprofit website covering New York City.