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Islamist militants seized control of Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia, over the weekend. Farai Chideya talks with John Prendergast of the International Crisis Group about the looming battle for control of the city between Islamist fighters and Somali warlords, who are regrouping their forces outside Mogadishu.

A Nigerian militant group holding three foreign oil workers hostage claims to be fighting to win a greater share of oil wealth on behalf of the Niger Delta's impoverished inhabitants. The government characterizes the militants as criminals and oil thieves.

During famine, children technically don't starve to death, they die from disease. In Niger, the organizers behind an educational campaign on disease prevention -- aimed at mothers -- hopes it will lessen the toll of hunger crises.

A Senate committee demands that the Pentagon release information explaining its rationale for the proposed closing of dozens of military bases across the country. We look at how one Connecticut community is responding to the Pentagon's long-term base-closure strategy.

NPR's Michel Martin moderates a panel with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Spain's Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares at the NATO Public Forum in Madrid about Ukraine and immigration.

If activists have their way, not only the looters, but the buyers, of stolen cultural relics will face criminal repercussions.

It's called visceral leishmaniasis. It's spread by sandflies and fatal if left untreated. Fortunately, a new drug regimen holds promise.

The singer's new memoir reveals a man who has packed enough life for 10 people into his 84 years.

In recent years, orcas have been damaging the rudders of pleasure yachts, mostly along the coasts of Portugal and Spain. Scientists and sailors are struggling to understand the encounters.

Catch up on key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.