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Funeral ceremonies are planned Tuesday for the three slain Israeli teenagers abducted earlier this month. Israel blames the Palestinian militant group Hamas for the murders.

Amid continuing violence in Iraq, the struggle continues to establish democratic government. In Baquba, a city about an hour north of Baghdad, elections for district council attract only about two percent of potential voters. NPR'S Emily Harris reports.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is finishing his high stakes visit to China with another round of diplomatic talks in an effort to cool tensions between the two countries.

Beijing quickly used a new national security law against Hong Kong protesters; 10 were arrested Wednesday. How is the new law changing the legal and political landscape in Hong Kong?

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Germany's Ambassador to the U.S. Emily Haber about two summits where her country will be a major player — the G-7 and NATO — and their priorities.

There are about three dozen wildfires burning in every region of the state. Mass evacuation orders have displaced tens of thousands of people. Evacuees must find shelter during the COVID-19 pandemic.

China has now quarantined some 45 million people as it tries to control the spread of coronavirus. It has extended the Lunar New Year holiday and delayed the start of the academic spring semester.

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen will meet on Wednesday with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in Los Angeles. China is not happy about this meeting.

The defense chiefs from the U.S. and China are headlining an international defense summit in Singapore, but it appears they will not directly meet with each other.

Israel says it has accepted a cease-fire proposal put forward by Egypt to end hostilities with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. What's still not clear are the intentions of Hamas.