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The IMF's new loan to Ukraine will be its first to a country at war. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Scheherazade Rehman, professor at George Washington University, about the agreement's significance.

The Fed lowered interest rates by a quarter percentage point — but stocks slumped after policymakers projected fewer rate cuts next year as inflation remains elevated.

Stocks fell sharply across the globe on Monday, as worries about the U.S. economy triggered a worldwide sell-off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 1,000 points or 2.6%.

Nearly half a dozen figures in Britain's Conservative Party are seen as candidates for prime minister. Liz Truss is the fourth prime minister to resign since the Brexit vote of 2016.

Cameroon has officially rolled out the first malaria vaccine approved for routine vaccination, targeting children 6 months and older. It reduces severe disease by 30% among young kids.

When Syria's dictatorship fell, celebrations broke out around the world, including in Ohio, where Mohammed al-Refai, a refugee from Syria, lives now. NPR has followed his story for nearly a decade.

In confirmation hearings for his nomination as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the focus was on domestic issues. The agency has a vast global scope as well.

In the Netflix series Black Doves, the wife of Britain's defense minister is secretly working for a private spy firm. Paramount+'s The Agency is a reworking of the acclaimed French series The Bureau.

Only a week in office and the mayor of a small Mexican town is assassinated -- as cartel violence continues to spiral out of control.

U.S. women's rugby sevens center Ilona Maher has dominated the Olympics, both on the pitch and on social media. Here's what to know about the rising star — and the rising sport.