NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Julianne Smith, former U.S. ambassador to NATO, about the latest Ukraine peace talks and Europe's role.

The U.S. and Russia met for hours Tuesday to discuss the peace deal to end the war in Ukraine. Both sides called the talks "constructive," but no concrete steps were agreed upon.

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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Paul McCartney about his new book, "Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run," an oral history of the band McCartney formed after The Beatles broke up.

A survey by the American Foreign Service Association finds that U.S. diplomats are reeling from layoffs and low morale, leaving American foreign service in crisis.

The story of wooden nesting dolls is not just quintessentially Russian -- it's also Chinese.

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Lithuanian authorities accused Belarus of deliberate disruption after weather balloons directed at Vilnius Airport's runways ...

Democrats seek to limit who can serve as immigration judges amid layoffs from the administration. And, Republican Matt Van ...

The Malaysian government says it will pay the robotics firm Ocean Infinity $70 million if it can locate the wreckage from the ...

The Trump administration fired immigration judges in New York on Monday. NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jeremiah Johnson Executive Vice President of the National Association of Immigration Judges.