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Alexei Navalny was buried in Moscow on Friday. NPR's Scott Simon asks Russia expert Nina Khrushcheva how the opposition leader's legacy might continue to influence Russian politics.

Iran, on Friday, held the first parliamentary election since 2022's nationwide protests against the government.

China is purging the senior ranks of its financial sector as the central government attempts to stabilize a shaky economy.

"The Extinction of Irena Rey" is the new novel by famed translator Jennifer Croft. NPR's Scott Simon asks her about it and about her work translating other authors.

Gaza's borders are tightly controlled and most Palestinians cannot escape the war. Those who can afford it are managing to cross into Egypt by paying thousands of dollars.

Since 1988 when frontloading a significant number of states on a single day became popularized in the GOP primary, it has been decisive in determining the nominee.

Apfel's late-in-life emergence as a stylemaker was celebrated in magazines and museums. Her company made reproduction fabrics for the White House for decades. She became a fashion model at 97.

In a hearing before U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, prosecutors said they want the trial to begin in July. Trump's lawyers want to postpone it until next year, after the presidential election.

A team of researchers tried something that's never been done as a conflict rages. Instead of trying to calculate the toll of war in the moment, they looked forward. What's the reaction to their study?

New congressional maps finalized late last year created short election timelines for many North Carolina House races. That may end up placing more value on candidates who can chip in their own cash.