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Palestinian novelist Bassem Khandaqji won Arabic literature's top prize while in Israeli prison for a deadly Tel Aviv bombing. He was freed last month in the hostage-prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel.

Today is Relaxation Day!

Sometimes history lies hidden just around the corner. Just south of Washington, D.C., is a graveyard with more than 100 wooden ships that date to World War I — the Ghost Fleet of Mallows Bay.

NPR visits villages along the Lebanese-Syrian border where Israel has continued demolitions and attacks despite a ceasefire last year.

Evyatar David has been held hostage by Hamas for 670 days. His brother Ilay David speaks with NPR's Leila Fadel about his family's effort to free him.

The Committee to Protect Journalists says it is pressing Israel to provide answers about why prominent Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif and others journalists were killed in an airstrike.

Macario Martínez, the street sweeper who became a Mexican pop star, brings his evocative music and longing lyricism to the Tiny Desk.

Ireland's new president is an outspoken left-winger, whose landslide win shook the country's political establishment. NPR profiles Catherine Connolly, the republic's 10th head of state.

In his closing blessing for the Jubilee of Youth, Leo remembered the young people of Gaza and Ukraine and other countries "bloodied by war" who could not join their celebration.

NPR's staff traveled a lot in 2025. From a Mardi Gras workshop to a festival celebrating the mythical Mothman, here are some places and events we thought you might want to check out, too.

Sandip journeys to Thrichy in south India where he understands of what's being said around him. And finds it oddly calming.

With the government shut down, one IRS bureaucrat has gone full time into serving up street food. We pay a visit to Shyster's Dogs in Northeast Washington, DC.