In a historic and unpredictable moment, white smoke billowed out of the chimney of the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, as the first pope from the United States of America was unveiled.

FADEL: His first public appearance as Pope Leo XIV. What was his message? SHERLOCK: His first words were, peace be with you all. And, you know, Leila, his speech had echoes of the papacy of his ...

NPR speaks with Katya Schwenk, a reporter at investigative news outlet "The Lever," about a memo outlining the Trump administration's use of a refugee fund to resettle white South Africans in the U.S.

He's also shut down refugee resettlement programs from multiple countries, including Afghanistan, Congo and Syria. But there is ... Thanks for having me. FADEL: Thank you for being here.

(CNN) — Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has said that his government is holding indirect talks with Israel to bring an end to Israeli attacks on Syria. “There are indirect negotiations (with ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa is scheduled to meet French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. This marks Sharaa's first European visit since assuming power after Bashar al-Assad. The meeting ...

Israel carried out a drone strike near the Syrian capital Damascus on Wednesday, hours after a controversial Israeli Druze leader pressed the Israeli government to "act" in the interests of the ...

United Nations special envoy Geir Pedersen on Saturday urged Israel to immediately stop its attacks on Syria, after strikes including one near Damascus’s presidential palace, which followed ...

FADEL: With us to talk about all of this is NPR's Ryland Barton. Hi, Ryland. RYLAND BARTON, BYLINE: Hi, Leila. FADEL: So tell us exactly how Trump is trying to defund NPR and PBS through this ...