Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international correspondents share snapshots of moments from their lives and work around the world.

After years of silence and frozen relations, diplomatic relations between the United States and Syria are being revived. This historic event took place in May 2025 - the US special representative for ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Several foundations have donated $1.5 million to help rebuild after arson gutted a historic Black church in Memphis, Tennessee, that played an important role in the civil rights ...

U.S. envoy Thomas Barrack visited Damascus on Thursday, Syrian state media reported, signaling a further warming of ties between Washington and Syria after the fall of Bashar Assad. The United States ...

The United States' newly-appointed Syria envoy said he believed peace between Syria and Israel was achievable as he made his first trip to Damascus on Thursday, praising the Islamist-led ...

For the first time in many years, the Historical Society of Mendocino County has a full nine-member complement that makes up the board of directors. Front (l-r): Roberta Hurt, Maribelle Anderson ...

This time, it comes from Reuters: Israel and Syria—historical blood-rivals—have entered into face-to-face talks. Not shell games. Not backchannels. Actual meetings, reportedly within Israeli ...

The large mosaic was discovered beneath a home in Homs, a western region of Syria, which is pictured here. Photo from Ghazal Magh, UnSplash A sprawling, centuries-old mosaic was recently unearthed ...

For Nripendra Misra, leading the construction of Ayodhya's grand Ram temple is seen as a crowning achievement in his storied career, a journey marked by prestigious roles and a nonpartisan approach to ...