Myanmar's civil war has killed thousands — yet it feels like a forgotten crisis A civil war in Myanmar has displaced millions, killed or maimed thousands more and left the country in poverty. Now China is flexing its muscle to protect interests in the region. Michael Sullivan
Reporters' notebook: revisiting Afghan refugees starting anew in the U.S. NPR reporters revisit Afghans who fled their home country after Taliban's takeover in the summer of 2021. Lauren Hodges
What's changed in Wuhan 5 years after the COVID-19 outbreak? The epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak was in the city of Wuhan, in central China. Five years on, NPR returns to get a sense of what's changed — and what hasn't. John Ruwitch
Treasury says Chinese hackers remotely accessed documents in 'major' cyber incident The revelation comes as the U.S. grapples with a massive cyberespionage campaign that gave Chinese officials access to private texts and phone conversations of an unknown number of Americans. The Associated Press
South Korea mourns plane crash that killed 179 out of 181 on board The day after the worst plane crash by a South Korean airline on Korean soil, the focus turned to returning victims' bodies to their families and investigating the cause of the crash. Anthony Kuhn
South Korea begins week-long national mourning period, following air disaster Nearly everyone was killed when the plane's landing gear failed to deploy and the plane skidded off the runway and crashed into a wall. Of the 181 people aboard, 179 were killed. Anthony Kuhn
Plane crashes and catches fire during landing in South Korea, killing at least 179 A plane carrying 181 people crashed during landing and caught fire in Muan, South Korea, killing most of its passengers. It had issued a Mayday prior to the crash. Daniel Estrin
Plane burst into flames at an airport in South Korea, killing at least 28 South Korea's emergency office said the fire was put out and rescue officials were trying to remove passengers from the Jeju Air passenger plane at the airport in the South Korean city of Muan. The Associated Press
Putin apologizes to Azerbaijani leader for 'tragic incident' involving crashed plane The Kremlin said air defense systems were firing near Grozny due to a Ukrainian drone strike as the airliner attempted to land, but stopped short of saying it was shot down by Russian air defenses. The Associated Press
The latest in South Korea's presidential impeachments South Korea's parliament voted to impeach acting President Han Duck-soo. This move comes less than two weeks after lawmakers impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol. Tinbete Ermyas