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Arab leaders at a Cairo summit failed to agree on a way to contain the violence between Israel and Hamas or resolve the Palestinian quest for statehood.

Ukraine's counteroffensive has resulted in little gain on the battlefield. Some EU members and some members of Congress are questioning whether aid to Ukraine should continue.

Constituents of Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama weigh in on his efforts to block military appointments because of his position on abortion.

The nations promised to accelerate efforts to address climate change ahead of a major U.N. meeting on the issue, making plans to cut emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases besides CO2.

Authorities said the death toll was expected to rise, noting that communications were cut off with many places.

Have you had a chance to poke around the new NPR Books yet? We've given it a heck of an overhaul. Here's the how, what and why — and an invitation to explore.

Lauren Shockey's memoir proves that no matter where in the world you're cooking, only so much can be said about slaving over rote tasks and being verbally abused 14 hours a day.

Actor James Franco details the lives of flailing California teens in his debut story collection, while Michael Capuzzo profiles a real life crime-fighting society. Daniel Okrent probes Prohibition, Sebastian Mallaby takes a hard look at hedge funds, and Laura Ingraham opens President Obama's "diaries."

A determined travel writer sets out to produce the first guide to a mysterious middle-European country in Gene Wolfe's new The Land Across. Reviewer Alan Cheuse says Wolfe mixes Kafka-esque mystery and paranoia with dark supernatural influences for "supposedly realistic novel that gives off the feel of a closely viewed dream."

Maps do more than help us get around, Simon Garfield makes evident in his tour through the history and science of map-making. They can unlock vast wealth, solve mysteries of science, project political power — even trace the outlines of the divine.