NPR's Ryan Lucas speaks about his beat covering the federal judiciary during the tumult of the second Trump administration.

Since antiquity, Aleppo has been famous for gold. But a post-war crime wave means jewelers no longer display gold in windows. The city is installing solar-powered streetlights to fight crime.

Ecuadoreans will vote for their president this weekend, as the country is experiencing high levels of drug-related gang violence and an economic slowdown.

China has retaliated with tariffs on U.S. goods after President Trump raised tariffs on Chinese imports. And though it is avoiding further escalation, the Chinese government is projecting defiance.

The U.S. and Iran have launched negotiations to strike a new deal that would scale back Iran's nuclear program.