Robbie Griffiths

When the woman said her name was Stephanie Baker, restaurateur Christian Borel had no reason to doubt her.

The UN's top humanitarian and emergency relief official has told NPR that the lack of attention from world leaders to the war in Sudan is the "billion dollar question".

Sudanese families displaced from El-Fasher reach out as aid workers distribute food supplies at the newly established El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, in Sudan's Northern State, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025.

Sudanese families displaced from El-Fasher reach out as aid workers distribute food supplies at the newly established El-Afadh camp in Al Dabbah, in Sudan's Northern State, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. Marwan Ali

By Robbie Griffiths Published December 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM EST A long-running British theater tradition turns Christmas crowds into performers.

A long-running British theater tradition turns Christmas crowds into performers. Copyright 2025 NPR Tags Robbie Griffiths

LONDON — Foreboding music begins. A scary green witch announces her arrival with a cackle. It's the opening of Wicked Witches , a British holiday-time play known as a "pantomime," at a North London theater.

Venezuelans scrambled to understand who was in charge of their country after the U.S. captured Nicolás Maduro. President Trump offered an answer: The United States would take control of Venezuela.

CANTERBURY – In a ceremony that has been taking place for more than 1,400 years, the Church of England has installed its new leader, the archbishop of Canterbury.