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The United Nations today sent its top humanitarian official, John Holmes, to Sri Lanka to push for more protection for civilians trapped in the island's war zone. The UN estimates nearly 6,500 civilians have been killed there in the last three months. The conventional war now appears to be in its final stages. But does that mean the island's civil conflict is finally at an end? NPR's South Asia Correspondent Philip Reeves reports.

As the 2006 World Cup tournamemt heads into its final stages, billions around the globe keep watching, even when their favored teams have been eliminated. In Uganda, that poses special challenges. The nation is plagued by rolling electricity blackouts, forcing many people to follow the games out on the street.

Russian missile strikes on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv killed six people and wounded at least eight, the regional governor said, which appeared to target military infrastructure facilities

In the first feature film co-directed by an Israeli and an Iranian, Tatami, an Iranian judoka must choose between her country and a run for the gold at the World Judo Championships.

In terms of chart success, The Tortured Poets Department is the most charmed album of the pop star's career. This week, it spends its 14th week at No. 1, holding off a new album by one-time nemesis Ye.

The former president is campaigning in South Carolina on Saturday night in the district of one GOP lawmaker who voted for impeachment and is facing a primary challenge from a Trump-backed opponent.

The coming months will bring a 28 Days Later sequel and a new John Wick movie starring Ana de Armas. Midsommar's Ari Aster has a new Western thriller, and Pixar goes intergalactic.

Most boxing fans reserve the phrase "pound for pound" — used to describe a boxer of tremendous skill, regardless of the weight category — for the man considered the best fighter in history: Sugar Ray Robinson. A new biography charts the fighter's rise and fall in and out of the ring.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

To freshen up your DVD queue, this Bob Mondello suggests Anything Goes, a Cole Porter musical that was performed live on TV — with unexpected, yet, hilarious results — by Ethel Merman and Frank Sinatra.