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In local German elections, voters delivered a harsh blow to Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats over her refugee policy that saw more than a million migrants apply for asylum last year.

Also: A South African party is choosing the next president; more destruction is reported of Rohingya villages in Myanmar; and the power is back in Atlanta's largest airport.

- For the people of Manila, the APEC summit is the largest gathering ever to take place in their city. In the first of an occasional series of audio postcards from our correspondents, NPR's Julie Mccarthy explores how the Philippinos prepare for a summit.

From former President Donald Trump's historic mug shot to the House speaker drama, here are moments that captured the unprecedented political drama and other powerful moments that unfolded in 2023.

Online images showed banners that demanded "votes not leaders, dignity not lies" and urged students and workers to strike. Censors quickly scrubbed social media posts of the protest.

Across the U.S., locals are hosting meals designed to help the community meet the refugees who live among them as neighbors, and to break barriers by breaking bread together.

After better than expected election results, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been reelected to lead his conference in the next session of Congress. His top lieutenants were also reelected.

Daniel talks with political analyst David Frum and historian Todd Gitlin about why the political left hasn't reacted more to Republican proposals calling for cuts in social welfare programs. They also discuss the tensions within the Republican party that have resulted from the struggle to balance the budget. David Frum is contributing editor of "The Weekly Standard." Todd Gitlin is author of the new book, "The Twilight of Common Dreams: Why America is Wracked by Culture Wars" (Metropolitan Books). Gitlin also teaches at New York University.

Gen. Zhang Yang, a former head of the powerful Central Military Commission's political work department, hanged himself at his home in Beijing last week, state media said.

Today Vladimir Zhirinovsky celebrated his 25th wedding anniversary with a lavish church ceremony in Moscow where he and his wife partook in a traditional Russian Orthodox wedding. Zhirinovsky, Russia's ultra nationalist leader, also used the occasion to kick off his presidential campaign. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.