CIA Director William Burns took his first trip to China in May after tensions over the downing of a Chinese spy balloon prompted Beijing to halt regular calls.

World’s richest man Elon Musk was welcomed by top officials and hailed by citizens during his China visit, opposing “decoupling” amid China-U.S. tensions.

A federal judge overseeing Walt Disney Co.’s lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis recused himself, saying he has a relative who owns Disney stock.

The U.S. economy continued to crank out jobs in May, with nonfarm payrolls surging more than expected despite multiple headwinds, the Labor Department reported Friday.

Amy Gutman, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, made an emotional homecoming to the German town her father’s family fled after Hitler’s rise to power. Reporting for TODAY, NBC’s Andrea Mitchell travels with Gutman as she confronts the growing threat of antisemitism.

Summer bookings have already jumped 200% from last year. NBC’s Vicky Nguyen joins TODAY with tips for snagging good deals and finding vacation alternatives that could save you money.

Deep in an open coal mine in southern Greece, researchers have discovered the antiquities-rich country’s oldest archaeological site, which dates to 700,000 years ago and is associated with modern humans’ hominin ancestors.

The United States will soon open a small diplomatic mission in Norway that will be its northernmost in the world and only such facility above the Arctic Circle, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Thursday.

Clashes between police and supporters of Senegalese opposition leader Ousmane Sonko left nine people dead, the government said Friday, with authorities issuing a blanket ban on the use of several social media platforms in the aftermath of the violence.

Japan’s birth rate declined for the seventh consecutive year in 2022 to a record low, the health ministry said on Friday, underscoring the sense of crisis gripping the country as the population shrinks and ages rapidly.