Matt Ozug

What's in store for the World Cup's Round of 16

Kai McNamee

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks to ESPN host and analyst Luis Miguel Echegaray about the latest round of matches in the World Cup and what to expect from the U.S. team Saturday.

The first all-female referee team makes history at the World Cup

Gus Contreras

History is made as the first all-female referee team officiates the World Cup match between Costa Rica and Germany.

A civil resistance expert on the protests in China and Iran

Mia Venkat

NPR's Ari Shapiro speak with political scientist Erica Chenoweth, who studies civil resistance movements, about the protests China and Iran.

Catskills comedian Freddie Roman died Saturday at age 85

Jason Fuller

Catskills comedian Freddie Roman, former dean of The Friars Club, died Saturday at age 85.

What fans can expect as the second week of World Cup games kicks off

Gus Contreras

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with broadcaster Roger Bennett about what fans can expect as the second week of games kicks off at the World Cup.

Serigne Mbaye, who was born in Senegal and is now a deputy in the Spanish General Assembly in Madrid, in the Lavapiés neighborhood in Madrid, Spain on October 19.

How one man went from a migrant leaving Africa, to an elected official in Spain

Ari Shapiro

Serigne Mbaye's journey is parallel to the larger picture of how climate migration intersects with politics. Now, he is considered one of the most vocal politicians in Madrid for migrant rights.

Mamadou Diop, 52, stands in front of the strawberry farms where he does seasonal work in Palos de la Frontera, Spain on October 16. Born in Senegal, Diop speaks more than five languages. He lives in makeshift housing near the farms, and he sends money back to his wife and children in Joal Fadiouth, Senegal.

In the strawberry fields of Spain, migrants from Africa work in hope of a better life

Ari Shapiro

Spain a prolific producer of strawberries, and the jurisdiction of Huelva is where 80% of the country's berries are grown, in an industry that is increasingly demanding.

Four young men from Senegal sell bracelets in Madrid on October 20.

The risks are high and the rewards low for the desperate manteros of Madrid

Ari Shapiro

Some Senegalese manteros spend years selling goods on the streets of Madrid and trying to avoid harassment from police as they wait for visas and work documents.

Steven Khon Khon, of South Sudan, stands on the Spanish side of a four-layered fence dividing Nador, Morocco from Melilla, Spain on October 11. On June 24, Khon Khon and many others trying to get to Europe charged the fence. They were beaten back by Moroccan authorities. Dozens were killed. Khon Khon made it to Spain that day, but his brother remained stuck in Morocco.

Dozens died trying to cross this fence into Europe in June. This man survived

Ari Shapiro

Migrants spend years trying to get to Melilla, Spain — an enclave city on the African continent. It's a perilous journey that led to dozens of deaths in June.

The view into Spain from Mount Gourougou, Morocco on October 12. Men and women attempting to cross the border from Morocco into Spain often spend days and sometimes weeks hiding from authorities on the mountain before they take their chance.

Officials have made Nador uninhabitable for migrants

Ari Shapiro

The city of Nador, Morocco is Europe's southernmost border and a gateway for migrants from Africa in search of better opportunities. But attempting to cross that border can turn deadly.