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State of the World from NPR

State of the World from NPR

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Despite a ceasefire in Gaza, civilians don’t feel safe

Jun 26, 20265 min

Earthquakes cause devastation in Venezuela

Jun 25, 20266 min

The town where the latest Ebola outbreak likely began

Jun 24, 20266 min

Political change in Colombia and the U.K.

Jun 23, 20267 min

World Cup firsts for Iran and Uzbekistan

Jun 22, 20269 min

India’s plans for a remote island paradise

Jun 19, 20267 min

A Ukrainian drone team hitting targets deep inside Russia

Jun 18, 20269 min

How do Iranians feel about the deal with the U.S.?

Jun 17, 202610 min

A controversial resort project in Albania linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump

Jun 16, 20267 min

Ebola outbreak strains health system in eastern Congo

Jun 15, 20265 min

Ukraine’s innovative use of ground drones on the battlefield

Jun 12, 20268 min

The World Cup gets underway

Jun 11, 20268 min

Why is the World at War?

Jun 10, 20267 min

The relationship between China and North Korea

Jun 9, 20266 min

As Mexico hosts the World Cup, families of the disappeared keep searching

Jun 8, 20269 min

How oil is finding its way around the Strait of Hormuz

Jun 5, 20264 min

Colombia’s soccer jersey controversy; Trump’s refugee policy

Jun 4, 20266 min

Internet returns to Iran; a seaside town that witnessed the war

Jun 3, 20268 min

The Indonesian islands divided over nickel mining

Jun 2, 20265 min

The future of land Israel has seized from neighbors

Jun 1, 20267 min

War Worsens Economic Pain in Sri Lanka

May 29, 20266 min

The struggle to contain Ebola

May 28, 20265 min

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers speed up land grab from Palestinians

May 27, 20266 min

Ecuadorian fishermen say they were attacked at sea by a U.S. vessel

May 26, 20269 min

The foreign fighters from China that played a key role in Syria’s revolution

May 22, 202616 min

British beavers back from extinction to fight floods

May 21, 20267 min

Ebola outbreaks past and present

May 20, 20267 min

Cuba runs out of oil; surprising terminology changes at the State Department

May 19, 20268 min

Shifting momentum in the Russia-Ukraine war

May 18, 20267 min

What U.S. troops mean to one German town

May 15, 20264 min

Convicted U.S. spy runs for office in Israel; an anti-smoking fight in China

May 14, 20268 min

The lasting effects of Trump’s tariff war with China

May 13, 20265 min

Trump’s tactics in Iran and the longest intentional internet blackout ever

May 12, 20268 min

China’s expanding nuclear ambitions and Trump’s visit

May 11, 202611 min

Why it’s a muted celebration in Moscow

May 8, 20268 min

The bus with beats and bling

May 7, 20264 min

A fraying ceasefire in southern Lebanon with villages destroyed

May 6, 20266 min

U.S. diplomats depart; the new Grand Egyptian Museum

May 5, 20269 min

The standoff in the Strait of Hormuz

May 4, 20267 min

Economic effects of the war in Iran ripple around the globe

May 1, 20269 min

The search for loved ones in Gaza

Apr 30, 202611 min

An interview with a powerful Hindu nationalist

Apr 29, 202610 min

How is Cuba feeling about the United States?

Apr 28, 20269 min

40 years after families survived the Chernobyl accident, they face war

Apr 27, 20267 min

An unlikely Indian movie makes it all the way to the Oscars

Apr 24, 20265 min

Ukraine becomes an international arms dealer

Apr 23, 20265 min

President Trump extends the ceasefire with Iran, what happens now?

Apr 22, 20266 min

How Gaza feels after six months of ceasefire

Apr 21, 20268 min

What are the chances for peace between Israel and Lebanon?

Apr 20, 20267 min

An Israeli and Palestinian who bonded during war share vision for peace in a new book

Apr 17, 20264 min