
State of the World from NPR
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The roots of the Mexican music known as fandango
Oct 9, 20267 min
Gaza, three years after the war there began
Oct 8, 20267 min
3 years after the Hamas-led attacks, Israelis are returning to areas near Gaza
Oct 7, 20266 min
Afghanistan 25 years after the U.S. invasion
Oct 6, 20266 min
Russia changes what it is attacking in Ukraine’s capital
Oct 5, 20264 min
Brazil’s election turns on the fight against crime
Oct 2, 20265 min
Remembering London’s Pearly King of Peckham
Oct 1, 20266 min
U.S. military officially leaves Iraq
Oct 1, 20266 min
U.S. demands action on Nicaraguan decision to end elections
Sep 29, 20264 min
Turkey’s quest for Mideast power
Sep 28, 20266 min
Remembering Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour
Sep 25, 20267 min
The pope visits France. Barbeque unites on South Africa’s Heritage Day
Sep 25, 20268 min
Xi Jinping's White House visit: Shifting Chinese views & skirting Iran oil sanctions
Sep 23, 20268 min
Unsafe medical practices drive a rise in child HIV cases in Pakistan
Sep 22, 20266 min
What role does the United Nations play now?
Sep 21, 20269 min
A Russian election and a warning to Europe about Russian aggression
Sep 18, 20267 min
Russia is blackmailing the families of Ukrainian POWs
Sep 17, 20265 min
The romance between Canada and the European Union gets serious
Sep 16, 20264 min
Why are people in Turkey hoarding gold?
Sep 15, 20266 min
A Palestinian writer’s secret effort to preserve his diary
Sep 14, 20266 min
The long tail of the 9/11 attacks for one Afghan family
Sep 11, 20268 min
We go to the part of southern Lebanon that Israel now controls
Sep 10, 20264 min
What is the future of U.S. military bases in the Middle East?
Sep 9, 20266 min
The UK pushes back on Israeli settlements; a far-right win in Germany
Sep 8, 20268 min
Encore: The promise and frustration of a future economic powerhouse in West Africa
Sep 7, 20266 min
The humble Scottish breakfast with rich cultural significance
Sep 4, 20268 min
The souring relationship between Trump and Netanyahu
Sep 3, 20264 min
Russia’s increased attacks on Kyiv and its partnership with Iran
Sep 2, 20267 min
Rescuing those still trapped by flash floods in Nepal and Tibet
Sep 1, 20265 min
Will the U.S. really control Venezuelan oil?
Aug 31, 20268 min
Life in Iran after six months of war
Aug 28, 20265 min
How Israeli and American attitudes towards each other have changed
Aug 27, 20264 min
Congolese designers push fashion in a different direction
Aug 26, 20264 min
Chinese workers fight back against AI; the meaning of milk in Rwanda
Aug 25, 20268 min
Will the Trump Administration’s latest economic pressure on Iran work?
Aug 24, 202612 min
Are U.S. embassies in the Middle East weakened?
Aug 21, 20264 min
Surprising political effects of Europe’s heat waves
Aug 20, 20264 min
Iraq is caught between Washington and Tehran
Aug 19, 20264 min
Charm and charges for India’s youth
Aug 18, 20265 min
Israeli settlers besiege a West Bank house owned by a U.S. citizen
Aug 17, 20265 min
Heavy environmental toll of war in southern Lebanon
Aug 14, 20266 min
China's courts side with AI-displaced workers but job anxiety persists
Aug 13, 20264 min
Pacific marine monuments lose environmental protections
Aug 12, 20268 min
Count Binface runs against Reform Party’s Farage in UK election
Aug 11, 20265 min
Syria’s archaeological riches face threat of looting
Aug 10, 20267 min
Why does Switzerland have so many nuclear bunkers?
Aug 7, 20267 min
The Iran war hangs over a major Shiite pilgrimage
Aug 6, 20265 min
Israeli settler activity increases in the West Bank
Aug 5, 20268 min
Why Russia’s strikes on Ukraine are more intense; Germany’s song of the summer
Aug 4, 20268 min
Looking back at the deadly protests in Iran
Aug 3, 20268 min