State of the World from NPR
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State of the World from NPR
Immerse yourself in the most compelling and consequential stories from around the globe. The world is changing in big ways every day. State of the World from NPR takes you where the news is happening — and explains why it matters. With bureaus spanning the globe, NPR reporters bring you facts and co...
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In Dharamshala, Tibetans Worry About Preserving Their Identity
When the Dalai Lama fled Chinese-controlled Tibet over sixty years ago, he settled in Dharamshala, India, setting up a government-in-exile. Thousands...
Our Correspondent is Finally Allowed into Gaza
After constant requests during two years of war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the Israeli military finally brings our correspondent into the terri...
The Story of Three Defiant Nuns in Austria
In Austria, three nuns, all in their 80’s, recently ran away from a nursing home. With the help of supporters, and a locksmith, they broke into their...
An Annual Ritual in the West Bank Now Under Threat
Dates and olives are important crops in the Middle East and growing them is essential to the livelihood of many Palestinians in the West Bank. But in...
The Deadly Long-term Problem Hiding Throughout Gaza
After two years of war, Gaza is littered with unexploded bombs often hiding in the rubble of destroyed buildings. And they can be deadly even decades...
Trump, Xi and the U.S.-China Relationship
President Trump met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea amid a tense tariff war between the two countries. Trump was upbeat after the meeti...
The Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan Deepens
The Darfur region of Sudan because known to the world as the site of a genocide twenty years ago. The U.S. and U.N. say there is a genocide happening...
Fighting Drug Traffickers Deep in the Peruvian Amazon
Isolated indigenous tribes deep in the Amazon rainforests of Peru are seeing the crop used to make cocaine spread into their lands from drug trafficke...
The Impact of U.S. Strikes in the Caribbean
The small island country of Trinidad and Tobago is in the middle of an American military buildup. The U.S. has deployed warships and attacked alleged...
Furor over Fast Fashion in France
China’s fast fashion mega-seller Shein is opening its first permanent Paris boutique in the iconic Bazar de l’Hotel de Ville department store. Paris...
Struggling German Industry Turns to Defense Manufacturing
The automotive industry in Germany, once the backbone of Europe’s biggest economy, is in a rapid decline. In the past year, the German car industry sh...
Making Music from the Sounds of War
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, the country has been hit with more than 50,000 drone strikes. The constant threats of wa...
A Brazen Theft from France’s Most Famous Museum
In just seven minutes, in broad daylight, millions of dollars worth of jewels that once belonged to French royalty were stolen from the Louvre Museum...
How to Deal with Mountains of Rubble in Gaza
As a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Hamas seems to hold and Gaza starts to emerge from war, the immense challenges facing the territory in its eve...
Author Oscar Wilde Gets Back His Library Card Over A Century After His Death
When Oscar Wilde was jailed for, "gross indecency," a 19th century euphemism for gay sex, his library card was revoked. 130 years later, the British L...
A Dangerous Sea Journey Was Just the Start of One Migrant’s Ordeal
Migrants travel by boat for hundreds of miles from Africa to reach Spain’s Canary Islands. After surviving the dangerous crossing, many are stranded...
An Adored Grandfather’s Funeral Exposes Painful Realities of a Beloved Country
In a deeply personal postcard from NPR’s Emmanuel Akinwotu, we go the funeral of his venerated grandfather in Nigeria. It was a huge celebration of...
Hostage Exchange Between Israel and Gaza
Nearly 2000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees held in Israeli prisons were released into Gaza and the occupied West Bank as part of phase one of the...
The Ambitious Effort to Save New Zealand’s Iconic Bird
The kiwi, an adorable flightless bird from New Zealand, is disappearing, largely because of invasive species brought to the country’s islands by human...
Is Italy’s Super Volcano Getting Ready to Erupt?
Italy’s Campi Flegrei volcano is depicted in Greek and Roman mythology as the entrance to the underworld. Its eruptions thousands of years ago blocke...
A Deal Emerges for Peace in Gaza and the Release of Hostages
Israel and Hamas have agreed on the "first phase" of a Gaza ceasefire deal, raising the possibility that the war may now be over. We hear from two of...
Destruction Continues in Southern Lebanon
We continue our look at the ramifications of the two years of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. We go to southern Lebanon where demolitions and att...
Two Years After an Attack that Shook the Mideast, What are the Consequences?
On October 7, 2023, a surprise attack from Hamas-led militants in Gaza became the deadliest day in Israeli history. Israel’s ensuing war in Gaza has...
Political Gridlock in France
France’s prime minister resigns with his government having been in power for only 18 hours. The country has had five prime ministers in two years, an...
Puppets Pushed Off the Air in Russia and France
The recent controversy in the U.S. over Jimmy Kimmel’s show being taken off the air, then restored got two of our correspondents thinking about simila...
Youth-led Protests in Multiple African Countries
Protests in Morocco and Madagascar, two disparate and distant African countries, highlight the younger generation’s frustrations over enduring years o...
Saving Coral in Colombia; Rating Your Taxi’s Smell in China
In Colombia we meet marine biologist Elvira Álvarado, known as the “mother of coral”. At 70, she’s still diving and pioneering a type of coral IVF to...
Ukraine’s Flourishing Arms Industry
The United States is no longer providing weapons to Ukraine directly in their fight against Russia, so Ukraine is building their own as fast as they c...
President Trump Announces His Peace Plan for Gaza
In a joint news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Trump unveiled a 20-point plan to end the fighting in Gaza. Neta...
Mexico’s Popular But Forbidden Edible Cactus
In Mexico, chile en nogada is the taste of September. But one key ingredient —a candied cactus — is now illegal to buy - because its on the verge of e...
What Life is Like in Gaza; Will Recognition of a Palestinian State Make a Difference?
Our reporter in Gaza brings us scenes from Gaza City as Israel attempts to occupy the population center. A hospital courtyard has become a graveyard...
Renewed Pressure on Russia Over the War in Ukraine
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the United Nations the day after President Trump reversed his position on the war with Russia, saying...
What is Life Like When You Don’t Have Citizenship Anywhere?
In the United States it is estimated that more than 218,000 people don’t have citizenship — in the U.S. or any other country. This can make all kinds...
Some Major Western Countries Announce the Recognition of a Palestinian State
Over the last few days, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, France and others recognized Palestine as a sovereign state. It’s a recognition Palest...
Global Ripples as U.S. Tariffs Hit a Small Creature: the Shrimp
U.S. import tariffs have had a noticeable impact on the shrimp industry in India, which until recently was a success story. Our correspondent goes to...
Medical Innovations on the Battlefield
Along with the terrible cost in human lives, wars often bring rapid technological innovation and the war in Gaza is no different. More Israeli soldie...
The Evolving Relationship Between the U.S. and the U.N.
The United Nation is holding its annual General Assembly this month as the organization marks 80 years since its founding. But the body created in th...
Israel’s Ground Invasion of Gaza City
Israel says a new phase of the war in Gaza has begun as troops make a push to takeover and occupy Gaza City. We get an update on the offensive. And...
Donald Trump’s Roots in Scotland
Ahead of a Presidential visit to the United Kingdom this week, we learn about the heritage of Donald Trump’s mother, who was born and raised in one of...
India's Honk-Happy Drivers Switch To Even Louder Horns
Indian cities are noisy – very noisy. And now drivers are buying louder horns so they can be heard above the din. But that’s adding to noise pollution...