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The World

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Host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories that remind us just how small our planet really is.

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Host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories that remind us just how small our planet really is.

© PRX, Inc. All rights reserved.
24hr 37min
Thumbnail for "Lebanon is at a crossroads 20 years after their prime minister was assassinated".
Thumbnail for "Trump's action on Ukraine leave Europe flat-footed".
Thumbnail for "RSF in Sudan reported to have stormed refugee camp".
Thumbnail for "Trump meets with Jordan’s King Abdullah amid Gaza forced removal plan".
US President Donald Trump meets with Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House as Trump's plan to forcibly remove Palestinians in Gaza to Jordan and Egypt is met with regional and global condemnation.
Thumbnail for "Paris summit focuses on groundbreaking impact of AI".
An AI summit in Paris brings together world leaders, scientists and tech executives to discuss the groundbreaking impact of artificial intelligence, with EU nations and India playing “catch-up” to the US and China.
Thumbnail for "Rising crime and insecurity on Ecuadorian voters' minds".
Thumbnail for "Special envoy for LGBTQ rights under Biden says Trump administration will set back clock decades".
Thumbnail for "How controversial comments from the US president could affect ongoing ceasefire negotiations".
Thumbnail for "Washington challenges Beijing's ties to Latin America".
Thumbnail for "US tariffs against Mexico delayed as Canada prepares to respond in kind".
Thumbnail for "Ahmad al-Sharaa takes over as Syria’s transitional president".
Syria’s de-facto leader Ahmad al-Sharaa was declared the country’s transitional president on Wednesday. The former rebel leader addressed Syrians directly yesterday and called for justice and elections following a transitional period.
Thumbnail for "Argentina reverses law criminalizing femicide".
Argentina’s president reverses a law that established femicide as a crime.
Thumbnail for "Stampede kills dozens in India at world's largest religious gathering".
Thumbnail for "Mexico's ambitious plan to receive deportees from the US".
Thumbnail for "80 years since Auschwitz liberation".
Royalty, heads of state and dignitaries from more than 50 countries gathered in southern Poland today to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.
Thumbnail for "People in Gaza return to what is left of their homes".
Thumbnail for "Syria looks to reform economically in post-Assad era".
Thumbnail for "What Trump's foreign policy picks say about the war in Ukraine".
Thumbnail for "Israel conducts raid in the West Bank city of Jenin".
Thumbnail for "Donald Trump inaugurated as 47th US president".
President Donald Trump laid out foreign policy promises, goals and predictions during his swearing-in ceremony as he assumes another term in office.
Thumbnail for "Israel's Cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire deal".
Thumbnail for "Palestinians and Israelis react to potential ceasefire".
Palestinians and Israelis react to a potential ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Thumbnail for "Ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas".
After months of back and forth, Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal.
Thumbnail for "South Korea trial could remove President Yoon Suk Yeol from office".
A trial is underway this week in South Korea's Constitutional Court that could remove the country's president from office.
Thumbnail for "A conversation with a former North Korean soldier".
Thumbnail for "2024 hottest year on record".
Thumbnail for "As Jimmy Carter is lain to rest, his human rights legacy is remembered".
Thumbnail for "Musk rattles European politics".
Thumbnail for "Giant quake rocks sacred Tibetan town".
Thumbnail for "Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigns".
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