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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.
23hr 38min
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Three German states held elections this weekend, with the far-right AfD Party making big gains.
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Thumbnail for "Vaccinating children in a war zone".
Thumbnail for "Hong Kong court finds 2 journalists guilty of sedition".
Thumbnail for "Israeli military carries out extensive raids overnight in West Bank ".
Thumbnail for "WHO declares mpox a global health emergency".
Thumbnail for "Despite deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti, violence remains widespread".
Thumbnail for "Court workers in Mexico go on indefinite strike".
Tens of thousands of court workers across Mexico are on an indefinite strike. It comes in response to a controversial judicial reform law that is advancing through Congress.
Thumbnail for "A labor dispute shuts down Canada's rail system".
A labor dispute between two of Canada's largest railroad operators and union has mushroomed into a full lockout of union workers.
Thumbnail for "Kyiv conducts drone attacks on Moscow".
Moscow’s mayor has called Kyiv’s overnight assault “one of the largest ever” drone attacks on the Russian capital. It comes as Ukraine continues its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region.
Thumbnail for "US accuses Iran of hacking Trump and Harris presidential campaigns".
US intelligence officials say they’ve confirmed findings made by Google cybersecurity researchers that Iran has tried to hack the Trump and Harris presidential campaigns.
Thumbnail for "Ukrainian troops push deeper into Kursk region".
Ukrainian troops continue to push deeper inside Russia’s Kursk region.
Thumbnail for "Indonesia set to inaugurate Nusantara as new capital".
Indonesia is set to inaugurate Nusantara as its new capital this weekend. It will replace the current capital, Jakarta, which has a population of about 30 million people and is beginning to slowly sink into the sea.
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Thumbnail for "Getting mpox vaccines to infected people across Africa".
The World Health Organization has declared the mpox outbreak on the African continent to be “a public health emergency of international concern.” Following the recording of Sweden’s first case of a new variant of mpox, there is a race to get vaccines into the arms of the most vulnerable Africans.
Thumbnail for "US push for a ceasefire in Gaza hangs on Thursday's meeting".
Thumbnail for "The Ukrainian military has invaded Russia's Kursk region".
Thumbnail for "Greece battling wildfires near Athens".
Thumbnail for "Russia strikes eastern Ukraine as Ukraine continues incursion into Russian territory".
Russian strikes in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region have killed around a dozen people and injured 37 others. It comes as Ukraine's incursion into Russian territory continues into its fourth day.
Thumbnail for "Taylor Swift Eras Tour shows canceled in Austria over alleged ISIS plot".
Authorities in Austria have canceled a series of Taylor Swift shows after learning of an alleged ISIS plot to attack the music venues along her much-hyped Eras Tour.
Thumbnail for "Hamas chooses Yahya Sinwar as its leader".
Hamas has a new leader, Yahya Sinwar, who is said to be one of the main planners of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Thumbnail for " Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus appointed as head of Bangladesh’s interim government".
In Bangladesh, Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been appointed as the head of the country's interim government after the army stepped in following anti-government protests that pushed a long-serving prime minister out of power.
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Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule came to an end today after weeks of violent clashes with protesters left more than 300 people dead. Jubilant scenes emerged from the capital, Dhaka, after Hasina resigned and fled the country.
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Thumbnail for "American citizens freed from Russia in a prisoner exchange ".
Thumbnail for "In the Middle East, 2 assassinations and 1 claim of responsibility ".
Thumbnail for "Israeli strike on Beirut confirmed".
Thumbnail for "Attack on Golan Heights killing 12 youths draws international attention to the region".
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Far-right party wins state election in Germany

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September 3, 202448min 57sec

Three German states held elections this weekend, with the far-right AfD Party making big gains. Also, both major US presidential candidates say they oppose the proposed takeover of US Steel by Nippon Steel of Japan. But the CEO of US Steel and a majority of the company’s shareholders are in favor of the sale. And, a military partnership between Egypt and Somalia has Ethiopia alarmed. Plus, an online story about a hot new singles scene in a Spanish supermarket chain has exploded into a flirting frenzy in grocery stores across the country.

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