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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.
President Donald Trump laid out foreign policy promises, goals and predictions during his swearing-in ceremony as he assumes another term in office.
Palestinians and Israelis react to a potential ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
After months of back and forth, Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire deal.
A trial is underway this week in South Korea's Constitutional Court that could remove the country's president from office.
Tourism in Cuba has not recovered since the COVID-19 pandemic began; and new conditions on the island are deterring tourists from visiting to soak up its culture, beauty and political history.
Kyiv opts to not renew a contract with Moscow that brought Russian natural gas to Europe and $1 billion dollars in transit fees to Ukraine.
The World welcomes 2025 with this music holiday special.
In this New Year’s Eve special, The World looks at discoveries from around the globe.
A look at former President Jimmy Carter’s life and legacy, including his lasting foreign policy.
The majority of deaths from the 2004 earthquake and tsunami were in Indonesia. But one island had just a handful of deaths, and researchers say that was partly due to folklore passed down through generations.
On the 20th anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami that took the lives of more than 220,000 people, we look at why there are so many abandoned houses that were built for survivors in Indonesia.
The World travels the globe to share various religious traditions in this holiday special.
The World takes a look at what people consider sacred spaces around the globe in this holiday special.
Japan’s second- and third-largest automakers are pursuing a $50 billion deal that could dramatically shake up the global auto industry.
The US State Department's top Middle East envoy, Barbara Leaf, arrived in Damascus today for meetings with Syria's new interim government.
US officials say Russia has deployed some 8,000 North Koreans in the Kursk region, the border area where Ukrainian forces seized Russian territory in a surprise attack over the summer.
As Syria goes through historic changes, minority groups remain on edge. The commander of the US-backed Kurdish SDF discusses the situation in an exclusive interview with The World.
A bomb went off early this morning in Moscow, killing a Russian General Igor Kirillov. He was the head of the Russian military’s nuclear, biological and chemical protection forces.
Israel's prime minister says his government plans to double the Israeli population in the Golan Heights, an area considered a "strategic plateau" since Israel captured it from Syria in 1967.
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigns
January 6, 202549min 46sec
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a public announcement — sharing his plan to resign following a massive decline in support and a high profile resignation from his Cabinet. Also, the Biden administration is making its final push for a ceasefire in Gaza before Donald Trump reassumes the White House two weeks from now. And, many Ukrainians are turning to poetry as a symbol of patriotism and resistance during wartime.
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