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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 24min
Thumbnail for "Japanese anti-nuclear activist group wins Nobel Peace Prize".
Thumbnail for "Iran on edge, awaiting Israeli retaliation".
Thumbnail for "As Florida braces for Milton, non-English speakers face steep challenges".
Thumbnail for "After weeks of Israeli attacks, Lebanese feeling abandoned by international community".
Thumbnail for "1 year since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel".
Thumbnail for "Lebanon death toll exceeds 2K people amid Israel and Hezbollah conflict".
Thumbnail for "1 year since the start of Israel's attacks in Gaza, life is dire ".
Thumbnail for "Hunger in Haiti is reaching famine levels ".
Thumbnail for "Iran fires missiles at Israel ".
Thumbnail for "Israel's attacks in Lebanon escalated over the weekend".
Thumbnail for "Israel strikes Hezbollah headquarters in Lebanon".
Thumbnail for "New York mayor’s indictment highlights Turkey’s influence".
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been charged with bribery, fraud and using his position to help Turkey.
Thumbnail for "Climate change supercharging hurricanes".
Climate change appears to be supercharging hurricanes. Meanwhile, storm warning systems in Bangladesh are resulting in fewer casualties.
Thumbnail for "Israeli air strikes in Lebanon continue on Tuesday".
Thumbnail for "Israeli airstrikes kill hundreds of people in Lebanon".
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon today killed more than 356 people and injured at least 1,200 others, marking a major escalation in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.
Thumbnail for "More than 70,000 Russians estimated to have died in Ukraine".
A new report by Mediazona and the BBC finds that more than 70,000 Russian soldiers have died in the war in Ukraine.
Thumbnail for "Hezbollah leader addresses deadly attacks in Lebanon".
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah gave a speech in Lebanon acknowledging the deadly attacks this week that caused pagers and walkie-talkies to explode across the country. He called it a "severe blow,” but also promised that Hezbollah will continue attacking Israel until the war in Gaza ends.
Thumbnail for "Lebanon reacts to electronic devices attack".
Thumbnail for "Pagers carried by Hezbollah operatives explode".
Thumbnail for "Questions over the motivation of alleged Trump assassin".
Thumbnail for "South America is seeing a record number of wildfires ".
Thumbnail for "Political detainees in Belarus granted amnesty".
Thumbnail for "Mexico's Senate approves controversial judicial reform".
Thumbnail for "An Israeli strike hits tent camp in humanitarian zone in Gaza".
Thumbnail for "Russian troops closing in on strategic eastern Ukraine transport hub ".
Thumbnail for "Israeli military continues intense operations in the occupied West Bank".
The Israeli military has conducted intense operations in the occupied West Bank over the past 10 days, launching air and ground attacks, and leaving a trail of destruction.
Thumbnail for " Automakers adjust as EV demand fluctuates".
Automakers like Volvo and Volkswagen are making big changes to their business models as demand fluctuates for electric vehicles.
Thumbnail for "UK releases report on 2017 Grenfell Tower fire".
A new report finds that Incompetence, dishonesty and greed led to the deaths of 72 people in the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in the UK. It also says the deaths were avoidable and blames several manufacturers and successive British governments.
Thumbnail for "Far-right party wins state election in Germany".
Three German states held elections this weekend, with the far-right AfD Party making big gains.
Thumbnail for "Labor Day transportation special ".
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