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.

23hr 57min

Thumbnail for "Questions over the motivation of alleged Trump assassin".

September 16, 202447min 56sec23.05 MB

Thumbnail for "South America is seeing a record number of wildfires ".

September 13, 202448min 38sec23.24 MB

Thumbnail for "Political detainees in Belarus granted amnesty".

September 12, 202448min 54sec23.36 MB

Thumbnail for "Mexico's Senate approves controversial judicial reform".

September 11, 202448min 49sec23.33 MB

Thumbnail for "An Israeli strike hits tent camp in humanitarian zone in Gaza".

September 10, 202448min 55sec46.99 MB

Thumbnail for "Russian troops closing in on strategic eastern Ukraine transport hub ".

September 9, 202448min 34sec23.35 MB

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.

September 6, 202448min 26sec23.14 MB

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.

September 5, 202448min 3sec22.96 MB

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.

September 4, 202448min 14sec23.05 MB

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.

September 3, 202448min 57sec23.39 MB

Thumbnail for "Labor Day transportation special ".

September 2, 202448min 31sec23.18 MB

Thumbnail for "Vaccinating children in a war zone".

August 30, 202449min 26sec23.62 MB

Thumbnail for "Hong Kong court finds 2 journalists guilty of sedition".

August 29, 202448min 2sec22.95 MB

Thumbnail for "Israeli military carries out extensive raids overnight in West Bank ".

August 28, 202448min 38sec23.24 MB

Thumbnail for "WHO declares mpox a global health emergency".

August 27, 202449min 8sec23.62 MB

Thumbnail for "Despite deployment of Kenyan police to Haiti, violence remains widespread".

August 26, 202447min 39sec22.77 MB

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.

August 23, 202448min 53sec23.36 MB

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.

August 22, 202448min 51sec46.92 MB

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.

August 21, 202448min 28sec23.16 MB

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.

August 20, 202449min 10sec23.64 MB

Thumbnail for "Ukrainian troops push deeper into Kursk region".

Ukrainian troops continue to push deeper inside Russia’s Kursk region.

August 19, 202448min 21sec23.11 MB

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.

August 16, 202449min 40sec23.74 MB

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August 16, 202425min 43sec61.76 MB

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.

August 15, 202448min 6sec22.99 MB

Thumbnail for "US push for a ceasefire in Gaza hangs on Thursday's meeting".

August 14, 202448min 15sec23.06 MB

Thumbnail for "The Ukrainian military has invaded Russia's Kursk region".

August 13, 202448min 53sec46.96 MB

Thumbnail for "Greece battling wildfires near Athens".

August 12, 202448min 41sec23.27 MB

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.

August 9, 202449min 24sec23.75 MB

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.

August 8, 202448min 58sec23.4 MB

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.

August 7, 202448min 51sec23.34 MB

Questions over the motivation of alleged Trump assassin

September 16, 202447min 56sec

More details are emerging about the background of the man allegedly involved in the second attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump. One particular aspect of the would-be shooter's history that stands out: His obsession with Ukraine's fight against Russia. A retired FBI agent talks about that. When wildfires rage in remote places, the challenge isn't just to fight the fires; even finding and reaching the fires in order to put them out can be difficult. In a densely vegetated region of Brazil, drones have started helping out. Also, women, activists, and human rights advocates in Iraq say they are worried about a set of possible changes to family law. The new proposal would give religious authorities more power over marriage, divorce, inheritance and child custody. And the Biden administration has waived human rights conditions on US military aid to Egypt. This comes after three years of partially withholding assistance from Egypt. We're looking into the calculations and reasoning behind that shift.

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