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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.
16hr 16min
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June 18, 202448min 4sec
Thumbnail for "Kenya begins its deployment of police to Haiti ".
June 28, 202449min 22sec
Thumbnail for "Lethal Dissent 5 - Operatives".
June 28, 202426min 31sec
Thumbnail for "Low voter turnout expected for Iran's election".
Many young Iranians say they plan to boycott Friday’s election to replace the late-President Ebrahim Raisi.
June 27, 202448min 16sec
Thumbnail for "Kenyan president concedes to protesters".
Kenya’s president concedes to protesters following a week of unprecedented demonstrations against a proposed finance bill.
June 26, 202448min 37sec
Thumbnail for "Protests in Kenya against finance bill turn deadly".
Thousands of people have taken to the streets to reject a finance bill underway in Kenya’s parliament, with some demonstrations turning deadly.
June 25, 202447min 55sec
Thumbnail for "Attacks on synagogues and churches in Russian republic of Dagestan".
June 24, 202448min 11sec
Thumbnail for "Latvians celebrate the summer solstice".
Latvians mark the summer solstice by celebrating the longest day of the year.
June 21, 202448min 45sec
Thumbnail for "Lethal Dissent 4 - The Fall".
June 21, 202425min 32sec
Thumbnail for "Russia and North Korea agree to a new partnership".
Russia and North Korea have sign onto a new partnership, vowing mutual aid if either country is attacked, while South Korea responds by saying it will consider sending weapons to Ukraine.
June 20, 202447min 35sec
Thumbnail for "Juneteenth marks a celebratory milestone but the legacy of slavery persists ".
June 19, 202447min 10sec
Thumbnail for "A proposed pause in fighting in Gaza ".
June 17, 202448min 35sec
Thumbnail for "Pope Francis meets with comedians at G7".
Pope Francis convened a meeting with an unexpected audience while at the G7: more than 100 comedians from 15 different countries.
June 14, 202449min 36sec
Thumbnail for "Lethal Dissent 3 - Losing Touch".
June 14, 202426min 29sec
Thumbnail for "G7 nations to give Ukraine $50 billion loan".
June 13, 202448min 1sec
Thumbnail for "Ceasefire talks deteriorate again".
Ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas deteriorate once again.
June 12, 202448min 13sec
Thumbnail for "UN Security Council vote pushes for ceasefire in Gaza".
Momentum may be building to end the war in Gaza after a UN Security Council vote for a ceasefire.
June 11, 202448min 1sec
Thumbnail for "Benny Gantz resigns as Israeli hostages released, Palestinians killed in bombardments".
A daylight raid on Gaza over the weekend secured the release of four more Israeli hostages, using intense bombardments that killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians. Meanwhile, Benny Gantz, a key member of Israel's war cabinet, has resigned.
June 10, 202448min
Thumbnail for "India deals with acute stress amid record-breaking temperatures".
June 7, 202448min 30sec
Thumbnail for "Lethal Dissent 2 - The Poet".
June 7, 202429min 17sec
Thumbnail for "Lebanese prepare for the worst as Hezbollah and Israel trade fire ".
June 6, 202448min 4sec
Thumbnail for "Once again, top UN diplomat sounds alarm about climate change ".
June 5, 202447min 15sec

Travelers making Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina brave dangerous heat

Thumbnail for "Travelers making Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina brave dangerous heat".
June 18, 202448min 4sec

The annual Muslim pilgrimage known as the Hajj isn't just a spiritual journey; it's physically strenuous, too. Travelers to Mecca and Medina this year have braved dangerous heat. Host Marco Werman speaks with a Muslim American who's there right now, participating in the ritual. Plus, Polish abortion rights activists reflect on 30 years of some of the strictest abortion laws in the region just as those laws appear likely to change. And the Turkish government's latest attempt to deal with stray dogs in cities has sparked anger in local communities. A draft law set to be debated by parliament could require cities to euthanize dogs that are not adopted within 30 days.