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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 22min
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September 9, 202448min 34sec23.35 MB
Thumbnail for "1 year since the start of Israel's attacks in Gaza, life is dire ".
October 3, 202449min 3sec47.12 MB
Thumbnail for "Hunger in Haiti is reaching famine levels ".
October 2, 202449min 11sec23.5 MB
Thumbnail for "Iran fires missiles at Israel ".
October 1, 202448min 58sec23.4 MB
Thumbnail for "Israel's attacks in Lebanon escalated over the weekend".
September 30, 202449min 7sec23.47 MB
Thumbnail for "Israel strikes Hezbollah headquarters in Lebanon".
September 27, 202448min 31sec23.18 MB
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.
September 26, 202448min 55sec23.52 MB
Thumbnail for "Climate change supercharging hurricanes".
Climate change appears to be supercharging hurricanes. Meanwhile, storm warning systems in Bangladesh are resulting in fewer casualties.
September 25, 202449min 45sec23.77 MB
Thumbnail for "Israeli air strikes in Lebanon continue on Tuesday".
September 24, 202448min 51sec23.48 MB
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.
September 23, 202448min 43sec23.42 MB
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.
September 20, 202449min 17sec49.12 MB
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.
September 19, 202448min 32sec23.32 MB
Thumbnail for "Lebanon reacts to electronic devices attack".
September 18, 202448min 19sec23.22 MB
Thumbnail for "Pagers carried by Hezbollah operatives explode".
September 17, 202448min 54sec23.36 MB
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 "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

Russian troops closing in on strategic eastern Ukraine transport hub

Thumbnail for "Russian troops closing in on strategic eastern Ukraine transport hub ".
September 9, 202448min 34sec

Ukrainian civilians, under relentless Russian bombing, are fleeing the key logistics and transit hub of Pokrovsk. A Ukrainian journalist explains why the fall of Pokrovsk might jeopardize Ukrainian control of the entire Donetsk region. Also, a housing shortage in Ireland is ranked the worst globally. We learn why. And, water shortages are driving discontent in Cuba and other Caribbean countries. Plus, a final wrap-up of the Paris Paralympics.

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