State of the World from NPR

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Fighting between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group have displaced some 12 million people in

As China celebrates 75 years of Communist Party rule, there is a fight over who gets to tell the his

Iran launched long-range missiles against Israel, just hours after Israeli forces launched a ground

Israel began a series of attacks against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah with pagers and walki

The Hackney area of East London is burgeoning with art galleries and cafes. But the neighborhood, li

The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza approaches the one year mark. Violence between Israel and H

As the war in Ukraine drags on, the U.S. military is keeping a close eye on how drones are changing

In Russia, polls consistently show support for the war in Ukraine somewhere around 70%. But a recent

Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon kill over 350 and injure more than 1,000. The attacks were mostly in s

A building in a residential neighborhood in Beirut was struck by Israel, killing a senior commander

In China the government is raising the official retirement age to combat a rapidly shrinking workfor

Life is uncertain for children in war zones. There, school can be a source of stability or just anot

Authorities in Lebanon are blaming Israel for an apparent attack in which pagers, used by Hezbollah

A rape case in France involving a woman whose ex-husband is on trial for drugging her and recruiting

The Security Council is the United Nations' most powerful body, with the ability to impose sanctions

Cocoa beans, which are used to make chocolate, are mostly grown in a few places making them suscepti

It's been two years since the death of a woman in the custody of Iran's morality police led to prote

Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank say springs are taken over by Israeli settlers and tap

The ruling Taliban in Afghanistan issued a sweeping morality law in August. Among other things, it b

There has been nearly a week of protests in Israel following the death of six hostages held by Hamas