State of the World from NPR

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For over a week race riots have broken out in the United Kingdom, mostly in smaller, poorer, less di

A popular book and TV series in Europe imagines the straight-laced former German chancellor Angela M

This week the prime minister of Bangladesh fled the country by helicopter, forced out by a protest m

Iran has vowed to strike Israel following the assassination of a Hamas leader on Iran's soil. We hea

In Nigeria, even two meals a day is becoming unaffordable to many. Demonstrators are protesting foo

Hezbollah and Hamas bury their slain leaders. And Venezuelan security forces arrest protesters of la

Venezuelans continue to protest Sunday's disputed election in which President Nicolas Maduro claimed

People find new ways to grow food after severe drought in some regions of Ethiopia.Learn more about

The Druze community of the Golan Heights mourns after a weekend rocket strike on a soccer field kill

In Venezuela's presidential elections, incumbent Nicholas Maduro fights a movement against him lead

Olympic Opening Ceremonies are typically held in stadiums. For the 2024 Games, Paris is taking the e

Like many other countries, South Koreans are turning away from organized religions. But DJ Yoon Seon

A play about witches is selling out in Ukraine's capital Kyiv. And even though the plot takes place

Wall Street Journal correspondent Evan Gershkovich was sentenced to 16 years in a Russian prison on

Artificial Intelligence makes it possible to resurrect deceased loved-ones in the form of a very con

In Kenya, protests that began in response to tax increases have grown into a movement demanding the

A Gaza Detainee Speaks

2024/7/16

Ever since the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7th, Israel had detained thousands of Palestinians

Every five years China's Communist Party holds a meeting in secret called the "third plenum". And wh

The United States Justice Department says it has foiled at least four assassination plots sponsored

In the latest escalation of tensions between the two, China seized a fishing vessel from Taiwan whil