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Host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories in an hour that reminds us just how small our planet really is. PRI's The World, the radio program,...

Russia’s annual Victory Day Parade this weekend is expected to lack the usual show of ballistic missiles and tanks. Meanwhile, a leaked secu...

Since the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran, the government in Tehran has executed 25 political prisoners — the highest number in such a...

The UN is warning that there's an "unprecedented" crisis in the Persian Gulf with 20,000 sailors trapped there since the beginning of the Ir...

Relations between the US and Europe are once again under strain, with President Donald Trump threatening to pull thousands of American troop...

The US Navy says it is now providing “guidance” to commercial shipping vessels through the Strait of Hormuz. But because of the strait’s geo...

Today is May Day, when workers mark the anniversary of the birth of the labor movement in the United States. It’s an international movement...

Hungary’s incoming prime minister is moving quickly to make his mark. Péter Magyar, who takes office next month, met top European officials...

The war in Iran has caused a massive crunch in the global supply chain, but nothing has been hit harder than jet fuel, with its prices more...

Mali's military junta is fighting off coordinated attacks across the country, led by Tuareg separatists and al-Qaeda-linked fighters, in vio...

Mexico’s government says it plans to expand access to health care and unify the system, but questions remain about whether those reforms can...

A G7 meeting on the environment kicked off in Paris yesterday, but in an effort to avoid a dispute with the Trump administration, two words...

Israeli forces have killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and injured her photographer colleague Zeinab Faraj in what officials in Lebanon...

European Union envoys seem set to unblock a $106 billion loan for Kyiv now that Ukraine is once again sending Russian oil to Europe. Also, C...

The war in Lebanon has displaced roughly 1 million people from the south of the country. Despite a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbo...

Six months after a ceasefire was announced in Gaza, conditions remain dire. The cost of rebuilding the enclave’s infrastructure alone is est...

Nearly 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2025, making it the deadliest year on rec...

Today the Trump administration announced a temporary 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel. Also, long-time foes in Libya took part in...

Today marks three years since the start of Sudan’s civil war in which thousands are believed to have died and as many as 14 million have bee...

For the first time in more than 30 years, delegations from Israel and Lebanon are meeting for direct talks in Washington, DC. Also, a new do...

The election results in Hungary are seismic. After four consecutive terms under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, people voted overwhelmingly on...

The Trump administration has deported as many as 15,000 people to countries they are not from, ranging from Mexico to South Sudan. Also, wha...

Waves of deadly Israeli airstrikes in Beirut and southern Lebanon are threatening to derail the US-Iran truce. Also, concerns are growing th...

The two‑week ceasefire between the US and Iran, brokered by Pakistan just hours before US President Donald Trump’s threat of “total annihila...

As US President Donald Trump threatens to destroy Iran’s “whole civilization” we take a look back at Iran’s heritage over the centuries. Als...

A look at the tensions currently on display between diplomacy and escalation in the Iran war. Also, scientists in Southeast Asia are bio-hac...

Bridges, vaccine and public health institutes, and cultural sites are among the latest locations targeted by Israeli and American forces in...

The US lifted sanctions against acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez yesterday. It's the latest in a series of changes that began whe...

A look at how security feeds and traffic cameras have become tools in some of the most high-level killings in recent wars. Also, Bologna, It...

A Russian oil tanker has reached Cuba, offering brief relief after months of severe fuel shortages; but for many Cubans, the crisis runs muc...

This weekend, the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, arrived in the waters off of Split, Croatia, after being pulled...

On the first day of US and Israeli attacks in Iran, a school bombing in the village of Minab that killed many children triggered global outr...

The International Olympic Committee has announced that transgender women will be banned from competing in women’s events at the Olympic Game...

Ukraine’s president recently said he had a "very bad feeling" about the impact of the Middle East conflict on the war in Ukraine. The Kremli...

In this fourth week of the war in Iran, the uncertainty of bombing, and even just finding food and shelter, has taken a toll on millions acr...

As Argentines prepare to mark the 50th anniversary of the coup that began years of brutal military dictatorship in their country, that very...

As Iran continues to block ships from moving through the Strait of Hormuz, farmers around the world are seeing their fertilizer supplies com...

EU leaders are meeting in Brussels for a two-day summit that's been dominated by the war in the Middle East as tensions between the US and E...

Israeli forces are intensifying airstrikes and ground operations in southern Lebanon, as well as hitting targets in Beirut neighborhoods. Al...

The Israeli military said on Tuesday that it has killed top Iranian official, Ali Larijani, who was de-facto running the country after the d...

The war in Iran suggests many of the doctrines, rules and assumptions that have shaped US military strategy for decades may no longer apply....