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PRI's The World: Latest Edition

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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,...

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20 of 159 episodes

Cybercriminals try to cash in on AI-discovered website bug

A vulnerability identified by AI in the popular programming language PHP set off a global scramble this week. As IT teams around the world r...

49:50Oct 22, 2026

Former top Canadian official discusses deal making with Trump

Former Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland took the lead for Ottawa during the high-stakes trade talks with the US in 2018. Her...

50:13Oct 21, 2026

Rescue workers in southern Lebanon risk their lives to save others

For civil defense workers in southern Lebanon, saving lives comes at an enormous personal cost, as they navigate relentless danger, mourn co...

50:02Oct 20, 2026

Mass protests in France lead to riots, curfews

What started as demonstrations over the French education system in the past month converged with other grievances — over things like housing...

49:53Oct 19, 2026

Maduro's legal case update

Ousted former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's courtroom battle is only beginning, but Venezuela's political future is already being ne...

50:13Oct 16, 2026

In southern Lebanon, coming home doesn't mean feeling safe

Families are returning to southern Lebanon, but the fighting isn't over. Israeli strikes continue, and parts of the south remain under Israe...

49:54Oct 15, 2026

Houthis draw Saudi Arabia deeper into war

Houthi fighters are escalating their attacks on Saudi infrastructure and civilians, leaving Riyadh with few easy options. Also, Brazilian st...

50:34Oct 14, 2026

Nord Stream sabotage trial puts Germany in a delicate position

A trial begins for a Ukrainian national charged with sabotaging the Nord Stream pipeline. Also, Indonesia’s wildfire season is at its worst...

50:15Oct 13, 2026

Voter roll purge ignites protest march in India

Thousands of people marched through New Delhi Monday toward India's Supreme Court, where opposition leaders sought to challenge a sweeping r...

50:14Oct 12, 2026

Nobel Peace Prize awarded to former ICC judge Navi Pillay

Former International Criminal Court judge Navi Pillay is the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Also, a look at tackling “honor killin...

50:24Oct 9, 2026

Venezuela sees a new wave of protests

Nine months after former President Nicolás Maduro was captured by US forces, protests are surging across Venezuela. People are taking to the...

49:33Oct 8, 2026

Revisiting one of Israel’s worst-hit kibbutzim on Oct. 7, 2023

Kibbutz Be'eri was one of the first-ever communities created in Israel, in 1946, before the state itself. It was also one of the worst-hit k...

50:00Oct 7, 2026

Malaysia returns Rohingya refugees to Myanmar despite UN warnings

Malaysia recently returned 1,500 Rohingya refugees back to Myanmar, despite concerns for their safety, as the persecuted Muslim minority rem...

50:48Oct 6, 2026

Brazil's incoming leader may change tone of relations with US

Following this weekend’s election, Brazil will hold a runoff later this month between incumbent President Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva and Fla...

50:23Oct 5, 2026

Scandal hits storied British soccer club Manchester City

An independent panel has found the British Premier League club Manchester City to be guilty on 114 out of 115 charges related to, among othe...

50:22Oct 2, 2026

Western Europe concerned about Russian hybrid threat

Russia’s war in Ukraine is prompting a new debate across Western Europe about how far the conflict’s security risks could spread. Also, Turk...

49:30Oct 1, 2026

Catastrophe averted on UAE flight to Israel

According to Israeli authorities, a plane traveling into Tel Aviv from the United Arab Emirates nearly crashed after a pilot stabbed another...

50:27Sep 30, 2026

US withdraws its last troops from Iraq

Several thousand US troops are leaving their remaining bases in Iraq by the end of the day tomorrow. US soldiers have been stationed in the...

50:01Sep 29, 2026

Brazil's Supreme Court in crisis ahead of high-stakes election

Brazil's high-stakes presidential election is less than a week away, and a crisis is unraveling at the country’s Supreme Court, with a corru...

50:28Sep 28, 2026

The story of a Haitian deportee

Since late August, a plane has flown once a week from Louisiana, carrying Haitians — who had been living in the US under Temporary Protected...

49:37Sep 25, 2026