India’s plans for a remote island paradise
India plans to build a major port, airport and town on pristine, remote Great Nicobar Island. Supporters say it could boost trade and jobs,...
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A Ukrainian drone team hitting targets deep inside Russia
Ukraine recently launched one of the biggest attacks on Moscow since Russia’s full-scale invasion of the country began. Hundreds of long-ran...
How do Iranians feel about the deal with the U.S.?
We’re learning more about the deal between the U.S. and Iran that’s aims to end hostilities and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz. It’s call...
A controversial resort project in Albania linked to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump
President Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump, and her husband Jared Kushner, are planning to develop a luxury resort on a beautiful stretch of A...
Ebola outbreak strains health system in eastern Congo
In eastern Congo’s Ituri province, a new Ebola outbreak is testing an already fragile health system. In the city of Bunia, hospitals are ove...
Ukraine’s innovative use of ground drones on the battlefield
Ukraine’s use of cutting edge drone technology is turning the tide in the war with Russia. And the latest breakthrough has been the use of d...
The World Cup gets underway
Soccer’s biggest event is officially underway as the 2026 World Cup kicked off in Mexico. The games will be played in Canada and the U.S. as...
Why is the World at War?
A new report shows conflicts across the globe surged in 2025, reaching levels not seen since the Second World War. And violence against civi...
The relationship between China and North Korea
North Korea hosted a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the first in nearly seven years. Though the two neighboring countries have had a...
As Mexico hosts the World Cup, families of the disappeared keep searching
Guadalajara is preparing for the World Cup with fan zones and celebrations, but the city is also the capital of one of Mexico’s most violent...
How oil is finding its way around the Strait of Hormuz
With ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz at a virtual standstill due to the war in Iran, companies are scrambling to find new and alte...
Colombia’s soccer jersey controversy; Trump’s refugee policy
Secretary of State Marco Rubio answers questions from Congress about radical changes to the U.S. refugee program— a program that once had bi...
Internet returns to Iran; a seaside town that witnessed the war
People in Iran are back online after a government-imposed digital blackout that lasted nearly three months. We hear from Iranians that recon...
The Indonesian islands divided over nickel mining
Raja Ampat is a collection of some 600 islands in Indonesia’s West Papua province. It is a beautiful area with clear blue waters and coral r...
The future of land Israel has seized from neighbors
After the last few years of war, Israel controls adjacent territory in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria. Israeli officials say these areas are securi...
War Worsens Economic Pain in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka was careening from crisis to crisis, then came the Mideast war. People say they've got no buffer left. See pcm.adswizz.com for inf...
The struggle to contain Ebola
Mongbwalu, a once-thriving gold-mining town in eastern DRC, is now emerging as the epicenter of the country’s latest Ebola outbreak. See pcm...
In the West Bank, Israeli settlers speed up land grab from Palestinians
In a West Bank spring where Palestinians used to rest and water their flocks, Israeli settlers now swim. See pcm.adswizz.com for information...
Ecuadorian fishermen say they were attacked at sea by a U.S. vessel
In recent months, a number of fishermen in Ecuador say a U.S.-flagged vessel attacked them at sea and destroyed their boats. Their accounts...
The foreign fighters from China that played a key role in Syria’s revolution
Uyghurs are a mostly Muslim ethnic minority in China, that number in the millions. Human rights groups have accused China of persecuting Uyg...