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State of the World from NPR

Immerse yourself in the most compelling and consequential stories from around the globe. The world is changing in big ways every day. State of the World from NPR takes you where the news is happening — and explains why it matters. With bureaus spanning the globe, NPR reporters bring you facts and context from the ground so you can cut through the noise of disinformation. NPR"s State of the World, a human perspective on global stories in just a few minutes, every weekday. State of the World was

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5:12

Searching for Survivors 40 Years After One of Latin...

State of the World from NPR ·

2025/11/13

In 1985 the Nevado del Ruiz volcano triggered a mudslide that wiped out the town of Armero, Colombia in one of the 20th century’s worst natural disasters. All these years later the ghosts of Colombia’s deadliest tragedy still haunt its slopes, and families are still searching for lost children.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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4:34

A Month into the Ceasefire in Gaza, What’s Next?

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2025/11/12

It has been a month since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza was implemented and despite some violations the shaky truce is holding. Both sides say they’re committed to the deal. We look at how progress towards the next phase in the agreement is proceeding.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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10:35

The Women Fighting on Ukraine’s Front Lines

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2025/11/12

An increasing number of women are joining the Ukrainian military, with thousands serving in frontline roles, as Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine nears its fourth year. NPR’s Joanna Kakissis talks to some of these Ukrainian women who are training and fighting to defend their country.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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8:32

Israeli Control Transforms West Bank

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2025/11/10

Since the Hamas attack on Israel in 2023, Israel’s control of the West Bank has increased. Palestinians in the occupied territory are having their land confiscated at unprecedented rates.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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6:36

Racing to Save a Ukrainian Archaeological Site...

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2025/11/07

The war with Russia has touched all aspects of Ukrainian life, including efforts to preserve the nation’s history. We go to an island in the Dnipro River where archaeologists from around the world are racing to preserve an 18th century shipwreck - exposed by Russia’s destruction of a major dam - as the site is threatened by both rapid deterioration and the nearby front line.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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5:47

In Dharamshala, Tibetans Worry About Preserving Their...

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2025/11/06

When the Dalai Lama fled Chinese-controlled Tibet over sixty years ago, he settled in Dharamshala, India, setting up a government-in-exile. Thousands of Tibetan refugees followed their spiritual leader there. But now their numbers are dwindling and their are concerns about their future. We go there to understand the pressures their population faces.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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6:15

Our Correspondent is Finally Allowed into Gaza

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2025/11/05

After constant requests during two years of war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the Israeli military finally brings our correspondent into the territory to see the devastation in post-war northern Gaza firsthand. And even though he’s been covering this conflict since it began, seeing the destruction up close was shocking.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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8:48

The Story of Three Defiant Nuns in Austria

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2025/11/04

In Austria, three nuns, all in their 80’s, recently ran away from a nursing home. With the help of supporters, and a locksmith, they broke into their former convent in defiance of church orders. They’re determined to fulfill their vows and grow old on their own terms. These sisters are now taking Instagram by storm where they’re being supported by a growing community. We go to Salzburg to meet them.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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7:54

An Annual Ritual in the West Bank Now Under Threat

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2025/11/03

Dates and olives are important crops in the Middle East and growing them is essential to the livelihood of many Palestinians in the West Bank. But increasingly Israeli settlers have been attacking and intimidating Palestinian olive farmers there. We go to the West Bank to see how this year’s harvest is going.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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7:40

The Deadly Long-term Problem Hiding Throughout Gaza

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2025/10/31

After two years of war, Gaza is littered with unexploded bombs often hiding in the rubble of destroyed buildings. And they can be deadly even decades later. We go to Gaza to hear about one family’s encounter with an unexploded bomb and learn how long it might take make the territory safe.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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10:23

Trump, Xi and the U.S.-China Relationship

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2025/10/30

President Trump met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea amid a tense tariff war between the two countries. Trump was upbeat after the meeting in which both sides agreed to trade concessions. We take a look at the state of U.S.-China relations with a former U.S. ambassador to China.And ahead of that meeting, President Trump signed several rare earth agreements with Asian countries to reduce America's reliance on China. We hear why the U.S. is anxious to find other sources for these

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8:27

The Humanitarian Crisis in Sudan Deepens

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2025/10/29

The Darfur region of Sudan because known to the world as the site of a genocide twenty years ago. The U.S. and U.N. say there is a genocide happening in Darfur again and now the violence there has reached a new level of horror. A paramilitary group known as the Rapid Support Forces took control of the city of El Fasher, leaving hundreds of thousands of residents trapped under RSF control and there is evidence of atrocities being committed. We hear about what is happening in the city and a

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6:38

Fighting Drug Traffickers Deep in the Peruvian Amazon

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2025/10/28

Isolated indigenous tribes deep in the Amazon rainforests of Peru are seeing the crop used to make cocaine spread into their lands from drug traffickers seeking more territory for cultivation. With the incursion comes deforestation and violence. We go to the rainforest and meet the self-defense force patrolling the jungle to stop the destruction. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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5:17

The Impact of U.S. Strikes in the Caribbean

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2025/10/27

The small island country of Trinidad and Tobago is in the middle of an American military buildup. The U.S. has deployed warships and attacked alleged drug boats nearby, leaving residents on edge. We hear from fishermen who see drones in the sky and go to the funeral of someone presumed to have been killed by a U.S. strike.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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4:40

Furor over Fast Fashion in France

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2025/10/24

China’s fast fashion mega-seller Shein is opening its first permanent Paris boutique in the iconic Bazar de l’Hotel de Ville department store. Parisian purists say the move betrays the artistry and craftsmanship of France’s tradition of couture. Some are boycotting the store and others have even started a petition in opposition of Shein’s Paris arrival.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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5:06

Struggling German Industry Turns to Defense...

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2025/10/23

The automotive industry in Germany, once the backbone of Europe’s biggest economy, is in a rapid decline. In the past year, the German car industry shed more than 51,000 jobs – about 7% of its total workforce. We go to some companies that are now turning to manufacturing weapons as part of the country’s boost in military spending to keep their factories running.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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4:27

Making Music from the Sounds of War

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2025/10/22

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, the country has been hit with more than 50,000 drone strikes. The constant threats of war have changed many things about life in Ukraine, including the way the night time sounds. We meet members of a youth orchestra outside Kyiv who are marking the new sounds of their country with a sonic poem.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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8:10

A Brazen Theft from France’s Most Famous Museum

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2025/10/21

In just seven minutes, in broad daylight, millions of dollars worth of jewels that once belonged to French royalty were stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris. We hear about what was stolen, how the French people are reacting and what it might take to catch the thieves who did it.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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5:18

How to Deal with Mountains of Rubble in Gaza

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2025/10/20

As a shaky ceasefire between Israel and Hamas seems to hold and Gaza starts to emerge from war, the immense challenges facing the territory in its eventual recovery are becoming clear. Around ninety percent of buildings damaged or destroyed, there are no funds for reconstruction and unexploded bombs are buried beneath debris. We hear from the U.N. program that has a team on the ground working to clear rubble and rebuild infrastructure about the challenges that lie ahead.Learn more about sponsor

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4:34

Author Oscar Wilde Gets Back His Library Card Over A...

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2025/10/17

When Oscar Wilde was jailed for, "gross indecency," a 19th century euphemism for gay sex, his library card was revoked. 130 years later, the British Library has re-issued it to his grandson.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

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