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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 previously State of Ukraine. You'll continue to hear Ukraine coverage here, along with other international stories.

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There are rules and norms in place in conflicts meant to shield civilians from the worst harms of war. But human rights groups say lately they're being ignored or broken. Our correspondent has been covering two wars in which many of the laws of war are being flouted.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
We go to the borders between Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Afghanistan to see the dried up shores of what was once one of the largest lakes in the world, the Aral Sea. Mismanagement of the rivers that fed the sea because of demand for irrigation in the dry region, caused the Aral Sea to slowly disappear. And now an irrigation project being undertaken by the Taliban government in Afghanistan threatens to disrupt the ecological and economic balance of one of the main sources of water in the region.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
The region drained by the Amazon River, including the Amazon rainforest, is in the second year of a punishing drought. That has led to the lowest water levels in more than 100 years for the Amazon and its major tributaries. Millions of people and an array of wildlife depend on those quickly disappearing waters. We travel to the region to see the effects.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
A mystery scrapbook at a Paris flea market and the search for a wartime photographer's identity reveal bravery and sacrifice.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Japan is the only country where married couples are required to use one surname or family name. Most often it's women who give up their surname and women's rights advocates have fought for decades for the right to use different surnames in marriage. And now proponents are using a new argument to make their point.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
The U.S. Justice Department says it has foiled at least four assassination attempts tied to foreign powers in recent years. They're part of a trend of governments attempting to silence their critics overseas. We hear from the target of one of those assassination plots, which was allegedly orchestrated by an Indian intelligence official.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
An upcoming Taiwanese television show, 'Zero Day,' is generating buzz for depicting what a Chinese invasion of the democratic island would be like for everyday citizens.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Even as the war in Gaza is still on-going, there are calls from inside Israel's right-wing government for a permanent occupation of the Palestinian territory and to allow Jewish settlements there. While the Prime Minister says this is not the government's policy, some say the military's latest moves make it possible. Our correspondent tells us more from the Israel-Gaza border. For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdatesLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
More than a fifth of Lebanon's population is now displaced, mostly fleeing from the country's south as Israel carries out airstrikes against the Iran-backed group Hezbollah there. With so many people out of their homes, they're taking refuge anywhere they can, including in one of Beirut's most popular nightclubs. Our reporter in Lebanon introduces us to some of the displaced. For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdates.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
The former Soviet republic of Moldova narrowly passed a referendum to pursue membership in the European Union. That puts it at odds with Russia, which is accused of meddling in the election. Our correspondent in Moscow tells us what the vote could mean. And we go to the bar in Paris that for over a century has held a U.S. presidential straw poll that is usually accurate.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
NPR's Eyder Peralta takes us to Dahieh, a stronghold of Hezbollah, and an important symbol in the war. This vibrant district of Beirut is hollowed out by weeks of Israeli attacks.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Yahya Sinwar was the mastermind of the October 7th attack on Israel that lead to the war in Gaza. Israel says its forces killed him in an operation in Gaza. We'll hear reaction to his death, more about who he was, and how his killing might affect the future of the war. For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdates Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
The Biden administration has urged Israel to conduct credible, transparent investigations into the Americans' deaths, so far Israel has not prosecuted anyone. We hear from families of those killed, and a member of congress, who think the U.S. Justice Department should be doing more.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Norway is the largest exporter of salmon in the world. And while some of those fish are wild-caught, many are raised in "fish farms"- large cylindrical pens made of nylon in the open water. Sometimes these farmed fish escape, mixing with the local population and causing ecological issues. We see farmed fish in a Norwegian fjord and hear about potential solutions to the problem.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Britain has closed it's last coal-fired power plant, making the country that pioneered coal power, the first to give it up in favor of cleaner options. We hear about the transition. And a small town in Wales has become the unlikely site of a world-renowned Elvis festival.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Raneem Hijazi was eight months pregnant when an Israeli airstrike on her apartment in Gaza buried her in rubble, killing eight family members including her young son. Hijazi survived and gave birth that day to a healthy baby girl. But then she was separated from her newborn for months. We hear the story of their difficult time apart.Listen to a special episode featuring more stories of lives changed since last October 7th, in our podcast feed.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Sudan's war has displaced more than 12 million people and half the country faces starvations. The country's medical services have collapsed leaving a patchwork of charities, local groups and the Sudanese diaspora to try to provide what health care they can. NPR's Africa correspondent takes us to one of the few remaining hospitals, near the Sudanese capital.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Just over a week ago, the Israeli military sent ground troops into Lebanon to push the militant group Hezbollah back from the border. Our correspondent got as close a look at this invasion as possible, from a town ten miles from the border. He tells us what he saw.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
A year ago, a Hamas-led attack on Israel caused a horrific loss of life, started a war and now the aftermath threatens to further destabilize the region. In that attack, five of Abby Onn's family members were taken hostage. Two were killed, two were released, one remains in captivity. We hear how she and her family are marking the occasion and keeping hope that their final family member will be returned safe. Listen to a special episode featuring stories of lives changed since last October 7th, in our podcast feed.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
The October 7th Hamas-led attacks on Israel and the subsequent Israeli invasion of Gaza has changed the course of geopolitics and will have far reaching consequences for the world. The events have also upended the lives of countless individuals. Our team of reporters in the region bring us stories of lives changed in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank. Sign up for State of the World+ to listen sponsor-free and support the work of NPR journalists around the world. Visit plus.npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Arpita Sen Gupta

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Feb 24th
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Alex Saunders

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Sep 19th
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Kiat Huang

Why, dear reporter, are you trying to guilt-trip Poles? They are doing an absolutely fantastic job with refugees - so why are you trying to pull out your race card? If you feel the need to do it, then go to various countries in the Middle East and ask the people their why they are not pulling in their Muslim brethren who claim to be refugees from those countries around them. See how that goes.

Jun 11th
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Kiat Huang

White privilege? Disgraceful this guy is pulling out the race card. All non-Ukrainians have a country with a government can help them. It is pathetic that they expect Poland to help them. British people can go home. Indian people can go home. So can Africans. One's colour has nothing to say with it.

May 21st
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Alex De Marco

A nation that won't even subject itself to the jurisdiction and law of the international criminal court should keep its mouth shut.

Apr 30th
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Ron Ward

B.S . PROPAGANDA

Apr 18th
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Ron Ward

LIES ,WARTIME PROPAGANDA AT IT'S FINEST . WAKE UP WORLD . IF RUSSIA WANTED UKRAINE THEY'D HAVE IT . IF NATO REALLY CARED UKRAINE WOULD BE A MEMBER OR AT VERY LEAST A MEMBER OF THE E.U. ITS AN INFORMATION WAR PLAIN AND SIMPLE.

Apr 16th
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Alex De Marco

Why would a journalist interview a rapper outright calling for violence on Russians, and then give away exactly where he is taking shelter with other artists? You're endangering your interviewees.

Mar 23rd
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Kiat Huang

Ukrainians are insurgents? Did you call the French, Polish, Norwegian or Czech fighters in WWII as insurgents? No, they were the Resistance fighting occupiers of their respective countries, just as the Ukraine civil defence and military fighters have been doing now. if anything, it is the Russians who are the insurgents.

Mar 17th
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Elizabeth Burns

The crisis in Ukraine? Call it what it is: the invasion of Ukraine. Period. Stop dignifying Putin's propaganda.

Mar 14th
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William Clegg

Zelensky is a new hero of mine and I hope and pray he and his courageous citizens can overcome this. I also hope Putin lives long enough to see all of his ambitions unfulfilled and stripped of power. Maybe wishing for any of that is unrealistic. But I still hope.

Mar 3rd
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