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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. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org . You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, including sponsor-free listening for State of the World.
Episodes


The World Cup gets underway

Why is the World at War?

The relationship between China and North Korea

As Mexico hosts the World Cup, families of the disappeared keep searching

How oil is finding its way around the Strait of Hormuz

Colombia’s soccer jersey controversy; Trump’s refugee policy

Internet returns to Iran; a seaside town that witnessed the war

The Indonesian islands divided over nickel mining

The future of land Israel has seized from neighbors

War Worsens Economic Pain in Sri Lanka

The struggle to contain Ebola

In the West Bank, Israeli settlers speed up land grab from Palestinians

Ecuadorian fishermen say they were attacked at sea in by a U.S. vessel
The foreign fighters from China that played a key role in Syria’s revolution

British beavers back from extinction to fight floods

Ebola outbreaks past and present

Cuba runs out of oil; surprising terminology changes at the State Department

Shifting momentum in the Russia-Ukraine war

What U.S. troops mean to one German town
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