Episodes

  • Election in Indonesia Presents a Challenge for the U.S.

    Election in Indonesia Presents a Challenge for the U.S.
    May 10 2024
    Prabowo Subianto will become the president of Indonesia in the Fall. Critics worry that the former general under a previous authoritarian government will roll back democracy. That presents a challenge for the U.S., which once trained and supported Prabowo, then subsequently banned him from entering the U.S. for twenty years.

    And a TV song contest in Venezuela in which every song is about the authoritarian president.

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    8 mins
  • A Foiled Assassination Plot in Ukraine; Russia Marks World War II Victory

    A Foiled Assassination Plot in Ukraine; Russia Marks World War II Victory
    May 9 2024
    Ukraine uncovers what they say was a sophisticated network of spies working with Russia to kill President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other top officials. And in Russia, during a celebration marking the USSR's victory over Germany in World War II, Russia's president again drew parallels between that fight against fascism and the war in Ukraine. We hear from Russians who attended the event.

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    7 mins
  • Online Scams are a Worldwide Problem and Scammers May Also Be Victims

    Online Scams are a Worldwide Problem and Scammers May Also Be Victims
    May 8 2024
    Scams that target people via direct message and texts in an effort to steal money have become pervasive. But the scammer on the other end of the communication might be a victim too, in a human-trafficking scheme. We hear the story of one such victim.

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    6 mins
  • Increasing Election Violence in Mexico

    Increasing Election Violence in Mexico
    May 7 2024
    Mexico's general election will be held at the beginning of June and it will mark the end of a campaign season of record violence. Some thirty candidates have been assassinated in the past month. Our reporter goes to one of Mexico's most violent towns to talk to candidates who are brave enough to run for office.

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    8 mins
  • Israelis and Palestinians are in Separate Media Realities

    Israelis and Palestinians are in Separate Media Realities
    May 6 2024
    Increasingly, Israelis and Palestinians are experiencing the war in Gaza in completely different ways. Critics charge Israeli media outlets with failing to cover the extent of civilian suffering in Gaza. And Palestinian news media is accused of downplaying the level of violence committed in the October 7th attacks on Israel. We hear from news consumers and journalists on both sides.

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    8 mins
  • Israel Hamas War Protests Worldwide; Visiting a Donkey Festival in Colombia

    Israel Hamas War Protests Worldwide; Visiting a Donkey Festival in Colombia
    May 3 2024
    As protests over the Israel Hamas war roil college campuses across the U.S., similar protests are happening elsewhere in the world. We hear from some of them. And a quirky festival in Colombia celebrates the donkey.

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    10 mins
  • What Does Winning Look Like for Ukraine Now?

    What Does Winning Look Like for Ukraine Now?
    May 2 2024
    After months of delay in Congress, Ukraine is finally receiving the U.S. military aid it says is crucial in winning its fight against Russia. But after two years of war, what it means to win is increasingly complicated. We hear about the state of the conflict from our correspondent in Kyiv and our Pentagon correspondent.

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    6 mins
  • Invasion Worries in Eastern Europe

    Invasion Worries in Eastern Europe
    May 1 2024
    European countries that border Russia are concerned that they'll be invaded next if an emboldened Russia is successful in Ukraine, even though they're members of the NATO alliance. We go to the Baltic nation of Estonia and hear from people who are making preparations in case of invasion.

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    11 mins