Episodes

  • Some Israelis are Shifting their Views on the War in Gaza

    Some Israelis are Shifting their Views on the War in Gaza
    Jun 4 2025
    Since the war against Hamas in Gaza began, there have been protests in Israel pressuring the government to end the war so that the hostages being held there can be released. But lately, as the number of casualties in Gaza mount and food entering the territory has been restricted, it is becoming less taboo to speak out about the plight of Palestinians. We go to one protest.

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  • How a Damascus Firehouse Illustrates Syria's Divisions and Hope for the Future

    How a Damascus Firehouse Illustrates Syria's Divisions and Hope for the Future
    Jun 3 2025
    After being on opposite sides of Syria's war, former regime firefighters and members of the White Helmets in a Damascus firehouse are learning to trust each other and work side-by-side.

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    8 mins
  • Russia and Ukraine Meet Following Massive Attacks

    Russia and Ukraine Meet Following Massive Attacks
    Jun 2 2025
    Representatives from Russia and Ukraine gather for peace talks in Istanbul. The meeting comes after the two countries each launched large-scale drone attacks on one another over the weekend, including an audacious Ukrainian strike on Russia's bomber aircraft fleet. We hear the latest from the talks and about how Ukraine's drone capabilities have evolved.

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  • Remembering a Ballet Legend in Russia; a Monkey Census in Nepal

    Remembering a Ballet Legend in Russia; a Monkey Census in Nepal
    May 30 2025
    Russians remember the longtime artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, who died recently. Yuri Grigorovich held the position for the last three decades of the Soviet Union and staged productions that were wildly popular at home and projected soft power overseas.

    And in Nepal, people have complained of monkey's stealing food from their property for years. Now, the government is holding its first-ever monkey census to understand exactly how bad the problem is.

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    8 mins
  • Why Germany's Government Can Spy on a Political Party

    Why Germany's Government Can Spy on a Political Party
    May 29 2025
    Germany's biggest opposition political party, the nationalist and anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party, has been designated "extremist" by the country's domestic intelligence agency. That means the German government can tap party members' phones and hire informants to monitor them, in a measure meant to ensure that the party is not a threat to democracy. U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have both criticized this move. But it is something the German constitution allows and that constitution was shaped by the United States. Our correspondent in Germany looks into how and why this came about.

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    7 mins
  • Healthcare System Collapses in Sudan's Capital

    Healthcare System Collapses in Sudan's Capital
    May 28 2025
    The civil war in Sudan has been ongoing for more than two years causing some fifteen million people to be displaced and the collapse of the country's healthcare system in many places. In the capital Khartoum, there were once nearly 100 public and private medical facilities, now none are operational. We go to Khartoum to see how residents are coping with the lack of medical care.

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  • Reckoning with the Past in Colombia

    Reckoning with the Past in Colombia
    May 27 2025
    Colombians suffered through a decades-long guerilla war in which hundreds of thousands died. According to the country's truth commission, approximately 80% of those killed were civilians. Now some former army soldiers accused of atrocities during the war are trying to make amends. They are helping to locate and exhume the remains of innocent civilians executed by the Colombian military. We go to one of the sites.

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  • Inside a Drone Factory in Ukraine

    Inside a Drone Factory in Ukraine
    May 23 2025
    Throughout the more than three years since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, drones have been a key tool and weapon used by both sides in the conflict. Because of this, Ukraine is at the cutting edge of drone innovation, churning out some two million unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, last year. These flying drones come in all sizes and they're produced in factories large and high-tech, as well as small and shoestring. In today's episode, NPR's Eleanor Beardsley takes us inside a drone-making operation in Kyiv.

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    6 mins