State of the World from NPR

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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 h... more

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September 16, 2025 Israel’s Ground Invasion of Gaza City
Israel says a new phase of the war in Gaza has begun as troops make a push to takeover and occupy Gaza City. We get an update on the offensive. And for the first time a U.N. panel has found Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, we’ll hear from the head of commission that came to that finding.

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September 15, 2025 Donald Trump’s Roots in Scotland
Ahead of a Presidential visit to the United Kingdom this week, we learn about the heritage of Donald Trump’s mother, who was born and raised in one of the UK’s northernmost islands. Our correspondent takes us to the Scottish island where Mary Ann MacLeod was born and learned English as her second language after Gaelic.

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September 12, 2025 India's Honk-Happy Drivers Switch To Even Louder Horns
Indian cities are noisy – very noisy. And now drivers are buying louder horns so they can be heard above the din. But that’s adding to noise pollution in cities like Mumbai.

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September 11, 2025 Looking Back at the Man Who Helped Shape the U.N.
In the early 1960s, U Thant, a practicing Buddhist from a remote town in Burma, became the first non-Western secretary-general of the United Nations. He immediately faced unfolding crises around the world. We talk with U Thant’s grandson about his new book “Peacemaker: U Thant and the Forgotten Quest for a Just World.”

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September 10, 2025 NATO Shoots Down Russian Drones Over Poland
More than a dozen Russian drones entered the airspace of Poland, triggering NATO to scramble fighter jets to shoot them down. The drones came as part of a larger wave Russia sent to attack neighboring Ukraine and it was the first time in the history of NATO that alliance fighters engaged enemy aircraft in allied airspace. We get the latest on the incident, and hear about Article 4 of the NATO which Poland has evoked in response.

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September 09, 2025 Israel Attacks Hamas Leadership in Qatar
For the first time, Israel launched an airstrike in Qatar, bombing a building in Doha that houses Hamas political leadership. Israel says the targets were complicit in planning the October 7th, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and in directing Hamas movements in the war in Gaza. We get reaction from the U.S. and the Mideast region and ask what this development might mean in the effort towards a Gaza cease-fire.

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September 08, 2025 The Boy Known as “God’s Influencer” Becomes the First Millennial Saint
An Italian boy who died at age fifteen in 2006 becomes the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint. He was canonized over the weekend. This saint from the smartphone generation was known for using technology to spread the faith. We go to his tomb in a hilltop village in Italy.

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September 05, 2025 Trump Administration’s War with International Drug Cartels
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the Trump administration is at war with the drug cartels and a recent deadly strike on a boat from Venezuela was just the beginning. Some countries in Central and South America are expressing unease, while others are willing to partner in the effort- despite questions about the legalities of the administration’s actions.

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September 04, 2025 U.S. coffee tariffs stir trouble for Brazil but opportunity for Colombia
A 50% U.S. tariff on Brazilian coffee just kicked in — and it’s shaking up global supply chains. As American roasters scramble for alternatives, Colombia is cashing in. But how long will the beans — and prices — hold?

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September 03, 2025 What a Parade in China Says About That Country’s View of the World
China holds a military parade that is about more that commemorating the end of World War II. We hear about which world leaders attended the ceremony and the message China is trying to convey about its role in the world.

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