Episodes

  • UK Ditches Coal Power, Embraces Elvis

    UK Ditches Coal Power, Embraces Elvis
    Oct 14 2024
    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.

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    8 mins
  • A Mother and Newborn from Gaza Reunited After Months Apart

    A Mother and Newborn from Gaza Reunited After Months Apart
    Oct 11 2024
    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.

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    9 mins
  • What a Hospital in War-torn Sudan Looks Like

    What a Hospital in War-torn Sudan Looks Like
    Oct 10 2024
    Sudan's war has displaced more than 10 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.

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    8 mins
  • On the frontline of Israel's invasion of Lebanon

    On the frontline of Israel's invasion of Lebanon
    Oct 9 2024
    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.

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    6 mins
  • Family of Hostage Held in Gaza Still Has Hope

    Family of Hostage Held in Gaza Still Has Hope
    Oct 8 2024
    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.

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    6 mins
  • October 7th: A Year of War Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It

    October 7th: A Year of War Through the Eyes of Those Who Lived It
    Oct 5 2024
    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.

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    38 mins
  • On the Ground in the Country with the World's Worst Displacement Crisis: Sudan

    On the Ground in the Country with the World's Worst Displacement Crisis: Sudan
    Oct 3 2024
    Fighting between the Sudanese army and a paramilitary group have displaced some 12 million people in one of Africa's biggest countries. Our correspondent travels to Sudan and gives us a glimpse of the devastation the war has caused.

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    7 mins
  • The Fight Over Who Writes the History of Modern China

    The Fight Over Who Writes the History of Modern China
    Oct 2 2024
    As China celebrates 75 years of Communist Party rule, there is a fight over who gets to tell the history of those years. The party would prefer to make sure the story is a positive one and is exerting power to control that narrative. One high profile example of that is playing out far away, in California.

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    6 mins