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  • Looking Back: The Effects of Melting Glaciers in Europe

    Looking Back: The Effects of Melting Glaciers in Europe
    Dec 26 2025
    As we look back at our international reporters' most memorable stories of the last year we revisit a story about how Europe is experiencing a changing climate. It is the world’s fastest warming continent with temperatures there increasing at twice the average global rate. That is melting Europe's glaciers, which may disappear by the end of the century, forever altering the continent's rivers with ripple effects on shipping. We go to the water’s source in the Swiss Alps to understand the changes taking place.

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    9 m
  • Looking Back: Canadians Grapple with the Wide Impacts of U.S. Tariffs

    Looking Back: Canadians Grapple with the Wide Impacts of U.S. Tariffs
    Dec 25 2025
    As we look back at our international reporters' most memorable stories of the last year, we revisit a report from America’s neighbor to the north last April. Canada has seen wide ranging impacts from the tariffs on goods sent to the U.S.— from Canadian identity to the country’s politics and of course the economy. Even small businesses are feeling the change. We go to the Atlantic province of Nova Scotia to see how tariffs are playing out.

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    9 m
  • Looking Back: The Refugees Trapped in a Corner of Syria, Now Free

    Looking Back: The Refugees Trapped in a Corner of Syria, Now Free
    Dec 24 2025
    As we look back at our international reporters' most memorable stories of the last year, we revisit a report from a remote corner of southeastern Syria near the border with Jordan. There some 7,000 people were trapped in a refugee camp for years. They had fled Syrian regime forces and ISIS attacks and had nowhere else they could go. Our reporter was the first person to visit the camp, after the Syrian regime fell. We get an update on where those residents are now.

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    13 m
  • Looking Back: Sudan’s Capital, Ravaged by War

    Looking Back: Sudan’s Capital, Ravaged by War
    Dec 23 2025
    As we look back at our international reporters' most memorable stories of the last year we get a glimpse inside the shattered city of Khartoum, Sudan, in April of 2025. The capital city was destroyed by the two-year civil war and is in the process of trying to recover.

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    9 m
  • Looking Back: The Story of Three Defiant Nuns in Austria

    Looking Back: The Story of Three Defiant Nuns in Austria
    Dec 22 2025
    As we look back at our international reporters' most memorable stories of the last year, we revisit the story of the defiant Austrian nuns. The three sisters, all in their 80’s, recently ran away from a nursing home. With the help of supporters, and a locksmith, they broke into their former convent in defiance of church orders. They’re determined to fulfill their vows and grow old on their own terms. These sisters are have taken Instagram by storm where they’re being supported by a growing community. We go to Salzburg to meet them.

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    11 m
  • Why Cuba is Watching Venezuela Intently

    Why Cuba is Watching Venezuela Intently
    Dec 19 2025

    Cuba today feels more isolated than ever after years of sanctions from the United States have severely damaged the economy. Now Cubans are watching the U.S. ramp up pressure on the government of Venezuela, Cuba’s most loyal ally and an important trading partner. Our reporter in Havana talks to some Cubans about the current moment.

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    4 m
  • Venezuelans React to the Threat of a U.S. Blockade

    Venezuelans React to the Threat of a U.S. Blockade
    Dec 18 2025

    President Trump has ordered a ban on all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, escalating pressure on the country's president. Venezuelans tell us that in a country long battered by shortages, it’s just another crisis to endure.

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    4 m
  • Will Myanmar's Election Change Anything?

    Will Myanmar's Election Change Anything?
    Dec 17 2025

    Myanmar, also known as Burma, will hold a phased general election starting later this month. It comes amidst a years long civil war that has killed thousands and displaced millions. And it is being called by a military government that seized power in a coup four years ago. We learn about the lengths the leadership is going to in order to convince the world to accept the election’s results.



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    6 m