Episodes

  • Why false claims about Brazil's election are spreading in far-right U.S. circles

    Why false claims about Brazil's election are spreading in far-right U.S. circles
    Oct 22 2022
    American election deniers are recycling lies about voting machines to claim Brazil's presidential election is being rigged and to cast doubt on the U.S. midterms.
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    4 mins
  • How do Palestinians feel about a proposal to weaken Israel's courts?

    How do Palestinians feel about a proposal to weaken Israel's courts?
    Mar 30 2023
    NPR's Michel Martin talks to human rights attorney Sawsan Zaher about how Palestinian and Arab Israelis are reacting to the conservative government's proposed judicial overhaul.
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    4 mins
  • A fire inside a detention center kills dozens of Central and South American migrants

    A fire inside a detention center kills dozens of Central and South American migrants
    Mar 29 2023
    NPR'S A Martinez talks with Rafael Velásquez of the International Rescue Committee about a fire that killed 38 people at a Mexican migrant detention center near the Texas border.
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    6 mins
  • Taiwan is caught in the middle of escalating tensions between the U.S. and China

    Taiwan is caught in the middle of escalating tensions between the U.S. and China
    Oct 21 2022
    China's communist party is choosing its leaders for the next five years. The party faces extraordinary challenges both inside and outside China — particularly when it comes to the U.S. and Taiwan.
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    4 mins
  • Benjamin Netanyahu pauses his plan to weaken Israel's court system

    Benjamin Netanyahu pauses his plan to weaken Israel's court system
    Mar 28 2023
    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has delayed his plan to implement changes that would weaken the judiciary after opposition to the plan caused widespread, disruptive protests.
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    4 mins
  • There's turmoil and distrust over Britain's 2-month-old government

    There's turmoil and distrust over Britain's 2-month-old government
    Oct 20 2022
    The British government is in chaos. After some missteps, Prime Minister Liz Truss is clinging to her job — just six weeks after she succeeded Boris Johnson in the top job.
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    4 mins
  • Workers across Germany's transportation system are on a 1-day strike

    Workers across Germany's transportation system are on a 1-day strike
    Mar 27 2023
    Tens of thousands of German rail workers are on strike over wages and investment in the Deutsche Bahn rail company. Significant disruptions are expected for train, bus and air travel.
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    4 mins
  • In Haiti, gangs control supply lines — making food, water and fuel scarce

    In Haiti, gangs control supply lines — making food, water and fuel scarce
    Oct 19 2022
    Haiti's government is pleading with the international community to send forces as the country's humanitarian crisis deepens. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald.
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    3 mins