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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 happening — and explains why it matters. With bureaus spanning the globe, NPR reporters bring you facts and context from the ground so you can cut through the noise of disinformation. NPR's State of the World, a human perspective on global stories in just a few minutes, every weekday. State of the World was previously State of Ukraine. You'll continue to hear Ukraine coverage here, along with ot...

Ukraine's Tech Industry Works to Defeat an Enemy and Rebuild an Economy

7 mins; December 13, 2023

Israel's Military Offensive in Gaza's Second-Largest City

6 mins; December 12, 2023

A Power Shift In Poland; French Singer Edith Piaf and AI

9 mins; December 11, 2023

Can the UK Send Undocumented Migrants to Rwanda?

4 mins; December 08, 2023

A second frontline: fighting on the border between Israel and Lebanon

11 mins; December 07, 2023

Ukraine prepares for winter attacks on infrastructure

7 mins; December 06, 2023

The oil-rich country hosting this year's international climate summit

5 mins; December 05, 2023

Will Venezuela invade Guyana? And counselling Ukrainian children traumatized by war

8 mins; December 04, 2023

The Israel-Hamas cease-fire ends and fighting resumes

7 mins; December 01, 2023

War fatigue in Russia

9 mins; November 30, 2023

What it's like on the ground in Gaza from an Israeli and a Palestinian

12 mins; November 29, 2023

Danger for Gazans who followed Israel's evacuation order; family of released hostage

15 mins; November 28, 2023

The Hamas leader behind the October 7 attack and the hostage release

6 mins; November 27, 2023

The economic boom and environmental bust of illegal gold

8 mins; November 24, 2023

A possible deal to release Israeli hostages; Russian news media in exile

13 mins; November 22, 2023

What it's like to be a Palestinian living in Israel right now

10 mins; November 21, 2023

We rewind to a time when Israel and Gaza were close to peace

10 mins; November 20, 2023

An aid lifeline to Gaza: we go to the only crossing point in or out of the territory

13 mins; November 17, 2023

President Biden's breakthrough agreements with the leader of China

9 mins; November 16, 2023

Israel's military enters Gaza hospital; Guatemala's president-elect on coup attempt

10 mins; November 15, 2023

Renewed fighting on the border between Israel and Lebanon

7 mins; November 14, 2023

A Ukrainian city one year after liberation from Russia

5 mins; November 13, 2023

Can Berlin's legendary nightclubs survive?

7 mins; November 10, 2023

A massive civilian displacement caused by war— but not the war you're thinking of

8 mins; November 09, 2023

In the face of an escalating war, optimism for peace

8 mins; November 08, 2023

Will the Israel-Hamas conflict spill over into a wider Middle East war?

10 mins; November 07, 2023

The war in Ukraine and a high level disagreement over messaging

9 mins; November 06, 2023

What we know about Israel's ground war in Gaza

8 mins; November 03, 2023

An international summit on the dangers of A.I.

9 mins; November 02, 2023

The tunnels of Gaza will present a formidable challenge for the Israeli military

5 mins; November 01, 2023

How do European countries view the war between Israel and Hamas?

9 mins; October 31, 2023

Life in Gaza under intense shelling and a communications blackout

11 mins; October 30, 2023

Devastation in Acapulco; Iran's role in the Mideast conflict

11 mins; October 27, 2023

China subtly increases pressure on Taiwan

8 mins; October 26, 2023

Israel vowed to invade Gaza. Why hasn't it happened yet?

13 mins; October 25, 2023

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45 secs; October 25, 2023

Soldiers who invaded Gaza before, weigh the dangers of a new invasion.

7 mins; October 24, 2023

How do Palestinians feel about the war and Hamas now?

11 mins; October 23, 2023

What role will Egypt play in the Mideast crisis?

9 mins; October 20, 2023

Amidst reports of Israeli military supply shortages citizens try to fill the gap

8 mins; October 19, 2023

President Biden travels to Israel and President Putin travels to China

10 mins; October 18, 2023

An explosion at a Gaza hospital. And making sense of life after the Hamas attack

19 mins; October 17, 2023

Will there be any relief for Gaza? And Poland voters reject ruling government

8 mins; October 16, 2023

Israel orders a million people in Gaza to move and snapshots of life under siege

12 mins; October 13, 2023

U.S. diplomacy in Israel and an American family trapped in Gaza

8 mins; October 12, 2023

Voices from both Gaza and Israel as the violence continues

12 mins; October 11, 2023

Fighting corruption in Ukraine and a view on the war between Israel and Hamas

15 mins; October 10, 2023

The war in Ukraine has left a scar across valuable farmland visible from space

3 mins; October 06, 2023

The war in Ukraine causes a religious rift

6 mins; October 05, 2023

The Pentagon warns U.S. lawmakers that military aid for Ukraine is running out

4 mins; October 04, 2023

The Ukrainian government reacts to potential cuts in aid funding

3 mins; October 03, 2023

Is U.S. funding for Ukraine in doubt?

5 mins; October 02, 2023

Will Ukraine lose an ally in a consequential election in Slovakia?

5 mins; September 29, 2023

The impact of cluster munitions on civilian deaths

4 mins; September 27, 2023

What are the impacts of Ukrainian attacks on the Russian Navy?

5 mins; September 26, 2023

Border tensions in Poland

7 mins; September 25, 2023

A conversation with the President of Ukraine

15 mins; September 22, 2023

The person in charge of U.S. efforts to rebuild Ukraine's economy

5 mins; September 21, 2023

Russia's invasion of Ukraine looms large at the UN General Assembly

4 mins; September 20, 2023

Meet the soldiers who do the crucial and dangerous work of removing landmines

9 mins; September 19, 2023

Time is running out for the Ukrainian counteroffensive

5 mins; September 18, 2023

The Reemergence of a Widely-Banned Weapon

4 mins; September 15, 2023

Should the U.S. be pushing for negotiations between Ukraine and Russia?

5 mins; September 14, 2023

Are rural Americans turning against US support of Ukraine?

5 mins; September 13, 2023

The leaders of two marginalized countries meet

5 mins; September 12, 2023

Reflections from a reporting trip to Ukraine

9 mins; September 11, 2023

Inside one Ukraine nuclear power plant under the shadow of war

4 mins; September 08, 2023

Ukraine's Cyber War Against Russia

6 mins; September 07, 2023

The U.S. Secretary of State travels to Kyiv

4 mins; September 06, 2023

The Ukrainian defense minister is fired

9 mins; September 05, 2023

Who is setting fire to Russian military recruitment centers?

5 mins; September 04, 2023

The Ukrainian military claims progress in the south

4 mins; September 01, 2023

Is Russia trying to buy arms from North Korea?

4 mins; August 31, 2023

Remembering Ukrainian fighter pilot "Juice"

3 mins; August 30, 2023

Ukrainian civilians flee fighting on the eastern front

5 mins; August 29, 2023

What is the future for Wagner?

4 mins; August 28, 2023

Where the Republican candidates for president stand on the war in Ukraine

6 mins; August 25, 2023

A deadly plane crash in Russia and suspicions of revenge

9 mins; August 24, 2023

Ukrainians Take A Defiant Dip in the Black Sea

4 mins; August 23, 2023

NATO Training Better Prepares Ukrainian Troops in Latest Counter-Offensive

8 mins; August 22, 2023

How a common greeting has become an opening to share the trauma of war

6 mins; August 21, 2023

Applying lessons learned in Afghanistan to US aid money in Ukraine

4 mins; August 18, 2023

How the use of drones in Ukraine is changing the way wars are fought

6 mins; August 16, 2023

Questions about China's support of Russia

4 mins; August 15, 2023

Two young Ukrainian singers silenced by a missile

4 mins; August 14, 2023

Rising tension between Poland and Belarus

3 mins; August 11, 2023

Women's professional soccer flourishes in Ukraine even as war touches some players

4 mins; August 10, 2023

A meeting of experts on the front lines of Ukrainian cyberdefense

4 mins; August 09, 2023

Is the war in Ukraine the most documented ever?

7 mins; August 08, 2023

Talks on how to end the war in Ukraine

3 mins; August 07, 2023

Russian Attacks on Ukrainian Ports Keep Grain From World Markets

3 mins; August 03, 2023

US Officials at the UN Focus on World Food Supply

2 mins; August 01, 2023

Ukraine Reclaims A Small Village and Inches Forward Through Grinding Battles

3 mins; July 31, 2023

Aboard A Patrol Boat As Ukraine Rebuilds its Navy

5 mins; July 28, 2023

Nobel Peace Prize Winners Say Ukraine Needs More Weapons to Prevail Against Russia

16 mins; July 26, 2023

Ukrainian Community Rises from the Ashes

4 mins; July 24, 2023

A step-back look at the war in Ukraine from a foreign relations veteran

6 mins; July 20, 2023

How many Russians have died in Ukraine?

4 mins; July 19, 2023

How will Ukraine continue to ship grain now that Russia pulled out of an export deal?

4 mins; July 18, 2023

Russia pulls out of a grain deal and another attack on an important bridge

4 mins; July 17, 2023

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