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When the Taliban was dismantled after Sept. 11, 2001, the US outsourced negotiations about the future of Afghanistan to the UN, with clear instructions: get disparate Afghan political groups to agree on an interim government leader and a new constitution as soon as possible. The talks that ensued in Bonn, Germany, laid bare the contradictions, omissions and power dynamics that would ultimately und...

A growing number of migrants and asylum-seekers fleeing the authoritarian government in Venezuela, extortionists in Colombia, and drug cartels in Mexico are finding themselves in homeless encampments in San Diego. Immigration advocates warned this would happen when Customs and Border Protection (CBP) began releasing people into the streets last year, and when the county's temporary migrant transit...

Guerilla artist Banksy has created new bold artworks on buildings in neighborhoods around London each day for more than a week. Host Marco Werman describes the menagerie of wild animal art, from pelicans eating fish atop a restaurant storefront to the latest eye-fooling image — a gorilla, painted upon a metal roll-up door, appearing to rip open an entrance to the London Zoo.

Ukraine's president and military are acknowledging their forces have invaded Russia's Kursk region and seized approximately 1,000 square kilometers of territory. Now, Ukrainian military sources say Russia is pulling some units out of eastern Ukraine to defend against the invasion in southern Russia. Host Marco Werman speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Yaroslav Trofimov about what's happening...

Nashville has the largest Kurdish population of any city in the United States, and most are from the Iraqi region of Kurdistan. They arrived in waves starting in the 1970s, and later in the 1980s and 1990s after Saddam Hussein’s genocidal campaigns. Since the coronavirus pandemic, there’s been an uptick in Kurds coming to the United States from Turkey. And many end up in Nashville, where they know...

On Sunday, wildfires broke out in Greece, north of the capital Athens. Thousands of people have been evacuated from residential areas near the flames. In response, Greece's government has deployed hundreds of firefighters and more than two dozen water-dropping planes. Host Marco Werman speaks with Greek reporter Daphne Tolis about the situation on the ground. 

The beachside community of Samandağ was devastated by last year's earthquakes in southern Turkey, which killed roughly 60,000 people. Today, a small surf center introduces local teenagers to the sport — and a way to process trauma while facing fear. The World's Durrie Bouscaren reports from Hatay. 

Violent protests among far-right groups rocked the UK after three girls were fatally stabbed in the town of Southport two weeks ago. The killings were falsely blamed on a Muslim immigrant. The messaging platform, Telegram, had one 15,000 member group devoted to protesting and now authorities are wondering whether Telegram's moderation is too permissive. Darren Loucaides has reported on Telegram fo...

A filmmaker from Ventura County has turned the real-life tale of a cargo ship which was attacked by a German battleship into a compelling audio movie starring Hollywood A-Listers. As KCLU’s Caroline Feraday reports, it’s now one of the most-popular podcasts in the country. 

Russian leader Vladimir Putin is threatening to restart production of intermediate range nuclear weapons. This is in response to plans by the US to position long-range missiles in Germany. The World's Daniel Ofman reports from Riga, Latvia, on escalating tensions between the US and Russia.

In what some are calling one of the deadliest attacks in the 10-month war in Gaza, an Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter killed at least 100 people. Gaza officials say most of the dead were civilians. Israeli authorities say their soldiers killed dozens of militants in an attack that targeted a Hamas command center. Tahani Mustafa, an analyst at the International Crisis Group in Amman, d...

Access to Instagram was restored to people in Turkey over the weekend, about a week after the government blocked the app. Turkey's transportation and infrastructure minister claimed that Instagram promised to ban the accounts of Kurdish groups that Turkey considers to be terrorist organizations. Host Marco Werman has more.

Paris hosted the closing ceremony for the Paris Olympics over the weekend, but some of the biggest stories from the Games continue to develop. The World's Bianca Hillier shares the latest with host Marco Werman. 

A revolutionary war is raging across Myanmar, forcing the country’s military regime out of towns and cities at astonishing speed. Resistance forces say they’re fighting to liberate Myanmar. They intend to rebuild it into a freer place with less oppression. But one of the country’s ethnic minorities, the Rohingya — a Muslim group — is reportedly under fire from one of the country's resistance group...

Russian strikes in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region have killed 11 people and injured 37 others. It comes as Ukraine's incursion into Russian territory continues into its fourth day, with Russia declaring a state of emergency in its Khersk region. The World's Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with John Nagl, professor of warfighting studies at the US Army War College, about the logic behind Ukraine's inc...

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is ramping up a censorship campaign after a presidential election was widely condemned as fraudulent. But inside Venezuela, local journalists are finding creative ways to bypass censorship and deliver independent news to their communities. The World’s Tibisay Zea reports from the capital of Caracas.

A museum in the southern French city of Marseille is encouraging visitors to enjoy art au naturel. That is to say, without clothes on. The Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations' latest exhibition is devoted to “living naked” and charts the history of nudism over the last century. The World's Sarah Birnbaum asks art professionals to make the case for nude museum-going.

The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued its first-ever advisory warning of the risk of a huge earthquake along the Pacific coast. That prompted Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to cancel a trip. The World's Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with earthquake scientist Judith Hubbard about how this advisory helps focus people in Japan on earthquake readiness.

The Olympics are coming to a close this weekend. But that's not the only big international sporting event. There’s a World Cup soccer tournament too — though it may not be the one you’re thinking of. GBH's Sam Turken explains.

The recent assassination of a Hezbollah leader in Lebanon and a Hamas leader in Iran have amplified concerns of a wider war in the Middle East. Israel took responsibility for killing the Hezbollah leader in Beirut but hasn't publicly claimed responsibility for the killing of the Hamas leader in Tehran. Meanwhile, both Hezbollah and Tehran have said there will be a response. People in Israel, Leban...

In the Northern Hemisphere, the Perseid meteor shower will hit its peak on Sunday and Monday. It's caused by the Earth orbiting through the tail of a comet. The debris in the tail crashes through the Earth's atmosphere and makes the meteors you see — if you can see them at all. Dark skies are getting harder to find. But some places are now trying to protect their dark nighttime skies. Bjarne Søren...

Alarm is growing among health officials about the increasing cases of the Mpox virus across Africa. While Mpox has been endemic to the Democratic Republic of Congo for decades, several nearby countries have recorded their first-ever cases in recent months. The World Health Organization is set to deliberate on whether the recent wave of outbreaks amounts to an international public health emergency....

The International Olympic Committee said today that more than half of the world's population is expected to watch this year's Olympic Games before they end on Sunday. The World's Bianca Hillier shares the latest news from Team Botswana, and previews this weekend's historic marathon route.

The UK has fined its water companies more than $200 million for releasing raw sewage into rivers and waterways. It marks a new effort to tackle a decades-long problem of water pollution. Leo Hornak reports on how the British are trying to address it.

Instagram has gone dark in Turkey — after the Turkish government unexpectedly blocked the app late last week. The move does not bode well for a community of small, Instagram-based businesses in Turkey. The World’s Durrie Bouscaren reports.