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Russian state media revel in US-Ukraine White House debacle

March 7, 2025Global Security

It’s been just one week since the high-stakes meeting at the Oval Office where a conversation between US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imploded, live on television, for the world to see. Since then, a lot has changed, including in Russia — and you can hear it if you listen to the Kremlin’s state-run media.

American football finds a way in Japan

March 7, 2025Japan in Focus

Can robots fall in love? A sci-fi musical from South Korea is now a hit on Broadway.

February 26, 2025Arts, Culture & Media

A journey across a hundred years of propaganda from around the globe

February 20, 2025Arts, Culture & Media

US foreign aid freeze wreaks havoc for HIV treatment in Africa

February 10, 2025Health & Medicine

Thousands flee their homes in northeast Colombia amid worst security crisis in a decade

February 4, 2025Conflict & Justice

A series of attacks against civilians has forced Colombia’s government to break off peace talks with one of Colombia’s largest rebel groups as fears mount that fighting between rebel groups in the Catatumbo region could spread to other parts of the country.

In South Korea, shamans are shunned — and revered

January 31, 2025Sacred Nation

Shamans, the practitioners of an ancient belief system, are often disparaged in South Korea. But they also hold a special place in the country’s culture.

A new wave of violence in the West Bank amid Gaza ceasefire

January 23, 2025Conflict & Justice

The West Bank continues to see increasing violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians. Host Marco Werman speaks with Hugh Lovatt, a senior fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, about what’s behind the recent violence.

Trump withdraws US from World Health Organization as he assumes presidency

January 21, 2025Health & Medicine

Devi Sridhar, author and professor of global health at the University of Edinburgh, discusses the implications of US President Donald Trump pulling out of the World Health Organization.

Traders in Ghana face uncertain future after world’s largest secondhand clothing hub razed in fire

January 10, 2025Business, Finance & Economics

A devastating blaze has wiped out the world’s largest secondhand clothing hub located in Ghana. Having no insurance, thousands of traders now face an uncertain future.