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Two people wearing protective masks and Red Crescent uniforms stand on rocky terrain with a backdrop of thick black smoke and clouds.
US-Israel-Iran War
After Israeli strikes on Tehran’s fuel depots, residents face a toxic aftermath
6:31
A soldier in green camouflage uniform stands beside a large military tank, holding a rifle and examining its exterior in a dusty environment.
US-Israel-Iran War
Trump rules out talks absent Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as Israel strikes Lebanon
Rescue workers in high-visibility vests stand near a large crater caused by a missile strike in front of a heavily damaged building, with construction equipment nearby.
US-Israel-Iran War
Trump says Iran war could last weeks, Iran strikes US bases across region
View of an airport with multiple airplanes parked on the tarmac, set against a city skyline in the background and a large plume of dark smoke rising into the sky.
US-Israel-Iran War
War in Iran sparks global travel chaos
5:51
Large plumes of dark smoke rise above a cityscape, partially obscuring buildings against a gray sky, indicating a fire or explosion in an urban area.
US-Israel-Iran War
War widens as Israeli and US planes pound Iran, and Tehran and its proxies hit back
A person walks in front of a colorful mural depicting silhouettes of oil pumps, with a background of yellow, blue, and red hues.
Energy
Inside the high-stakes push to bring US oil companies back to Venezuela
5:39
A large crowd gathered at a political rally with prominent figures on stage, surrounded by many supporters waving flags and taking photos. Multiple large screens display images from the event.
Global Politics
US designates Venezuela’s ‘Cartel of the Suns’ a foreign terrorist organization. What is it, really?
5:56
Syria
Hopes for calm after clashes in southern Syria and airstrikes in Damascus
7:47
Conflict & Justice
Iranians come together to help one another amid war
5:33
Conflict & Justice
Israel strikes Iran’s nuclear sites and kills its top generals. Iran vows ‘severe’ retaliation
Israel-Hamas war
‘Nowhere in Gaza is safe,’ aid worker says
6:11
Israel-Hamas war
US urges restraint and deescalation as Israel and Iran trade attacks
6:12
Bashar al-Assad
Conflict
President Trump, can the US act as global police and put ‘America first’?
The U.S. Attacks Syria, Police Reform Under Trump, The Value of Libraries
Full Episode
Lina Shahab is recovering in a hospital in Erbil, northern Iraq, after surviving an airstrike in Mosul.
Conflict
‘I saw everything burning’: Iraqi survivors of a suspected US coalition airstrike speak
Three men sit in rubble in white helmets
Conflict
How to help: Some of the groups that worked to save Omran Daqneesh — and countless others — in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad meet at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.
Conflict
Putin makes Assad an offer he can’t refuse
Iraqi security forces inspect the site of three explosions in the New Baghdad neighborhood on September 10, 2014.
Conflict
The sound of US airstrikes returns to Baghdad