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WhatsApp, used by millions of people around the world, says its users were hacked by the Paragon Solutions spyware company. The World’s Host Marco Werman speaks with John Scott-Railton, a senior researcher at Citizen Lab, about the continuing threat of sophisticated spyware.

The NFL started a new program several years ago to introduce talented athletes from other sports and around the globe to American football. The program includes practicing on the field and learning in the classroom. Since then, dozens of athletes have signed with NFL teams.

Israel has conducted thousands of strikes in Gaza and Lebanon since the start of the current war last October. Footage shot by witnesses, as well as survivors’ testimonies, raise serious ethical and legal questions about some of those attacks.

As Americans head to the polls to choose a new president, Ukrainians are keeping a close eye on the result and how it will affect foreign policy and assistance for Ukraine.

The US and China want more foreign exchange students between their two countries. But politics and bureaucracy often complicate the process, and far fewer Americans are going to China to study than before the COVID-19 pandemic.