Donate today to kickstart The World’s fundraising drive!

Donate today to help us raise $25,000 by June 30 and help sustain our international reporting. All donations will be matched 2:1!

Donate

UN Security Council

A construction site in the Israeli settlement of Har Homa, known to Palestinians as Jabal Abu Ghneim, in the West Bank, on Dec. 22.

Netanyahu: Obama failed to protect Israel against UN ‘gang-up’ and ‘colluded behind the scenes’

December 24, 2016Global Politics

The Israeli government is scrambling to contain the fallout from the first UN Security Council resolution since 1979 to condemn Israel over its settlements in Palestinian territory, after the US refused to block the resolution as it has traditionally done.

United Nations, Security Council hall.

Part V: The UN Security Council tackles the issue

January 21, 2014Conflict & Justice

Latest Headlines

Survivors of Assad regime’s chemical attacks are demanding justice — and support
Russia’s RT network on the rise as VOA fades
A family remembers a relative who died in the Holocaust with a ‘stumbling stone’ in her German hometown
Exercise hedgehog kicks off in Europe
Estonia is on the brink, as Russia ramps up hybrid warfare in Europe
As democracies flounder, an old idea gains new traction
As Taiwan’s birth rate falls, universities shut down one after the other
Concerns grow over suspicious candidates in Mexico’s 1st judicial election
How Hungary’s higher education overhaul became a model for US conservatives
5 years after George Floyd, did the global reckoning spark any real change?
More stories

The World is a public radio program that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter.

Produced by

Thanks to our sponsor

  1. Progressive Insurance logo

Major funding provided by

  1. Carnegie Corporation of New York
  2. MacArthur Foundation
  3. Ford Foundation
  4. Corporation for Public Broadcasting

  1. About
  2. Contact
  3. Donate
  4. Meet the Team
  5. Privacy
  6. Terms of use

©2025 The World from PRX

PRX is a 501(c)(3) organization recognized by the IRS: #263347402.