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State of the World from NPR

2 years ago

Soccer's biggest event is officially underway as the 2026 World Cup kicked off in Mexico. The games will be played in Canada and the U.S. as well, but we go to Mexico City, the capital of the most soccer-obsessed host country, to hear about the jubilant atmosphere. And a Somali referee who was set to make history officiating the World Cup was denied entry to the U.S. He returned to Mogadishu to a hero's welcome.

6 hours ago

Middle East conflict

11 months ago

Trump now says a peace deal will be announced 'soon,' cancels further strikes

7 hours ago

Taiwan opposition leader says Xi meeting avoided 'reunification' talk

10 hours ago

Japan reactor restart sparks fresh fears over nuclear waste storage

14 hours ago

Greetings from a Seoul museum, where Buddhist masterpieces offer calm away from city bustle

15 hours ago

U.S. launches second day of Iran strikes. And, World Cup facts to know before kickoff

16 hours ago

How 'algorithm' got its name from a 9th-century Persian mathematician

18 hours ago

Amnesty accuses Israel's government of 'ethnic cleansing' of West Bank Palestinians

21 hours ago

Police blast water cannons at protesters amid unrest over stabbing in Belfast

22 hours ago

Trump vows to hit Iran 'very hard tonight' and later take over its oil and gas sectors

14 hours ago

Somali World Cup referee denied U.S. entry, hailed as hero at home

1 day ago

Why is the World at War?

1 day ago

Taiwan drills with U.S. rocket system, firing in China's direction

1 day ago

U.S. and Iran exchange strikes. And, House passes ICE and Border Patrol funding

1 day ago

China re‑centers North Korea ties as nuclear silence reshapes balance

1 day ago

Israeli leader who pulled out of Lebanon warns against getting stuck again

1 day ago

U.K. leaders call for calm as protests break out after Belfast street stabbing

1 day ago

What Netanyahu and Israel want out of the war with Iran

2 days ago

The relationship between China and North Korea

2 days ago

U.S. and Iran exchange strikes after Apache helicopter downing

1 day ago

4 states head to the polls. And, global conflicts are on the rise, new report says

2 days ago

Conflicts are on the rise globally, at the highest level since WWII, data shows

2 days ago

Sweden set to ban mobile phones in schools

2 days ago

Trump vows to respond after Iran downed a U.S. Army helicopter near Strait of Hormuz

2 days ago