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Storied newspaper makes deep cuts, and closes many international bureaus
13/2/2026 | 4 mins.
The Washington Post laid off most of its foreign correspondents, including some of the last American and Western journalists working in authoritarian countries.

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NATO coordinates an Arctic defense plan
13/2/2026 | 7 mins.
NATO launches the mission in response to Russian and Chinese ambitions in the high North, and to President Trump’s threat of a U.S. takeover of Greenland. Japan’s last pair of giant pandas returns to China.

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Syria’s New Government Returns Property to Syrian Jews Who Left Decades Ago
11/2/2026 | 6 mins.
Syria’s Jewish community fled the country’s repressive Assad regime. Now, a new government is encouraging their return by giving back ownership of synagogues and other property. Jane Arraf is there as one Jewish group turns the key on a synagogue’s door in the northern city of Aleppo.

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U.S. oil blockade roils life in Cuba. Venezuelans test new freedoms
11/2/2026 | 8 mins.
Cuba hasn’t received an oil shipment since December. The shortage has grounded air travel, and disrupted food production, hospitals and schools. Venezuelans stage open demonstrations in the streets that only weeks ago could have meant jail time.

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The special phrase helping Cubans to get by
09/2/2026 | 5 mins.
Cuba is in economic crisis. Its ally, Venezuela, is no longer sending oil, and the Trump administration is applying pressure. Life for Cubans is hard, but if they express their opinions they can get in a lot of trouble. So they’ve found other ways to tell you what they think, and a single phrase is doing a lot of the work. Our correspondent in Havana tells us what it is.

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Immerse yourself in the most compelling and consequential stories from around the globe. The world is changing in big ways every day. State of the World from NPR takes you where the news is happening — and explains why it matters. With bureaus spanning the globe, NPR reporters bring you facts and context from the ground so you can cut through the noise of disinformation. NPR's State of the World, a human perspective on global stories in just a few minutes, every weekday. State of the World was previously State of Ukraine. You'll continue to hear Ukraine coverage here, along with other international stories.Support NPR's reporting by subscribing to State of the World+ and unlock sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org/stateoftheworld

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