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Switzerland might be thought of as the land of snow-capped alps and incredibly good chocolate. But it is also a world leader in underground nuclear bunkers with more than 370,000 of them. There are enough for each of Switzerland’s nine million citizens to be guaranteed a space in ...  Show more

It is one of the largest gatherings of people in the world. More than 20 million Shia Muslim pilgrims gathered in the Iraqi city of Karbala this week for the annual commemoration of the 7th Century killing of a central figure of their faith. Iran is mostly Shia and this year grea ...  Show more

As Russian forces encircle the Ukranian capital, Christiane speaks with Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko, hunkered down in Kyiv ... Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya issues a warning about Belarus strongman Alexander Lukashenko, who's supporting the Russian i ...  Show more

Ukraine continues to hold out against a Russian invasion, as the U.S. and its European allies debate military aid and banning Russian oil imports to further constrain the petrostate's economy. NPR's Ryan Lucas is reporting from Ukraine and shares how the people there are experien ...  Show more

War-ravaged Ukraine is on heightened alert as new warnings emerge that Russia may increase its attacks on Monday. This as fighting ranges on in Mariupol amid new rescue efforts. President Zelensky is calling the ongoing blockade a form of torture that’s left innocent people starv ...  Show more

As the US sends more troops to Eastern Europe, Christiane speaks with Vladimir Chizhov, Russia’s ambassador to the EU … Journalist George Packer reviews his gut-wrenching reporting on America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan … Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman tells Miche ...  Show more