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The 25th anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 attacks on the United States are being observed across the U.S. Those events left marks on countless lives across this country and you can hear and read that coverage at our website. Because our podcast has a global focus, we’re go ...  Show more

Israel launched a ground invasion of neighboring Lebanon in March, after the Iran-backed group Hezbollah ramped up attacks following the U.S. and Israel war in Iran. Israel said it was creating a “buffer zone” on the Lebanese side of the border and over a million civilians were d ...  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