State of Ukraine
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We have reporters on the ground in Ukraine and around the world, bringing you the latest on Russia's war in Ukraine. We'll discuss the conflict's past, its possible future, and what each new development means for the rest of the world.
- 5 minutes 24 secondsIsrael’s far-right has dreams for Gaza
According to the Gaza peace plan President Trump negotiated between Israel and Hamas, Palestinians will not be displaced from the territory. This is a pivot from Trump’s earlier position that Palestinians should leave and move to other countries. But powerful people in Israel’s government don’t like this change. We go to Israel’s parliament, where those who say Israel should stay in Gaza are making their case.
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NPR Privacy Policy25 February 2026, 7:52 pm - 7 minutes 33 secondsAfter four years of war in Ukraine, how does each side see the conflict?
It has been four years since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting a war the Kremlin believed would end in a matter of days with Ukraine capitulating. Now after years of death and destruction, the war grinds on with no end in sight as U.S.-sponsored peace talks appear to be at an impasse. NPR has correspondents in both Kyiv and Moscow and we hear from them about how both countries view the conflict now.
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NPR Privacy Policy24 February 2026, 8:52 pm - 8 minutes 39 secondsA wave of violence in Mexico after a drug lord is killed
In Mexico, chaos erupts after a major drug cartel leader is killed in a military raid. Armed men set fire to banks, businesses and vehicles in retaliation. We get the latest from Mexico.
And we meet the one of the last newspaper hawkers in Paris, who has just been given a knighthood.
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NPR Privacy Policy23 February 2026, 10:35 pm - 5 minutes 31 secondsWhat is it like to return to Gaza?
According to the 20-point peace plan for Gaza brokered by President Trump, “No one will be forced to leave Gaza, and those who wish to leave will be free to do so and free to return.” But while a border crossing between Egypt and Gaza has technically reopened, few people have been allowed to use it so far. We go to Gaza to meet some of the few people who have been able to return and they report a harrowing and uncertain ordeal.
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NPR Privacy Policy20 February 2026, 9:32 pm - 9 minutes 11 secondsTrump inaugurates his 'Board of Peace. Experts try to pinpoint his global doctrine
President Trump announced billions of dollars to rebuild Gaza at the meeting of his newly created organization in Washington, D.C. Foreign policy experts try to define Trump’s vision of international affairs.
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NPR Privacy Policy19 February 2026, 11:36 pm - 6 minutes 16 secondsPalestinians see Israel's new West Bank security wall cutting off their farmland
Israel’s military says it’s planning a new barrier along the eastern border of the occupied Palestinian territory of the West Bank. Palestinian farmers and shepherds say existing walls and the construction of Jewish settlements are keeping them from reaching and working their fields.
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NPR Privacy Policy18 February 2026, 11:28 pm - 5 minutes 31 secondsIce fishing is a peaceful retreat for war-weary Ukrainians
Kyiv residents venture onto the city’s frozen Dnipro River for a favorite past-time of ice fishing. The activity is a much-needed respite in Ukraine as the Russian invasion enters a fifth year.
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NPR Privacy Policy17 February 2026, 11:20 pm - 8 minutes 32 secondsStreet markets light up for Ramadan in Cairo and the Lunar New Year in Beijing
In Old Cairo, shoppers prepare for the holy month of Ramadan, a time of fasting and prayer. In Beijing, the Lunar New Year brings the Year of the Fire Horse, which represents action and risk-taking, but many people say they just want stability in this sluggish economy.
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NPR Privacy Policy16 February 2026, 11:26 pm - 4 minutes 22 secondsStoried newspaper makes deep cuts, and closes many international bureausThe 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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NPR Privacy Policy13 February 2026, 11:52 pm - 7 minutes 54 secondsNATO coordinates an Arctic defense planNATO 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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NPR Privacy Policy13 February 2026, 12:00 am - 6 minutes 55 secondsSyria’s New Government Returns Property to Syrian Jews Who Left Decades Ago
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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