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Israel Turned Prisons into Killing Grounds and Torture Sites
The situation of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli occupation prisons has undergone unprecedented and dangerous transformations in scale and severity since the onset of the genocide in the occupied Gaza Strip.
OIM cita países lusófonos em análise sobre violência em rotas migratórias
Agências internacionais verificam exploração de crianças desacompanhadas por redes criminosas; abusos estão concentrados na Líbia e há casos de rotas migratórias envolvendo países lusófonos e destinos na América Latina.
The World: Latest Stories
Last year, inspired by musician Brian Eno, London's Heathrow airport produced a four-minute ambient music track titled "Music for Heathrow." Host Carolyn Beeler gives us a listen. This story originally aired on July 10, 2025.
The World: Latest Stories
Since Oct. 7, 2023, Lebanon has been through repeated waves of war, displacement and uncertainty. From a woman seeking solace by the Mediterranean to residents divided over Hezbollah’s role, The World's Shirin Jaafari reports from Lebanon on a country struggling to rebuild while uncertainty over another round of fighting lingers.
The World: Latest Stories
Kibbutz Be'eri was one of the first-ever communities created in Israel, in 1946, before the state itself. It was also one of the worst-hit kibbutzim on Oct. 7, 2023. One hundred thirty homes were burned down or reduced to rubble. More than 100 of its 1,100 residents were killed and another 30 abducted to Gaza. Some survivors of the attack have called it one of the starkest symbols of Hamas' brutality on that day. Reporter Stephanie Freid was at Be'eri in the days after the attack, and she revisits to see how things are now.
The World: Latest Stories
Germany’s former top spy appeared in federal court yesterday, suspected of being a double agent and treason. Authorities say that retired spy chief August Hanning and an accomplice inside the Bundesnachrichtendienst, the country’s foreign intelligence agency, stole an estimated 2,000 documents, and may have used some that classified information to compile a report for a foreign country’s intelligence services.
The World: Latest Stories
Sometimes the biggest events in our lives can be triggered by a moment of serendipity. That was the case for National Geographic photographer Amy Toensing. A chance meeting when she was on assignment leads to a whole new chapter in her life. She shares her experience on GBH's Stories from the Stage.
The World: Latest Stories
Gaza City resident Mohammed Aklouk has difficulty navigating through his hometown because landmarks are still not recognizable after three years of war. The father of three young children works as a Shelter Cluster Information Management Coordinator with the Norwegian Refugee Council. Although his children are back in school, Aklouk tells The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler his family still lives in constant fear of Israeli attacks.
The World: Latest Stories
Hamas’ attack on Israel three years ago today transformed the Middle East, setting in motion events that would have been implausible before the incursion. Gregg Carlstrom, Middle East correspondent for The Economist, and The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler discuss how the balance of power has shifted, and what new regional order is emerging.
Jornal da ONU - 7 de outubro de 2026
Jornal da ONU, com Felipe de Carvalho: *OMS lança primeiro guia para enfrentar aumento da obesidade em crianças e jovens *Cantora de Moçambique diz que é hora de as crianças transformarem o mundo *OMS monitora suspeita de morte por peste pneumônica na Rússia *Cada minuto conta contra seca causada por El Niño
How Do We Ask For Wisdom With No Doubting?
Welcome to the Grace in Focus podcast. Today, Bob Wilkin and Sam Marr will answer a question about wisdom in James chapter one. How do we get to the place of asking for wisdom “in faith” with “no doubts”? What does it mean to doubt in James chapter one? – Thanks for listening & never miss an episode of the Grace in Focus podcast!
Don’t rely on security to fight drugs, former New Zealand PM tells EU
Helen Clark warns that capitals need to boost health and social services to curb drug demand and help users.
A Palestinian teen’s 10-month nightmare in Israeli jail
Then, Zaid said, the beatings began. “It hurt so much I couldn’t breathe, and it’s then that I told them what they wanted to hear," - that he had been throwing stones
5 takeaways from Kemi Badenoch’s fighty Tory conference speech
The Conservative leader aimed brickbats at Labour, Nigel Farage — and any attempt to “unite the right.” Now she just has to persuade some of the public to vote for her.
What my politically divided family teaches me
Tami Pyfer has five kids who belong to five different political parties, and sometimes family conversations get heated. Drawing on her work as a former policy advisor to the governor of Utah, she wanted to find a healthier way for people to talk about politics without contempt. The result is the Dignity Index: an eight-point scale that measures the language we use to disagree, aiming to ease political divisions. What score do you think your last conversation would get? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
BRICs at 25
In this episode of the Sound of Economics, host Rebecca Christie discusses the economic sway of Brazil, Russia, India and China with Jim O’Neill, who coined the BRIC acronym in 2001, and Bruegel researchers Suman Bery and Alicia García-Herrero. Do these countries still have much in common? How dominant is China? Is it possible for the now BRICS to represent 'the Global South' and which countries should participate? What about geopolitical factors like the Iran conflict and Russia’s ongoing war with Ukraine?
France and Germany say diesel promise to Trump won’t require new stock release
BRUSSELS — France and Germany said Wednesday that they will release diesel stocks that were already committed in March as part of the G7 pledge to tap stockpiles of oil products, leaving it uncertain as to whether any new barrels will be released in addition, two diplomats familiar with the matter told POLITICO.
OMS lança primeiro guia para enfrentar aumento da obesidade em crianças e jovens
Em 2024, mais 170 milhões estavam acima do peso nesta faixa etária; condição aumenta risco de diabetes e doenças cardiovasculares; agência recomenda abordagem com dieta, atividade física e mudança de comportamento; tratamentos e cirurgias são recomendados apenas a partir dos 10 anos e em casos extremos.
From the archive – No place like home: my bitter return to Palestine – podcast
We are raiding the Guardian long read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors This week, from 2022: All my life, my exiled parents had told me about the tragedy of Palestine. Then, when I was in my early 20s, my family moved back – and I saw it with my own eyes By Fida Jiryis. Read by Sarah Agha Read the text version here Support the Guardian today: theguardian.com/longreadpod Continue reading
How the US financed World War I using Charlie Chaplin and Girl Scouts
The first world war was one of the deadliest conflicts the world has ever seen. And when the US entered the war in 1917, it faced a massive financial challenge: how to pay for its contribution? Enter Treasury Secretary William McAdoo who launches the groundbreaking Liberty Loan Programme and - alongside an unprecedented national propaganda campaign featuring silent film stars like Charlie Chaplin, Girl Scouts, even a captured German submarine in Central Park - encourages thousands of Americans to ‘buy a bond’ as part of their patriotic duty.
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