World News

World News

Earthquake survivors in southern Turkey struggle with mental health two months later

5:08pm April 07, 2023

by Fatma Tanis

Two months after the deadly earthquakes in southern Turkey, millions of survivors are coping with the mental health toll of the horrific disaster.

Queue Listen Now

World News

A hundred years later, a Welsh women's peace petition returns home

4:56pm April 07, 2023

A Welsh petition for world peace sat forgotten in the Smithsonian for nearly 100 years. This week, it finally returned to Wales for its signatures to be digitized and its history remembered.

World News

Despite airstrikes and drive-by shooting, Israeli-Palestinian flare-up hasn't spiraled

11:08am April 07, 2023

by Daniel Estrin

A shooting attack killed two Israeli women in the West Bank. But otherwise there seem to be efforts to limit an escalation.

Queue Listen Now

NBA's Patty Mills gives young Indigenous Australians a league of their own

10:53am April 07, 2023

NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with NBA player Patty Mills, point guard now of the Brooklyn Nets, about his work in organizing the Indigenous Basketball Association in his native Australia.

Queue Listen Now

World News

Violence ignites after raids at Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem

10:41am April 07, 2023

by Daniel Estrin

After two days of Israeli police raids in the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem, militants fired rockets into Israel from Gaza and Lebanon — raising fears of an escalating conflict.

Queue Listen Now

Fire and smoke rise following an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza Strip, Friday, April 7, 2023.

World News

Israeli medics say 2 are killed in an attack in the West Bank

6:38am April 07, 2023

by The Associated Press

An alleged shooting attack in the northern occupied West Bank killed two women and seriously wounded another, Israeli medics said on Friday.

World News

Concerns are raised that China may return defectors back to North Korea

5:54am April 07, 2023

by Anthony Kuhn

International organizations are concerned about North Korean defectors detained in China. They could soon be repatriated to North Korea, where they might face harsh punishment.

Queue Listen Now

Hooded Filipino penitents carry pointed bamboo sticks as part of Maundy Thursday rituals to atone for sins or fulfill vows for an answered prayer on April 6, 2023 at Mandaluyong city, Philippines.

World News

Live Easter reenactments resume in the Philippines despite Catholic Church objections

5:31am April 07, 2023

by The Associated Press

The real-life reenactments in the farming village of San Pedro Cutud in Pampanga province north of Manila resumed after a three-year pause because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The World Health Organization turns 75

5:13am April 07, 2023

by Ari Daniel

The World Health Organization turns 75 today. Forged in the years following World War II, many hoped people would finally work together to eradicate some of the world's worst diseases.

White House defends Afghanistan pullout, blames Trump administration for lack of prep

5:10pm April 06, 2023

by Franco Ordoñez

The Biden administration issued an analysis of the U.S. pulling military presence from Afghanistan. The White House defends withdrawing but blames the Trump administration for a lack of preparedness.