The World
A program that crosses borders and time zones to bring home the stories that matter.
A city in southern Brazil is forced to adapt after floods shut down a major airport
Porto Alegre, the capital of Brazil’s southernmost state, has had to adapt after the metropolitan area of roughly 4.5 million people lost its only international airport. A month ago, unprecedented flooding sank major parts of the city. The rains have continued and the city’s airport is still underwater. So, officials have gotten creative.
These Israelis are trying to counter other Israelis blocking humanitarian aid to Gaza
Since Israel’s offensive began in Rafah in May, the amount of aid actually entering Gaza has dropped by two-thirds, according to the United Nations. Some of it has been stopped by Israeli citizens blocking the aid from entering. Now, other Israelis are pushing back to try to help get aid in.
‘You just keep going’: This Ukrainian family is back together in Lviv but they miss their hometown of Kharkiv
Over the last few months, Russia has intensified its assault on the Kharkiv region. It has also intensified its missile and drone attacks on Kharkiv city. Many Ukrainians living near the border with Russia, in the Kharkiv region are fleeing, seeking safety further west.
Out of Eden Walk: Trekking through Uzbekistan
The Silk Road in Uzbekistan was a caravan route, a path for explorers and traversed by Soviet-era train tracks. National Geographic Explorer Paul Salopek tells host Carolyn Beeler about this Central Asian country that has been a thoroughfare for explorers, traders and conquerors across the centuries. He crossed it on foot as part of his 24,000-mile Out of Eden Walk.
A wrinkle in time: GPS jamming in Ukraine and its ripple effects
In a battlefield abuzz with electronic warfare, a team of American techies MacGyver-ed a way to keep the power on in Ukraine. To make it work, they had to hack time. Dina Temple-Raston, host and managing editor of the Recorded Future News podcast “CLICK HERE,” has the story.