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May 14, 2020

Argentina
Argentina’s Debt Deadline, U.S. Congress Returns, and More

The deadline approaches for Argentina to restructure $65 billion in debt, the U.S. House of Representatives is set to join the Senate in getting back to work, and the spring graduation season is mark…

Podcast Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., conducts a news conference in the Capitol Visitor Center where she addressed COVID-19 relief funding and accusations against presidential candidate Joe Biden.

May 4, 2023

Immigration and Migration
South Korea-Japan Summit, U.S. Border Policy Changes, U.S. Annual Threat Assessment, and More

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio meets with South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul, South Korea; major pandemic-related U.S. immigration policies such as Title 42 end, straining an alread…

Podcast Migrant caravan heads for Mexico City to speed up legal route to U.S.

December 10, 2020

Climate Change
A Virtual Climate Summit, Georgia Begins Early Voting, and More

The Climate Ambition Summit 2020 is held virtually five years after the Paris Agreement, the state of Georgia begins early voting in its Senate runoff, and Tunisia marks ten years since the beginning…

Podcast A power-generating windmill turbine is seen in front of the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris ahead of the COP21 World Climate Summit, France, November 25, 2015.

September 27, 2023

Climate Change
Could Climate Change Break Home Insurance?

For decades, U.S. homeowners have counted on property insurance to protect them from catastrophic loss if their homes are destroyed—and the U.S. economy has rested on the functionality of that model…

Podcast Aftermath of a home struck by a climate disaster.

October 1, 2015

Global
The World Next Week: October 1, 2015

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee reviews Afghanistan, Trans-Pacific Partnership talks wrap up in Atlanta, and Germany marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of its reunification. 

Podcast

February 2, 2017

Global
The World Next Week: February 2, 2017

Tensions flare in eastern Ukraine, the U.S. Senate votes on President Trump's Cabinet nominees, and the anniversary of the Maastricht Treaty signing is observed.

Podcast