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June 8, 2023

Climate Change
Canada’s Wildfires, OPEC Oil Report, NATO’s Largest Air Drill, and More

Canada’s unprecedented wildfire season overwhelms Canadian firefighters, and many in the eastern United States deal with dangerous levels of smoke; the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countri…

Podcast Haze and smoke shroud Manhattan skyline from Canadian wildfires in New York

June 30, 2022

China
January 6 Hearings, Anniversary of Hong Kong Handover, and More

The January 6 committee hearings generate new interest, Hong Kong observes the twenty-fifth anniversary of its handover to China, and migrant smuggling gets new scrutiny after dozens were found dead …

Podcast Pro-democracy protesters hold a banner during a protest urging for the release of political prisoners at Chinese National day, in Hong Kong

May 5, 2022

Elections and Voting
Philippine General Election, Hong Kong’s New Chief Executive, and More

The Philippines holds a general election, a vote for a new chief executive happens in Hong Kong, and foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) nations meet in Germany.

Podcast Philippine presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., son of late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, delivers a speech during a campaign rally in Lipa, Batangas province, Philippines, April 20, 2022.

March 31, 2022

Technology and Innovation
Quantum Leap

How can the world create better medicines? More powerful solar cells? New batteries? The answers could come from a revolutionary research tool known as the quantum computer. It can seem like magic—ha…

Podcast quantum computer

February 24, 2022

Wars and Conflict
TWNW Special: Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

Russia launches an invasion of Ukraine with wide-ranging consequences for international order.

Podcast Ukrainian citizens carry suitcases as they exit a train arriving from Odessa via Lviv at Przemysl main train station on February 24, 2022 in Przemysl, Poland.