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  • Looking Back: The Story of Three Defiant Nuns in Austria

    Looking Back: The Story of Three Defiant Nuns in Austria
    2025/12/22
    As we look back at our international reporters' most memorable stories of the last year, we revisit the story of the defiant Austrian nuns. The three sisters, all in their 80’s, recently ran away from a nursing home. With the help of supporters, and a locksmith, they broke into their former convent in defiance of church orders. They’re determined to fulfill their vows and grow old on their own terms. These sisters are have taken Instagram by storm where they’re being supported by a growing community. We go to Salzburg to meet them.

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    11 分
  • Why Cuba is Watching Venezuela Intently

    Why Cuba is Watching Venezuela Intently
    2025/12/19

    Cuba today feels more isolated than ever after years of sanctions from the United States have severely damaged the economy. Now Cubans are watching the U.S. ramp up pressure on the government of Venezuela, Cuba’s most loyal ally and an important trading partner. Our reporter in Havana talks to some Cubans about the current moment.

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    4 分
  • Venezuelans React to the Threat of a U.S. Blockade

    Venezuelans React to the Threat of a U.S. Blockade
    2025/12/18

    President Trump has ordered a ban on all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, escalating pressure on the country's president. Venezuelans tell us that in a country long battered by shortages, it’s just another crisis to endure.

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    4 分
  • Will Myanmar's Election Change Anything?

    Will Myanmar's Election Change Anything?
    2025/12/17

    Myanmar, also known as Burma, will hold a phased general election starting later this month. It comes amidst a years long civil war that has killed thousands and displaced millions. And it is being called by a military government that seized power in a coup four years ago. We learn about the lengths the leadership is going to in order to convince the world to accept the election’s results.



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    6 分
  • Innovating Ways to Address Poverty in Uganda

    Innovating Ways to Address Poverty in Uganda
    2025/12/16

    One method of combating extreme poverty is providing cash grants to allow people to start businesses. We go to Uganda to take a look at one such program that has changed their model in an effort to increase the impact of their support. And the changes caused intended consequences.

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    9 分
  • Hanukkah Celebrations in Israel Clouded by an Attack Far Away

    Hanukkah Celebrations in Israel Clouded by an Attack Far Away
    2025/12/15

    Jews in Israel had been looking forward to the Hanukkah holiday this year, since recent public celebrations had been curtailed first by COVID and then the wars that followed the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023. But this year’s celebration is happening in the aftermath of a horrific attack on a Hanukkah event in Australia that killed at least 15. We go to Tel Aviv to hear how people are feeling about the holiday this year.

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    4 分
  • An Interview with a Hamas Leader

    An Interview with a Hamas Leader
    2025/12/12

    NPR recently met with a senior Hamas leader on the outskirts of Doha, Qatar as the organization prepares to negotiate the next stage of the Gaza ceasefire. He says Hamas is willing to lay down its weapons for up to ten years. Our correspondent gives us the highlights of the conversation.

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    5 分
  • Exploring our Planet Through the History of Maps

    Exploring our Planet Through the History of Maps
    2025/12/11
    Physical maps might feel out of date in our smartphone and GPS age but maps aren’t just for navigation. They are windows into history, culture and how we perceive the world. We visit a map library in Maine to see what maps can tells about the planet and ourselves.

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    7 分