AvatarThe WorldAvatarAvatar1 day agoThe view over Gaza onboard a Jordanian aid planeThe World - Shirin JaafariAs part of the effort to get more food and water into Gaza, the Jordanian air force is participating in airdrops into the beleaguered territory. We traveled along on one of the flights to see what it takes to get aid into Gaza from above. At King Abdullah II Air Base near Amman, Jordan, large cargo …
AvatarThe WorldAvatarAvatar2 days agoOil refineries in northeastern Syria are sickening people and polluting the environmentThe World - Shirin JaafariAcross northeastern Syria, makeshift refineries pump out fuel for cars, heating and electricity. They are also a major source of income for local residents who have endured more than a decade of conflict. But this critical resource is also harmful. On a sunny day in March, shepherd Muhiddin Ahmad …
AvatarThe WorldAvatarAvatar2 days ago‘Our joy is limited’: A subdued Purim in Israel during wartimeThe World - Sarah VentreJews around the world just celebrated the holiday of Purim, which is said to mark the survival of Jews in ancient Persia. In Israel, it is known for being a raucous holiday with parties, costumes, sweets and drinking. But for many Israelis, the war meant this year’s holiday felt different. Over the …
AvatarThe WorldAvatarAvatar2 days agoThe shadow of the United Fruit Company still reaches across the globe todayThe World - Michael FoxAbout a hundred years ago, the Boston-based banana company, United Fruit, reigned supreme in Central America. It didn’t just own banana plantations, but also railroads and telephone lines. The company even dictated national policies and overthrew governments. For his podcast “Under the Shadow,” …
AvatarThe WorldAvatarAvatar3 days agoPolitics over intelligence: Crocus Hall shooting in Moscow raises security concernsThe World - Daniel OfmanRussia is mourning the deadly attack on the Crocus City Hall concert venue outside Moscow, on Friday, March 22. Despite many unanswered questions about the attack, the Kremlin is already forming a narrative that will likely have severe political and security implications. In Moscow, billboards and …
AvatarThe WorldAvatarAvatar6 days agoOn campus, Jewish and Muslim students fear for their safetyThe World - Kirk CarapezzaA new report finds Jewish and Muslim students "fear personal danger" related to their positions on the war. MIT graduate student Talia Khan said this year — for the first time in her eight years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology — she feared for her safety. Khan, a 26-year-old daughter of …
AvatarThe WorldAvatarAvatarMar 21‘We have to prepare’: NATO conducts biggest military exercises since Cold WarThe World - Daniel OfmanAcross Europe, the NATO military alliance is conducting its largest exercise since the Cold War, with tens of thousands of troops from 32 countries taking part. NATO officials and European leaders warn that a direct conflict with Russia is becoming an increasing threat. At the Ādaži military base, …
AvatarThe WorldAvatarAvatarDominican Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez on Haiti crisis: 'There is no interlocutor on the other side'The World - Joyce HackelThe Dominican Republic has stationed 10,000 soldiers on its border with Haiti. Officials there are worried that chaos in Haiti will send migrants streaming into their country. The Dominican Republic’s Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez tells The World’s Carolyn Beeler his country’s national security …
AvatarThe WorldAvatarAvatar'We have different cultures, but we share the same island': Dominican Republic priest says his country should do more to help HaitiThe World - Joyce HackelThe Dominican Republic has decided to impose tighter border restrictions to keep people from Haiti out of the country. The World's host, Carolyn Beeler, speaks with Osvaldo Concepción, a Jesuit priest who works closely with Haitians who have crossed into the Dominican Republic, about the …
AvatarThe WorldAvatarAvatarUkrainian children thrive in Minnesota after losses in the Russian invasion 2 years agoThe World - Lindsey SeavertIt’s recess at Rice Lake Elementary in Maple Grove and Artem Fedorenko, 10, heads to grab his coat from his locker. “Zip?” he asks a classmate. The fellow fourth grade student helps Artem put his arm through the sleeve and zips his coat up. Together, they head outside, where Artem excels in a game of …
AvatarThe WorldAvatarAvatarNeturei Karta: an ultra-orthodox Jewish sect that doesn’t believe in the concept of a Jewish state of IsraelThe World - Sarah VentreNeturei Karta is an ultra-orthodox Jewish Haredi sect that takes an anti-Zionist stance. Its members who live in Israel say they do not vote, run for office or take assistance from the government, while openly supporting the return of all of Israel to Palestinians. Rabbi Shimon Roth lives in …
AvatarThe WorldAvatarAvatarNeturei Karta: an Orthodox Jewish sect that doesn’t believe in the concept of a Jewish state of IsraelThe World - Sarah VentreNeturei Karta is an Orthodox Jewish Haredi sect that takes an anti-Zionist stance. Its members who live in Israel say they do not vote, run for office or take assistance from the government, while openly supporting the return of all of Israel to Palestinians. Rabbi Shimon Roth lives in Jerusalem’s …