The WHO wants to help low-income nations combat the monkeypox outbreak16 August 2022The U.S has limited supplies of monkeypox vaccine, but the vaccines are even scarcer globally. Countries such as Nigeria, where the outbreak began, have no vaccines at all.00:03:38
Gazans say they pay the price of fighting between Israel and militant groups 15 August 2022Still recovering from the last bout of fighting between Israel and Islamic Jihad last week, civilians in Gaza are exhausted by suffering through the cycles of conflict.00:05:07
Kenyans face a tense wait for the results of Tuesday's presidential election10 August 2022The presidential election in Kenya drew low voter turnout on Tuesday pitting opposition leader Raila Odinga against Deputy President William Ruto, among other candidates.00:03:08
Shelling around a nuclear plant in Ukraine causes a lot of concern09 August 2022In Ukraine, fighting near a nuclear power complex in the south of the country has alarmed both sides, and has led to calls for an international mission to ensure the plant's safety.00:03:22
A cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza appears to be holding08 August 2022NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Steve Hendrix, the Jerusalem bureau chief for The Washington Post, about the ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza.00:03:25
Pelosi's Taiwan trip fuel tensions with China and raised security concerns regionally04 August 2022U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Cambodia for a regional meeting of foreign ministers amid the fallout from U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan.00:03:31
What 3 past Taiwan Strait crises can teach us about U.S.-China tensions today02 August 2022Both the U.S. and China stepped up military activity in the region ahead of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Taiwan visit. Here's what is different now from crises in the Taiwan Strait decades ago.00:04:02
China says if Pelosi visits Taiwan, it would be met with very serious consequences02 August 2022NPR's A Martinez talks to Shelley Rigger, professor of East Asian Policy at Davidson College, about the U.S.-Taiwan-China relationship ahead of a possible visit to Taiwan by House Speaker Pelosi.00:03:35
Ukraine: grain leaves port and calls grow for a probe into POWs' deaths 01 August 2022The first ship carrying Ukrainian grain leaves the port of Odesa. Ukraine and Russia exchange accusations over who bombed a prison colony holding Ukrainian POWs in occupied Donbas.00:03:19
The EU agrees to plan that aims to cut gas consumption across Europe by 15%27 July 2022Russia claims mechanical issues are the reason for the supply cut. Germany's economy minister accused Russia's president of playing a "duplicitous game."00:03:19