Host Marco Werman and his team of producers bring you the world's most interesting stories that remind us just how small our planet really is.
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US war crimes office may shut down, inside the DMZ and the Summer of Love
The US State Department plans to shut down its war crimes office — we'll take a look. Also, Australians wonder what's happening in America after an Australian woman is shot dead by police in Minneapolis. Plus, we remember San Francisco's Summer of Love, 50 years later.
US cuts support for Syrian rebels, Trudeau's carbon balancing act, radicalized surfer dude
President Donald Trump ends a CIA program backing moderate rebel groups in Syria. Also, Canada's prime minister says he's concerned about climate change while also supporting new oil pipelines. Plus Zimbabwean band Mokoomba.
A push to stop migrants at sea, Sikhism and ‘The Bachelorette,’ not enough seasonal workers
An new anti-immigrant organization called Defend Europe wants to stop migrants at sea before they can cross the Mediterranean. Also, how a Syrian refugee family in Germany is adjusting to life there. Plus Olive Yang, the Burmese warlord who defied traditional gender roles.
Trump and the Iran deal, Winnie the Pooh censored in China, UK cheddar heist
President Donald Trump decides not to scrap the Iran nuclear deal. Also, National Geographic's Joel Sartore and his "Photo Ark" of endangered wildlife species. Plus, why Chinese internet censors don't like Winnie the Pooh.
Venezuela's symbolic referendum, Pakistan's 'Fontgate,' climate research
Venezuela's opposition held a symbolic referendum and millions voted against the country's president. We'll look at the current state of affairs. Also, we examine the difficult lives of Pakistan's atheists. Plus, how George Romero inspired zombie fans worldwide.
A year after the Nice attack, high school students interview Mattis, Brazil chaos
President Donald Trump attends Bastille Day festivities in Paris today — and we take a look. Plus, the southern French city of Nice is remembering the attack a year ago today that killed 86 people on the beachside promenade. Plus, we look back at the life and work of South African HIV/AIDS activist Prudence Mabele.
Trump's visit to France, Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo dies, a slice of Poland's wartime history
President Donald Trump meets his French counterpart in Paris. Also, the painful history of Jedwabne, a village in Poland where the Jewish population was massacred during World War II. Plus we remember the life and work of Chinese Nobel laureate and dissident Liu Xiaobo.
Giant iceberg calves, Korean religion called cult, Putin puppeteer
How an iceberg the size of Delaware just broke away from Antarctica. And, why two young Americans fought alongside Kurdish rebels against ISIS, and died in the fighting. Also, why members of a religious group — some American — believe their Korean leader is immortal.
Donald Trump Jr.'s email chain, 'peaceful nukes,' China's new Silk Road
Donald Trump Jr. releases emails relating to how he was told about Russia's support for his father's campaign. Also, a scientist who worked to find peaceful uses for nuclear bombs. And, a secretive religious group in South Korea.
Victory in Mosul, ceasefire in Syria, listening to Linkin Park in Iran
Iraq's government claims victory against ISIS in Mosul. Also, who is the Russian lawyer who met with Donald Trump Jr. last year? Plus, Israel's spy agency courts tech entrepreneurs with slick ads.