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Entrance to the Embassy of the United States of America, with a metal gate, concrete barriers, and a building featuring the embassy's seal and name.

Venezuela digs in as US sends warship to the Caribbean

Full Episode
50:18

The entrance to the US embassy in Caracas, Venezuela, Oct. 6, 2025.

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As the largest US warship sails into the Caribbean, Venezuela announces a “massive mobilization” of its land, air, naval and reserve forces. Also, the Swedish government is proposing a measure that would lower the age of criminal responsibility to 13 after two Swedish teenagers were arrested last year for throwing hand grenades at the Israeli embassy in Denmark. And, a key architect of the Paris Agreement reflects on this year’s COP30 meeting in Brazil. Plus, a Hungarian man spent 144 hours dancing to the “Dance Dance Revolution” music video game to make the Guinness Book of World Records.

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Venezuela digs in as fears of US strike mounts
6:07
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5:23
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1:48
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A decade after the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, the treaty’s architect looks back at its legacy
Special Coverage
8:19
Illustration of a large hand holding a pencil and erasing part of a drawing depicting a crowd of people protesting.
The disappearance of Ekpar Asat
Special Coverage
17:50
A man in a bright green T-shirt with the text "DADS ARE PARENTS" sits in a conference room, while other people work at their desks in the background.
This country’s paternity leave could be a model for the US
Special Coverage
6:04
Dance Dance Revolution’s world record holder
1:29