Syrian government and Druze leaders announce ceasefire as Israel continues strikes

The World

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4.6 • 884 Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2025

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Israeli airstrikes hit a military compound and other targets near the Syrian presidential palace this morning. Meanwhile, Syria’s interim government and Druze leaders have agreed to a ceasefire amid unrest in the country. Also, Australia's prime minister is visiting China to reset relations after years of tensions between the two countries. And, bread beetles have infested about a quarter of a 400,000-volume collection of historical books in Hungary. Plus, affirmative action is deemed a success at universities in Brazil.

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0:00.0	This week on the assignment with me, Audie Cornish.
0:03.9	The push to have bigger families and more babies is part of a movement called pro-natalism.
0:09.6	They are freaking out about declining global fertility rates.
0:13.8	And that is real.
0:14.7	It's a phenomenon called birth-death.
0:17.4	What's behind this push to start a new baby boom?
0:20.8	Who are the voices pushing for a more
0:22.5	pro-family America? And what exactly does that mean? Listen to the assignment with me,
0:28.7	Audie Cornish, streaming now on your favorite podcast app.
0:43.3	Violence in Syria raises questions about the country's fragile new order.
0:47.0	There are real fears about the fracturing of Syria.
0:48.4	I'm Carolyn Beeler.
0:53.2	And I'm Marco Werman today, what the fighting means for Syria now that Israel has gotten involved.
0:58.2	Also on the show, the view of the U.S. from Australia, it's an unreliable partner at the moment,
1:01.1	so their prime minister is trying a reset with China.
1:05.7	The tightrope is only becoming even harder for Australia to manage.
1:12.7	Lava is flowing from a volcanic eruption in Iceland, and in Sweden, cash is not king.
1:16.8	Some people there don't even know exactly what their currency looks like.
1:23.1	I could honestly not tell you what color or what prominent person is on them or anything.
1:27.0	But not everyone's on board with plans to scrap cash.
1:29.4	All that and more today, here on the world.
1:33.0	This is the world. I'm Marco Werman.
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