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Global violence reaches record levels due to war and attacks on civilians

NPR | By Leila Fadel
Published June 9, 2026 at 4:44 AM EDT

Attacks on civilians have brought global violence to record levels. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to researcher Therése Pettersson at Uppsala University in Sweden.

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Leila Fadel
Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.