This NPR News episode covers multiple global developments: a deadly glacier collapse in Nepal and Tibet with overlooked warning signs, controversial U.S.-Venezuela oil deals under a new political regime, AI-driven financial risks highlighted at the G20, the death of jazz icon Cassandra Wi
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