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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Tuesday and met with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. It's Orban's first visit to Ukraine since Russia’s invasion more than two years ago. Marco Werman speaks to Yaroslav Trofimov of the Wall Street Journal about how the fraught relationship between Kyiv and Budapest goes way back and concerns the Hungarian minority in...

The phrase "Shinrin-Yoku" or "forest bathing" was first coined in the 1980s by the head of Japan's forestry agency. It was a time when people worked really long hours, especially in Tokyo, and people were very stressed out and suffering all kinds of physical and mental health effects. As T.S. Strickland reports from station WUWF, the idea is to go out and walk trails, breathe deeply and to immerse...

Sri Lanka's long-running civil war ended 15 years ago. But the tens of thousands of Tamil people gravely wounded in the fighting still bear the scars. Reporter Jason Strother says the women he met in northeast Sri Lanka who lost limbs feel particularly vulnerable to natural disasters — wherein it can be hard to flee to safety. 

Panama's new president is vowing to stop migration through the treacherous jungle region known as the Darien Gap. In a deal signed with the US, Washington will pay the deportation costs of those entering the Central American country illegally. Host Marco Werman speaks with Juan Pappier of Human Rights Watch about the challenges of closing this popular migration route.

A large number of migrants to the US come via South America, and travel through the Darien Gap, a dangerous jungle between Colombia and Panama. Manuel Rueda reports from Capurgana, a Colombian village on the edge of the Darien, about the industry that has developed around guiding migrants through the jungle. (This story originally aired on May 10, 2023)

When he was a teenager, Mark Modrall had a love-hate relationship with the wilderness challenges he faced in summer camp. But during one especially rough storm in the Canadian outback, the flight of two birds lead to a life-changing revelation. He shared his experience with GBH's Stories from the Stage.

They're called Festas Juninas or June Festivals and they are the heart of Brazilian culture this time of the year. What’s special about these festivals is that they’re not usually mega events, like Carnival in February, but they're held in each town and community across the country. As Michael Fox reports from Florianopolis, in southern Brazil, these festivals spring from a deep well of history an...

The earliest Category 4 Atlantic hurricane ever recorded is headed through the Caribbean right now. So far, it's charted a path that is unusually far south. It is hitting Grenada on Monday. That's rare. The high winds in its swirling arms are hitting Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. There will be a big ocean swell too. Ministers for the government of Barbados are in the Emergency Opera...

A year in to a major policy reversal, analysts say Turkey's return to mainstream economics seems to be paying off, with consumer inflation nearing its peak. But the reality on the ground shows consumers are still struggling with rising prices. The World's Durrie Bouscaren reports. 

The conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine seem to be top on the global diplomatic agenda, despite the catastrophic famine conditions that grip Sudan. The US ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, tells The World’s Marco Werman that while headlines focus on Gaza and Ukraine, US diplomats view the humanitarian situation in Sudan as “the most-dire in the world.” 

President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is pushing for a radical reform to overhaul a judiciary he accuses of corruption. One of the most-contentious changes would be that judges at all levels will be elected by popular vote, instead of being appointed based on merit. The reform will likely be approved as soon as September, even when critics flag it as an authoritarian move that is politically motiv...

Sunday marked the final day for athletes to qualify for the Paris Olympics. The World's Bianca Hillier speaks with host Marco Werman about a few of the different ways athletes can secure their ticket to the Games. 

For young people still in school, there are few sweeter words than “summer vacation.” But for students in Ukraine, these are tough times. The school year for public school kids just wrapped up last week. And their whole education experience for both Ukrainian students and their teachers has fundamentally changed. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports from the western Ukrainian city of Lviv.

For a long time, people have performed CPR to the beat of Stayin' Alive by the BeeGees. But if that's not your jam, a new report by the American Heart Association found that you can also perform CPR to beat of "Tití Me Preguntó."

Over the weekend, Iranians voted in the first round of presidential elections despite much voter apathy. That apathy was on display as voter turnout hit a historic low. The vote will now continue into a runoff, however, between the top two candidates — reformist Masoud Pezeshkian and ultraconservative Saeed Jalili — as neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote. Host Marco Werman speaks...

The winning votes for the National Rally is a blow to centrist President Manuel Macron, who called the snap vote as a referendum on his mandate — and on the very direction France, and Europe, should be headed. The World's Gerry Hadden reports.

Babymaking is tantamount to national service in Japan, where the government says population decline is “the biggest crisis Japan faces.” That's why local governments in Japan have set up their own dating services. The World's Patrick Winn gets a tour of one such service, and a man and a woman who tried it out.

It was a debate for American voters. But Thursday night's encounter between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump has made headlines across the globe. To get more on how the rest of the world has been reacting to the event, The World's Marco Werman catches up with Europe correspondent Orla Barry.

Almost since the beginning of the war in Gaza, we have been hearing the words "on the brink of famine." Who determines what is famine, and what exactly does it mean? As The World's Aaron Schachter tells us, it's complicated.

This week, the first contingent of Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a multinational security mission to address gang violence there. While Kenya’s leaders have applauded the police for their track record in peace and security, they face growing scrutiny at home. Over the past week, police have been criticized for their violent and deadly crackdown on anti-tax demonstrators. The World’s Af...

The former president’s collection is being returned to Dakar after decades in France. It’s considered culturally significant as Senghor was a monumental figure in Senegalese and African history. Host Marco Werman speaks with Kelly Duke-Bryant, a professor of history at Rowan University, about why this is a significant moment for Senegal and Senghor’s collection. 

A project in South Africa aims to reduce demand for rhinoceros horns by making them radioactive. Host Marco Werman speaks with professor James Larkin at the University of the Witwatersrand, who is inserting small quantities of radioisotopes into the horns of live rhinos, allowing for their detection by monitors at border stations and reducing their value as a commodity.

A Turkish court case that exposed an Iranian kidnapping ring offers a blueprint for Iran's operations against dissidents abroad. Reporter Fariba Nawa finds a source to guide her through some of the inner workings of Iran's secret plot. 

Host Marco Werman gives us a listen to Quebec singer Dominique Fils-Aimé, who, after competing on “La Voix,” TVA’s version of “The Voice” nearly 10 years ago, is headlining this weekend at the Montreal Jazz Festival.

Paris is preparing to host the Summer Olympics in just a few weeks, but it's not the first time the Games have come to town. The World's Bianca Hillier takes a look back at the 1900 and 1924 editions.