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Ukraine has been a war zone for more than two years now, and that's affected both humans and animals. This week two beluga whales needed to be evacuated from Kharkiv, Ukraine. Host Marco Werman speaks with Dan Ashe, president and CEO of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, about how the evacuation was conducted.

A movie theater in London's West End has cancelled a public premier of the film "The Last Screenwriter," written by "ChatGPT 4.0", because of backlash over a film being written by AI. The director of the film told The Daily Beast that the theater shut down the event after getting 200 complaints. As host Marco Werman tells us, the director says the movie wasn't intended to be controversial — it was...

In 1971, athletes from Italy, Argentina, Denmark and other countries travelled to Mexico to compete in the Women's World Cup. More than 100,000 fans showed up to games, and by all accounts, the tournament was a success. But that momentum came to a screeching halt the day the tournament ended, and the event was rarely spoken of again. Until now. The World's Bianca Hillier reports on a new documenta...

Slavery wasn't limited to America's South. In the late 1730s, a young boy in Guinea was kidnapped and taken on a slave ship to New England. He grew up as an enslaved person but went on to buy his freedom, and the freedom of his wife and children. Venture Smith would write the first published account of slavery in the America's. Connecticut Public Radio's Diane Orson meets his descendants. 

The African National Congress lost its majority grip on power in South Africa's recent national elections. It was a humbling defeat, but on Wednesday,  after weeks of political wrangling , the party's leader, Cyril Ramaphosa, was sworn into another term as president. The World's Halima Gikandi reports on how this happened and what this means for South African politics going forward.

Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft will be coming home from the International Space Station later than expected as officials troubleshoot helium leaks and study why some thrusters failed during the test flight. Host Marco Werman speaks with Jeff Foust, senior writer at SpaceNews, about how NASA works with private companies, and the agency's vision for the United States' future in space.

Immigration has become one of the most-divisive issues this election year. But many economists and business leaders in the US say the country's future economic growth hinges in large part on increased participation in the labor force. In Maine, some sectors have relied heavily on immigrant labor for years, while others are training new arrivals for jobs in emerging industries. Ari Snider of Maine...

June 19 commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. But the legacy of African enslavement continues to reverberate in much of the world. Howard French, the author of "Born in Blackness: Africa, Africans and the Making of the Modern World, 1471 to the Second World War," speaks with host Marco Werman about the persistent damage in West Africa and beyond. 

Fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon has forced dozens of families to leave their homes near the border. Some are sheltering in an abandoned hotel. The World’s Shirin Jaafari visits the hotel and speaks with families who are taking refuge there.

China has transformed in the past generation into a much more powerful country, while the US has worked to maintain American influence in the Pacific region. The tensions between the two countries are now at an all-time high over the South China Sea. Host Marco Werman is joined by veteran journalist Jane Perlez to examine how this happened, and what could happen next. It's part of The World's summ...

The Hajj is the annual Muslim pilgrimage that takes place in Saudi Arabia. It's a spiritual and physical journey that challenges pilgrims as they visit Islam's holiest sites. This year has proven especially challenging as a number of pilgrims have died due to the extreme heat. Host Marco Werman speaks with Wardah Khalid, a Muslim American from Washington, DC, about her experience so far this year....

Al Horford is being celebrated in the Dominican Republic after the Boston Celtics center became the first player from the country to win an NBA title on Monday. Host Marco Werman has reaction.

When does something as personal as abortion become a matter of foreign policy? Maybe when it proves useful as a wedge to divide societies. Polish abortion rights activists reflect on 30 years of some of the strictest abortion laws in the region, as liberalization appears to be on the horizon. A recently surfaced trove of documents suggests that Kremlin meddling may have slowed that change. Laicie...

Russian President Vladimir Putin is slated to arrive in North Korea this evening for meetings with its leader Kim Jong-un. The summit is Putin and Kim’s second meeting in nine months, and comes as Pyongyang is supplying critical munitions to fuel Russia’s war in Ukraine. Former CIA analyst and Korea-watcher Sue Mi Terry talks with host Marco Werman about what Pyongyang hopes to leverage from the v...

A new government program would protect undocumented spouses of American citizens from deportation while they seek permanent legal status. Host Marco Werman speaks with immigration attorney Matt Cameron of Cameron Law Offices in Boston about the program, announced on Tuesday by President Joe Biden. It could impact thousands of immigrants who are in the country illegally while married to a US citize...

There’s been a 100% increase in the number of Palestinians detained since Oct. 7. And watchdog groups are sounding the alarm on what they claim are ‘brutal’ conditions inside Israeli prisons. The grounds for the arrests are often murky, and many of those arrested are put into administrative detentions that can last for weeks or months. At least 27 Palestinians have died while in Israeli prisons in...

The USDA has announced it is pausing further safety inspections of Mexican avocados over security concerns. The move comes after a security incident last weekend in the state of Michoacan, the heart of the Mexico's avocado industry and a place where drug cartels have made serious inroads. Marco Werman speaks with Romain Le Cour, senior expert at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organize...

As concerns over attacks by stray dogs rise in Turkey, a draft law scheduled to be debated in the Turkish Parliament proposes rounding up stray dogs, posting them for adoption, and euthanizing them after 30 days. Dog lovers and animal rights activists oppose the bill, arguing that expanded sterilization programs are the only solution. The World's Durrie Bouscaren reports from Istanbul.

In February, Austrian heiress Marlene Engelhorn announced she was giving away her nearly $30 million inheritance. She paid a group of 50 people to figure out how it should be done. That group has released it suggestions, which include 77 initiatives involved in climate and environmental projects, the development of affordable housing, health care and social projects. Host Marco Werman explains.

The British Conservative party, which has ruled the country for 14 years, is facing what some polls say could be a total wipeout in the upcoming elections. It's a far cry from the landslide election won by the Tories under then Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2019. The party is now polling so badly that some political observers are wondering if it will even survive in its current form, postelectio...

In joint press conference on Friday, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US ambassador to the UN, and Samantha Power, the head of USAID, urged the world to wake up to the crisis in Sudan. Birhanu Waka is the Sudan country director for Medical Teams International and speaks with host Marco Werman about the challenge of delivering medical care to crisis areas.

Classic American folk tunes meet beloved ragas from India. Turns out, there's a lot in common between these two music traditions as Falguni Shah, lead vocalist for the band American Patchwork Quartet, tells host Marco Werman. 

Nearly 100 countries and organizations, half from Europe, attended the Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit over the weekend. Not surprisingly, Russia did not attend. Host Marco Werman, speaks to The World's Daniel Ofman, who joins him from Riga, Latvia. 

"A punch in the jaw that hurts the drug lords." That's how a German state justice minister described a massive cocaine bust on Monday in Duesseldorf. Investigators there said they seized 39 tons of cocaine worth $2.78 billion, making it the biggest-ever cocaine find in the country. Host Marco Werman has more.

It's out with the old, in with the new. China has promised to loan Adelaide Zoo a new pair of Giant Pandas to replace Wang Wang and Fu Ni. The World's Marco Werman wonders how the pandas are taking it.