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The World's Shirin Jaafari recently spoke with a senior Hamas politician, Bassem Naim, about a wide range of issues, including the Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the fate of the Israeli hostages. They also talked about the future of Gaza and where Hamas fits in to what comes next. Shirin shares what she learned with host Carolyn Beeler.

As technologies like smart phones and electric vehicles continue to transform our lives, competition over the minerals that go into them is growing. Last month, a US Treasury official said Africa will play a bigger role in helping secure access to these minerals. This comes as countries like Kenya are seeking to grow their mining sector. The World's Africa Correspondent Halima Gikandi reports from...

Turkey's main opposition party, the CHP, won municipal elections in 35 of the country's 81 provinces Sunday, which included Turkey's largest cities. It's the party's biggest election victory in 45 years. The World's Durrie Bouscaren reports that the results are a blow to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's party, the AKP.

A proposed law in Greece would require 45% of music on the radio and in public spaces to be in the Greek language. The bill has stirred up discussion over the future of the country's music culture and freedom of expression. The World's host Carolyn Beeler spoke to Louka Katseli, who directs EDEM, a cooperative protecting the intellectual property rights of artists' music. Katseli, who is also a fo...

China's escalating clashes with the Philippines over disputed waters in the South China Sea are forcing an uncomfortable question: At what point is the U-S obligated to help repel them with force? The Philippines is protected by a US defense treaty that is "ironclad," as US officials reiterated this week. Attacks by the China Coast Guard at sea have steadily escalated from harassment to blockades....

Israeli protestors from various groups have come together to demand elections and the removal of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. To put pressure on the government, they've set up a tent city in front of the Knesset, or Israeli parliament, in Jerusalem. The atmosphere is like a festival but people are angry. Host Marco Werman is in Jerusalem and talks with The World's Matthew Bell about the scen...

Higher education transformed the US into the country it is today. Its premier universities are why it's the No. 1 choice among international students. But nowhere else is tuition as expensive or are so many in debt. GBH education reporter Kirk Carapezza looks at how the US got here, and how other countries fund higher education.

Borrowers in the US and the UK wrack up the highest debt in the world. In Denmark, tuition is free and students are given grants to pay for food and housing. Few take out loans. But Joshua Coe reports from Aarhus, Denmark, that free education does have a price.

Cambodia is still recovering from the murderous reign of the Khmer Rouge when most academics were killed. Today, universities have been rebuilt but most people in the impoverished kingdom can't afford even the lowest tuition fees. Leila Goldstein reports that those who want to get a higher education have to be either lucky or very resourceful.

The US is the top destination for higher education in the world, with more than 1 million international students. They generate more than $40 billion each year. These families save up for decades — with their full-fare tuition dollars going to subsidize US students. The World's Carolyn Beeler speaks to The Chronicle of Higher Education reporter, Karin Fischer, who writes the weekly, Latitudes news...

Leran Zhao is from a rural part of Shaodong, China — his dream school was always the University of California, Berkeley. But the path he took to get there is one that an increasing number of international students are taking — going to a community college for the first two years. Zhao, who will graduate from Berkeley this year, estimates he saved his family $120,000.

Samantha — we are not using her full name — initially had enough money to pay her tuition fees. But after her family's business in South Africa collapsed, her mother's friends and relatives pooled their money together so she could finish college in the US. Samantha admits she's also had to work under the table. If caught, she would lose her F1 visa and be deported. Andrea Gutierrez reports from Lo...

International students don't qualify for federal financial aid and they pay much higher fees at state schools. But for five Indian science and engineering students getting their master's degrees at San Jose State University, the shot at the opportunities and high future earnings are worth it. KQED reporter Madi Bolanos says their cramped shared apartment has not dampened their spirits.

Getting visas to travel to the US has never been easy for people of certain nationalities, even for students who have already been accepted to a US university. During the pandemic, visa processing delays extended to a year or more. Sushmita Pathak reports from Delhi, India, that long delays remain because of the large numbers of applicants, forcing students to rethink their educational futures.

The University of the People bills itself as the first nonprofit, tuition-free, American-accredited online university. Those things are all true. Thanks to technological developments and the acceptance of online learning, the nature of higher education is changing fast. But are the university's 137,000 students from more than 200 countries getting a quality education? Emily Haavik reports.

Gloria broke down in sobs when she first learned how much tuition would be at a New York university. Being from Ecuador, she wouldn't qualify for federal financial aid or subsidized loans. She admits she sometimes had to work illegally. That's why we are not using her full name. International students can't work more than 20 hours a week during the school year, and only on campus. But today she is...

When Ghana-born Ayeyi Asamoah-Manu tried to get a US student visa, he was told it would take two years to even get an interview with a consular official. With classes soon starting at the University of Michigan, he traveled to South Africa and then to Eswatini, formerly, Swaziland, finally securing an F-1 visa. Now nearing graduation, compared to those hurdles, Asamoah-Manu says, everything after...

Spell check and auto-correct can be helpful when you’re drafting an email or a text message. But if that red, squiggly line appears under your own name, it’s a different story. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports on a campaign in the UK to make auto-correct more diverse and inclusive.

Lots of people pay attention to outdoor air quality and many know what are considered safe levels of "PM" or "particulate matter" in the air. But in most places, there are no standards for indoor air quality, even in public places. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with air quality expert and professor at Queensland University Lidia Morawska who believes it's time for that to change.

Sixty years ago today a pirate radio station revolutionized broadcasting in Britain. Radio Caroline, named after the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, broadcasted its first show from a boat located a few miles off the southeast coast of England. It introduced millions to pop music and artists who struggled to get an airing on the BBC. But as The World's Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports...

The International Office of Migration has documented deaths over the past 10 years of some 63,000 people who fled their countries to seek a new life. Nearly 60% of the migrant deaths recorded by the IOM were related to drowning. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Jorge Galindo of the IOM about the deadly sea route across the Mediterranean Sea and other dangerous migrant paths around the globe.

Indonesia is home to nearly 30 million Christians who pray to Jesus Christ or "Yesus Kristus." But the government has always refused to acknowledge "Yesus" as the Christian messiah's proper name. Instead they've opted for "Isa al-Masih," Jesus's name in the Quran. But thanks to a long-awaited legal decision, Indonesian Christians are looking forward to finally praising "Yesus" on Easter Sunday wit...

As millions of Americans rush to finish filing their taxes ahead of the April 15 deadline, Kenyans are wondering when the new tax policies will stop. Kenya's president, who ran on the promise of alleviating economic suffering of Kenyans, has turned to increasing taxes as a way of bringing in more revenue. Kenyans say these taxes are hurting the country's poorest amid already harsh economic times....

For a long time the Antarctic Circumpolar Current has moved at a certain speed. But with global warming, that current has sped up. A new study says that's been the case during previous warmer periods on Earth and ties the current speed to climate change. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with study author Jennifer Middleton.

Who in the world hasn't seen the statue of Michelangelo's David in all its naked glory? Most of us likely didn't go to the museum in Florence that houses the masterpiece, but saw the image somewhere else, like on a T-shirt or a mug. The museum's director is sick and tired of all tchotchkes, and she's using the court system to try and make them go away.