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Wherever there are people driving a vehicle, road safety is a concern. In Cambodia, the prime minister is hoping a ban on musical truck horns will stop young people from dancing near roadways. Host Marco Werman spoke to Sun Narin to find out why. Sun is a journalist based in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh.

Two years ago, Artem Fedorenko, then age 8, lost his arm when a Russian bomb exploded at a cabin outside of Kyiv, Ukraine. His father died when he tried to protect Artem from the blast. Artem and his mother came to the US to get him a prosthetic arm. Lindsey Seavert reports that he and several other Ukrainian children have started new lives in Maple Grove, Minnesota.

Despite Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s opposition, the US continues to push Israel to pursue a two-state solution with Palestinians — an independent Palestinian state alongside the Israeli state. But more than 75 years into this conflict, this solution is increasingly seen as an impossibility. What do former negotiators on both sides of the conflict have to say? Reporter Rebecca Rosman speaks...

FGM, or female genital mutilation, has been officially banned in The Gambia since 2015. But a new bill passed by the small west African nation this week would reverse that ban. Host Marco Werman speaks with Fatou Baldeh, an anti-FGM activist and survivor, about what this repeal of the ban will mean for women in the country. 

A growing number of chefs from former Portuguese colonies are taking Lisbon by storm. Chef Tony Fox calls himself the "King of Cachupa," a hearty chorizo and hominy stew topped with a fried egg, the signature dish of Cabo Verde. The World's Durrie Bouscaren takes us into the kitchen. 

A Texas law that would allow the state to arrest and deport migrants who arrive there without authorization is on hold. It was briefly instated on Tuesday, but blocked by an appeals court just hours later. The Mexican government responded, saying it would not accept deportations made by Texas “under any circumstances.” Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Rafael Fernández de Castro Medina, director of...

The Dominican Republic has stationed 10,000 soldiers on their border with Haiti. Officials there are worried that chaos in Haiti will send migrants streaming into their country. The Dominican Republic’s Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez tells The World’s Carolyn Beeler his country’s national security is his top priority, and he doesn’t back the establishment of a humanitarian corridor into Haiti.  

The University Art Gallery at San Diego State University has just unveiled an exhibit titled "Imaginary Amazon," featuring works by contemporary artists, many of them Indigenous inhabitants of the forest. The artists' intent is to address some of the stereotypical Western perspectives of the Amazon. Host Marco Werman attends the opening and speaks with the curator and one of the artists.

In what is being termed as a totally unexpected announcement, Irish Prime Minister Leo Vardak resigned from his position on Wednesday. Vardak said they were for "personal and political" reasons. Commentators say this is a "political earthquake" for the country. The World's Carolyn Beeler has more details. 

In Seoul on Thursday, the Los Angeles Dodgers took on the San Diego Padres in the MLB's regular-season opener. The Dodgers won 5-2, and the teams will play each other again on Thursday. The Seoul Series, as these games are being called, are the first-ever, regular-season games to be played in Korea. The World’s Bianca Hillier reports on how Korean fans are welcoming some of baseball’s biggest star...

Japan's central bank has raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years. It's a milestone in a long economic recovery and sign of something afoot in the Japanese economy. The World's Carolyn Beeler talks with Simon Rabinovitch, an editor at The Economist, about what's happening. 

When Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni came to power two years ago, there was lots of talk about her far-right ideology and dubious political views. But two years on, she has unquestionably become an influential voice in the European Union. She has helped shape the EU's migration policy, persuaded Europe to backtrack on climate plans and helped shore up support for Ukraine. So how has she done...

A new law has been approved in Hong Kong that introduces more power to stifle dissent. The law will expand authorities’ ability to prosecute citizens for offenses including “colluding with external forces” to commit illegal acts as well as charge them with treason, insurrection, espionage, and disclosing state secrets, among others. Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler have the details. 

The Major League Baseball season opens this week, and many players will be in foreign ballparks. The hope is this will increase enthusiasm for the game across the world. Countries such as Mexico, England and South Korea will all see top American baseball players. Host Carolyn Beeler has more. 

All but one of the 100 cities with the world’s worst air pollution last year were in Asia, according to a new report from IQAir. Climate change is playing a pivotal role in bad air quality that is risking the health of billions of people worldwide. Host Marco Werman speaks with Glory Dolphin Hammes, CEO of IQAir North America, about her company's latest pollution index, and what it tells us about...

A new bill set to be approved by Iran's Guardian Council will increase the sentence for women violating the country's dress code to 10 years in prison. They'll also have to pay higher fines, which can be deducted automatically from a woman's bank account. Dress code enforcement has already been ramping up. Women can be caught on video or reported on by strangers for not wearing the hijab head cove...

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been indicted for falsifying his COVID-19 vaccination status. That's one of the news stories you may have overlooked on Tuesday. Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler bring you some updates. 

Haiti has long looked to its wealthier neighbor, the Dominican Republic, as an economic lifeline. Now, the Dominican Republic is imposing tighter new border restrictions, exacerbating Haiti’s current crisis, as Rev. Osvaldo Concepción on the Haiti-Dominican Republic border explains to The World’s Carolyn Beeler.

A recent study from the University of Chicago has uncovered looting at historical sites in the north of Afghanistan. Satellite imagery shows the pillage taking place in Balkh province even prior to the Taliban takeover of the country in 2021. Host Marco Werman speaks with Gil Stein, the leading researcher behind the study, about what this means for Afghanistan's historical sites. 

Shigeichi Negishi died from natural causes earlier this year, after a fall, according to his daughter. He was 100 years old. His “Sparko Box,” which first came on the market in 1967, is recognized as the earliest karaoke machine. Hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler have this tribute to karaoke. 

At age 12, Eson Kim is held up at gunpoint with her dad in the family's hardware store. What happens next will forever change her. Kim shares her tale on "Stories From The Stage," produced by GBH's TV channel WORLD. 

Jazz original Abdullah Ibrahim from Cape Town, South Africa, fused many idioms, including Boogie Woogie and Township Jive before Duke Ellington met him in the 1960s and championed his music. At 90, Ibrahim is undertaking a world tour, including two rare US dates, as we hear from The World's hosts Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler.

Since Lebanon’s civil war, there has been almost no public space in the country, and almost no public transit. And that means almost no places where people from Lebanon’s different religious sects connect with each other. Now a skate park, free and built by private funding and nonprofits, is providing that space. Rebecca Collard reports that skaters there are hoping it can be a model for politics...

A large political faction in Malaysia is backing a bill that would intensify punishments based on religious law. It covers moral infractions, such as same-sex romantic encounters and increases public caning punishments from a few lashes to up to 100. While caning is not painful, it is humiliating. The World's Patrick Winn reports that some people in the Muslim-majority country worry the public is...

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (CATL) is one of a couple of lithium-battery-making juggernauts in China that supply much of the worlds' electric vehicle (EV) industry. Officials in the United States are feeling nervous about this and have begun to try and steer car manufacturers away from China's battery supply. The alternatives are not plentiful. The World's host Carolyn Beeler talk...