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Celebrations in the birthplace of Jesus usually attract thousands of pilgrims from all over the world, but this year, they're not happening. Churches in Bethlehem have canceled Christmas celebrations in solidarity with the people of Gaza. As Rebecca Collard reports from Bethlehem, representatives of major Christian communities there sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Congress urging them to...

The president of Ukraine will be in Washington on Tuesday to argue for continued US support. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will be on Capitol Hill and at the White House, and he'll give an address to officers at the National Defense University as he tries to convince Congress to provide more money for weapons before funding runs out. President Joe Biden has asked Congress for $61.4 billion for war...

Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani is about to be a household name in the US. That's because he's just become the $700 million pitcher and batter for the LA Dodgers. Host Marco Werman speaks with Jeff Fletcher, author of "Sho-Time: The Inside Story of Shohei Ohtani and the Greatest Baseball Season Ever Played," about Ohtani's rise and the globalization of baseball. 

The Laurel Forest of La Gomera island, in the Canary archipelago, looks like something from the age of the dinosaurs. Because it is from the age of the dinosaurs. It's lush and eerie, with trees that grow horizontally along the ground like enormous vines. In recent times, the UNESCO-protected forest has been threatened by building, forestry and tourists. But locals are figuring out ways to protect...

On Friday, EU member states agreed to the world's first-ever regulations of Artificial Intelligence. It's a historic agreement, but can government regulation in the EU pump the brakes on innovation of the technology across the globe? Host Marco Werman speaks to Anu Bradford a law professor at Columbia University, to learn how this might play out. 

Astronaut Frank Rubio has been exonerated after new evidence proves he did not — after all — eat the first space tomato. Host Marco Werman has more on the case of a rare tomato that was germinated in space and then went missing on the International Space Station.

The annual UN climate summit is being held in the United Arab Emirates, a major oil producer. And the president of the meeting is Sultan al-Jaber, the CEO of the national oil company. As the COP28 climate summit nears its end, host Marco Werman speaks with reporter Alec Luhn, who's been at the meetings, about the role the oil and gas industry has been playing there. 

As the Israeli military continues to destroy much of Gaza, some in neighboring Jordan are becoming vocal in sympathizing with Hamas. They say armed resistance is the only way forward. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports from Amman.

The International Olympic Committee announced today that Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to participate as “neutral” in next summer's Games. They will not be able to wear their country's flags or emblems, and national anthems will not be played. Host Marco Werman has the details.

Israeli families with hostages in Gaza marked Hanukkah in Tel Aviv last night, praying for their loved ones. Meanwhile in Gaza, the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate and there are fears of civil collapse. Host Marco Werman speaks with local journalist Sami Ziyara about what he's seeing on the ground.

Studies conducted at the Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology in Dummerstorf, Germany, test the mental and emotional capacities of goats, pigs and cows. Wide ranging research into social cognition, even empathy, reveal that livestock are more than dumb animals. Host Marco Werman speaks with Christian Nawroth from the institute about the study, and the implications for farm practice.

After a long day working in front of a computer, it can be all too easy to fall onto the couch and stay there. But people in the Netherlands say that’s actually the perfect time to go outside and go "uitwaaien." The World’s Bianca Hillier explains.

Negotiators at the COP28 climate summit in Dubai are grappling over whether to phase out "unabated" fossil fuels. What does that mean? And what does it take to "abate" carbon emissions? The World's environment correspondent explains the debate, and shows us what it will take to capture and store carbon at a new large-scale capture, transport and storage project in Norway.

Spain's government is facing legal action over a popular painkiller that has been linked to severe side effects among expats in the country. The drug metamizole, commonly sold under the brand name Nolotil in Spain, is banned in several countries, including Britain, the US, India and Australia. A patients group says adverse reactions to the drug, particularly among Britons, have led to sepsis and o...

Thousands of protestors marched in cities across New Zealand this week to oppose the new government's policies towards Indigenous Maori communities. The demonstrations coincided with the first day of parliament. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports from the region.

Bahia-based musician Lívia Mattos is a musician and performance artist in Brazil. On stage, Mattos is all in with her accordion. It's her instrument, prop and, as she see it, an extension of her body. Her latest album is "Apneia."

Russian American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva was detained in October in Russia’s Tatarstan region. Officials there have accused her of failing to register as a “foreign agent,” however, it’s widely believed that she was arrested because she’s a US citizen. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports.

El Hierro, a tiny island in the Canaries, is halfway to the UN goal of ditching fossil fuels. But finding just the right renewable energy mix is proving tough as the World’s Gerry Hadden reports. 

Inside Hamas, the Shura Council is the main consultative body that chooses a leader in their politburo. But that leader doesn't always know everything that is going on. Some leaders are abroad, some are in Gaza, and coordination between the two, especially when it comes to military operation sometimes goes without coordination and can throw the political leadership into a crisis without warning. T...

A recent hack of the genetic testing company 23andMe has left millions of people around the world with their personal data available online. Host Marco Werman speaks with reporter Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai of TechCrunch to understand more about the hack and what makes it so significant. 

In India, matters like marriage, divorce and inheritance are governed by a set of laws which are distinct for different faiths. They're called "personal laws." Some of them are seen as misogynistic, and for years, various groups, including women's activists, have been lobbying for the laws to be scrapped. But others say that doing away with them would violate religious freedom. And the move to abo...

The UN's cultural agency has acknowledged opera singing in Italy with "Intangible Cultural Heritage" status. It means opera in Italy will hereafter receive the cultural protection offered by the UNESCO mandate. Host Marco Werman explains.

The eight-day festival of Hanukkah starts on Thursday, and the war between Israel and Hamas is front and center for many in the Jewish community. The conflict has also led to a rise in antisemitism around the world. In her Stories From The Stage for GBH's TV channel - World, Andrea Kamens [KAH-mens] recalls the worst anti-Semitic attack in the US and what it means to be Jewish at this time of the...

In 2018, a shocking event made headlines around the world: a young American missionary, John Chau, was killed by arrows while attempting to contact one of the world’s most-isolated Indigenous peoples on remote North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean. Now, his story is a film, "The Mission." Host Marco Werman speaks with one of the directors, Jesse Moss, about the challenges of telling Chau's sto...

Jordan's economy relies heavily on tourism but since Hamas' attack on Israel in October and the ongoing war in Gaza, tourism in the country has slowed down. This is also the case in other countries in the region, including Israel itself, Lebanon and Egypt. The World's Shirin Jaafari reports.