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At the COP28 climate summit in Dubai, negotiators are debating whether to sign on to an agreement to phase out or phase down fossil fuels.  A drastic reduction in carbon emissions is the only way to keep global warming from reaching catastrophic levels. Leaders from the US and EU, among other countries, have backed a phasedown, with some qualifications.  But many developing and middle-income count...

Last month, we learned that the winner of Miss Universe was Nicaragua's Sheynnis Palacios. The country's first-ever Miss Universe win was met with celebration and flag waving in the capital Managua. But Cindy Regidor, a journalist with Confidencial, a Nicaraguan newsroom in exile, told The World's host Marco Werman that the government saw the victory as a threat. The director of the country's Miss...

This week, the US announced it was imposing visa travel restrictions on Israeli settlers involved in violence in the occupied West Bank. It's considered a rare punishment of Israelis by the US and comes as settler violence is on the rise. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Hadar Susskind, President and CEO of Americans for Peace Now, about the history of the settlers and their political infl...

In Washington, Congress is at a standstill over funding for Ukraine. For months now, the Biden administration has been pushing Congress to pass a supplemental funding bill that would include roughly $60 billion in aid for Ukraine. But despite pressure from the Biden administration, Republicans have signaled that they will block the funding, unless the bill includes measures to clamp down on migrat...

President Vladimir Putin made a rare foray out of Russia today. In a whirlwind one-day trip, he visited the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Tomorrow he's back in Moscow for a meeting with Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi. The World's host Marco Werman explores both the intentions and the optics of this public focus on Iran with Anna Borshchevskaya, a Senior Fellow at the Washington Institute...

It's now been a month since thousands of Polish commercial tuckers began their protests along the border with Ukraine, causing backups that are miles long. Poles complain that European Union war-time rules give Ukrainian drivers an unfair advantage, and they are taking away their business. Reporter Katie Toth visited a Polish border town where residents no longer feel so charitable towards their n...

Today, fast food giant McDonald's announced global expansion plans that are unprecedented, even by McDonald's standards, with a goal to have 50,000 restaurants in operation worldwide by the end of 2027. The World's host Marco Werman has the details.

Amsterdam is credited with creating the first official "Night Mayor" gig in 2012. But researchers say there are now over 100 similar positions in cities across North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Australia. The World's Bianca Hillier reports on what night mayors do and where the next one is scheduled to be appointed.

In Spain, the Basque Country’s consumer affairs department has fined Yelmo, a huge Spanish cinema chain, for banning customers who bring their own snacks to the movies. Host Marco Werman tells how movie patrons are now free to bring their own popcorn, candy and drinks.

Though nine Thai farm workers remain captives of Hamas, most of those abducted by the militant group have returned home, with the latest group arriving days ago. The freed workers, 23 in total, are now filtering back to their towns and villages in Thailand's rural upcountry. Some offer scattered accounts of their captivity. Many describe adequate food and treatment by Hamas; none have spoken of ab...

A former career American diplomat has been charged with serving as a secret agent for communist Cuba. Manuel Rocha is accused of being a Cuban mole inside the US government for decades. And according to the Justice Department, his was one of the most-brazen and long-running betrayals in the history of the US foreign service. Host Marco Werman gets details from reporter Joshua Goodman, who broke th...

Ireland is one of the few countries in Europe where the far-right movement has not had a strong political foothold. No far-right party holds a seat in Parliament — while election campaigns by extremist politicians have all ended in failure. But as The World's Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports, riots in Dublin last month have raised fears that this is about to change. 

Israel and Hamas continue to battle in the Gaza Strip as the death toll from fighting climbs higher and higher. The focus is now centered around the town of Khan Younis where civilians have been told to evacuate by the Israel Defense Forces. Host Marco Werman speaks with Israeli military historian and King's College professor Ahron Bregman about the Israeli military's strategy in the southern Gaza...

Corruption scandals have always made for big headlines in Vietnam. But the scale of the most-recent case, which involves a real-estate tycoon covertly controlling a bank to fund her lavish lifestyle, is reportedly surprising even experienced investigators. Vietnam has been trying to clean house in order to attract more international investors. But The World's Patrick Winn reports that crackdowns o...

The axolotl is a cute salamander with a permanent smile. It's also deeply meaningful to Mexico and has been revered since the days of the Aztecs. Mexico is desperately trying to save the axolotl as its numbers fall dramatically because of habitat encroachment. Marco Werman speaks with an expert on axolotls about what makes them biologically special.

The tradition of naming Scotland's snow plows and salt trucks or gritters has returned. The competition to submit a name online is open until mid-January 2024 and very popular. Latest winners will join the many creative names from the past such as David Plowie, Gritney Spears and Gritter Thunberg. The World's Marco Werman has all the gritty details

According to most military experts, the Ukrainian counteroffensive, which started in June, has culminated. There's overall consensus that Ukraine did not achieve its goals over the course of these months. But what can the results of the counteroffensive tell us about how this war will develop going into the winter. The World's Daniel Ofman reports.

The latest album by Danish rockers Fabled Mind imagines a dialogue between the singer and artificial intelligence and whether human experience is still possible. In the punk vernacular, as host Marco Werman shows us, the musicians on their album "Project Paradise" are not happy about the future.

Negotiators at the UN climate summit in Dubai are grappling with whether to call for a phase-out of fossil fuels. Australia, a major fossil fuel producer, is under a lot of pressure from Pacific countries and Western allies to join this pledge. But as The World's Sarah Birnbaum in Sydney reports, domestic politics make it a tricky proposition.

With fighting resuming between Israel and Hamas, disease is spreading among the Gaza civilian population. Potable water is harder to find and southern Gaza is more cramped as people flee airstrikes by Israel's military. The World's Marco Werman speaks with UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Pires about the spread of disease in Gaza and what can be done to alleviate the situation. 

Venezuela voters were asked over the weekend if they agree with the government’s plans to reclaim the Essequibo territory, which years ago was given to Guyana. It's a large strip of land that stretches from the Atlantic ocean to the Amazon rainforest. No one was too interested in the area until rich-oil reserves were discovered there. Manuel Rueda has the story.

Every year, the prestigious Oxford English Dictionary presents the "word of the year. If you are of a certain age, you may not have heard this year's winner, "rizz." It's slang for having “style, charm or attractiveness.” Hey, we didn't choose it. The World's Marco Werman talks with Fiona McPherson, a senior editor at the Oxford English Dictionary, about how this new tradition for the dictionary w...

COP28 President Sultan al-Jaber's statement, that there's "no science" behind the calls to phase out fossil fuels to reach climate targets, took the Dubai summit attendees by surprise. Before his comments were made, the chief executive of the United Arab Emirates’ state oil company was already an unpopular choice to head the climate summit. The World's Carolyn Beeler discusses Jaber's comments and...

Russian customs data show that parts that could be used in military hardware are coming into the country through Turkey. Ankara did not impose sanctions on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. But as The World's Durrie Bouscaren reports, Turkey pledged to not help Russia circumvent them. 

Three commercial ships were hit by missiles launched by the Houthis in Yemen on Sunday. A US Navy destroyer, the USS Carney, came to their defense and shot down three Houthi-operated drones. The World's Marco Werman speaks with Katherine Zimmerman of the American Enterprise Institute, about the US response to the Houthi attacks, and the support Iran gives the Yemen-based fighters.