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President Trump's announcement that US sanctions on Syria would be lifted was met with elation by Syrians. "This is a second liberation," a resident of Homs told the Associated Press. Syria has a long way to go to recover from years of civil war and brutal dictatorship. But experts say the country needs to see sanctions lifted just to have a chance at beginning the long process of rebuilding. The...

Rival militias in the Libyan capital of Tripoli have clashed this week, damaging parts of the city during intense fighting. The violence follows the assassination of an influential militia commander who was allied with both of Libya's rival governments. Host Marco Werman speaks with Tarek Megerisi, a senior fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations, about the causes behind Libya's instab...

Israeli missiles have slammed into two Gaza hospitals in recent days, killing more than a dozen patients, according to medical staff at the facilities. Amande Bazerolle, an emergency coordinator for Doctors Without Borders, just returned from Gaza. She describes the collapse of Gaza’s health system to host Marco Werman.

H&M, the Swedish fashion giant, is working directly with models and their agencies to create digital replicas of 30 different models this year. The company will be able to use the images for things like social media posts and marketing campaigns. But as The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports, in an unusual twist, the models themselves will own the rights to their twins, and will even be able to le...

A court in Zurich has been hearing a criminal case against a woman accused of trying to make her neighbor's cat her own. The public broadcaster SWI swissinfo reports that the woman systematically fed the cat and installed her own cat door. Host Marco Werman has more.

Musician Sami Galbi grew up in the Swiss Alps after his parents migrated there from Morocco. As he puts it in one of his songs, he often felt like a "stranger in both countries, present but absent." His search for belonging, however, took root in the underground art communities in both countries. Those experiences helped inspire Galbi's debut album, "Ylh Bye Bye."

Jannik Sinner, the Italian tennis player who's top-ranked in the men's game, took a break from the Italian Open today to meet Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican. Host Marco Werman has more.

Cuba was once known as "the world's sugar bowl," but these days, it produces just 5% of what it did at its peak of 8 million metric tons in the 1970s and '80s. Host Marco Werman speaks with Michael Bustamante, the chair of Cuban studies at the University of Miami, about why Cuba's iconic industry has fallen so far and whether it can be saved.

Germany is a federal parliamentary republic. It has no monarchy, but this week, the German government banned an extremist group that claims otherwise — a fringe movement known as the Kingdom of Germany. In coordinated raids across seven states, police arrested the group’s self-proclaimed king, Peter Fitzek, along with three of his followers. Authorities say the group, once dismissed as a collectio...

President Donald Trump wrapped up the first day of his three-nation tour of the Middle East on Tuesday in Riyadh. He thanked the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a warm welcome and said the  US-Saudi partnership has never been stronger. The visit is expected to focus on economic and trade agreements, but the president's hosts are likely to raise concerns about some regional security issues as well. The...

On Tuesday, votes were still being counted from Monday's midterm elections in the Philippines, but there was one clear winner. Former President Rodrigo Duterte won the mayoral race in Davao City  despite being held in detention thousands of miles away at the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands. Duterte faces charges over alleged crimes against humanity. Host Marco Werman speaks with Ch...

Last fall, Kazakh voters approved a referendum to construct the country's first nuclear power plant. Kazakhstan mostly burns coal, which frequently makes Kazakh cities have some of the world's most-polluted air. Nuclear is an easy way to solve the problem, especially given that Kazakhstan is the world's largest producer of uranium. But as Levi Bridges reports, there are concerns about nuclear safe...

Usually when athletes have to “watch out for the G.O.A.T.," people are talking about the “greatest of all time.” But at a professional cycling race in Albania, athletes had to watch out for a real goat. Host Marco Werman has the details.

China extended a credit line of $9.2 billion to Latin American and Caribbean countries on Tuesday. Xi Jinping made the gesture at the opening ceremony of the China-CELAC, or Community of Latin American and Caribbean States Forum in Beijing. China is offering itself as the stable alternative to the tariff-raising Trump administration. Host Marco Werman speaks with Isabel Hilton, founder of the Chin...

Five activists in Poland will stand trial on Wednesday. They are accused of illegally aiding migrants at the border with Belarus. The group is charged with providing food, clothing, and transportation to asylum-seekers from Iraq and Egypt who had crossed into Poland. This trial comes against the backdrop of Poland’s controversial decision in March to suspend asylum requests at its border, a move t...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who won an election last month promising to stand up to US President Donald Trump, unveiled a new Cabinet on Tuesday. He said the pared-down Cabinet would help define a new relationship with Washington. Host Marco Werman has more.

On Monday, the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announced it will disarm and disband, potentially closing a final chapter in a four decadelong insurgency. While Turks and Kurds alike hope for a lasting peace, families who lost loved ones take stock of their grief. The World reports.

The first wave of an estimated 500 white South Africans touched down in Dulles Airport this week on a US-government chartered airplane. The Trump administration says it has fast-tracked the group for resettlement because the Afrikaners face racial persecution. Nicky Falkof of the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg speaks with host Marco Werman about the status of Afrikaners in South Afric...

The Cannes Film Festival's red carpet is internationally famous for its train of celebs peacocking in the latest fashion trends. But in recent years, some celebrities have worn clothing that exhibits some form of nudity. This year, that's changing, as the Cannes Film Festival has moved to ban nudity from its red carpet. Host Marco Werman speaks with Vanessa Friedman, chief fashion critic at The Ne...

The so-called "super islands," clusters of streets and intersections converted into mostly pedestrian zones, have been around for a few years now. And most people love the sense of calm and community they create. But they complicate traffic for vehicles, and some groups are challenging them in court. The World's Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona.

Koyo Kouoh, a Cameroon-born curator and leading voice in the world of contemporary art, has passed away at age 58. Kouoh was set to lead the 2026 Venice Biennale, which would have made her the first woman from Africa to take on leadership of one of the art world's premier events. Host Marco Werman speaks to Alex Greenberger, the senior editor of ArtNews.

The new pope may be born in the United States, but he has deeps root in Peru, where he lived for 20 years, as a missionary, and then as bishop of the city of Chiclayo. Cardinal Robert Prevost even gained Peruvian citizenship in 2014. Reporter Manuel Rueda attended mass in Chiclayo the Sunday after the pope was ordained and heard from Peruvians about Prevost's contributions to their community befor...

Hosts Carolyn Beeler and Marco Werman highlight some sports headlines you may have missed.

Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander has been released by Hamas from Gaza. Alexander had been held in captivity in Gaza since Hamas' attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The deal follows direct negotiations between Hamas and the US to secure the release of Alexander. This also comes as reports emerge of a fraying relationship between President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan...

Russia launched over 100 drones at Ukraine overnight, after the expiration of a 72-hour ceasefire that both countries have accused the other of violating. After weeks of proposals to initiate peace talks, Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered a meeting "without preconditions" in Istanbul on May 15. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants that meeting to be face-to-face with Putin. Hos...