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As China's military grows more aggressive, encircling Taiwan with warships and fighter jets, the island’s military is preparing for a worst-case scenario: an all-out invasion. Starting next year, young Taiwanese males must serve as soldiers for one full year, up from just four months. Some feel it's not enough. The World’s Patrick Winn reports on a growing trend: office workers hitting the jungle...

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz met with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week in Beijing. The Cuban leader has been in China to drum up business for its ailing tourism sector, something it desperately wants to revive since its near collapse during the pandemic. Host Marco Werman speaks with Richard Feinberg, a political economist, former diplomat and author of "Open for Business: Buildi...

Thousands of people across Kenya today are taking part in the country's first ever national tree planting day. It's all part of the government's goal to plant 15 billion trees by 2032, in an effort to combat climate change. The World's Halima Gikandi reports from the capital Nairobi.

The 3,600 residents of Grindavik, a town in southwest Iceland, left their homes Friday night. Now they wait to see what will become of their town, which sits above the edge of an active lava field. Host Marco Werman speaks with Rikke Pederson, leader of the Nordic Volcanological  Center, at the University of Iceland, about the progress of the magma flowing beneath the surface of the Reykjanes Peni...

The growth of the sugar industry in Southeast Asia resulted in the displacement of many small farmers. But some farmers in Cambodia are finally trying to get compensation for their losses, and, in some cases, violent harassment by sugar producers. A class action lawsuit in Thailand filed by Cambodia farmers is considered to be a major landmark for this part of the world. Leila Goldstein reports th...

An ancient mammal named after British nature documentary maker David Attenborough was long thought to be extinct. But new footage shows the animal is still around!

Nearly 40 UN peacekeepers were injured by explosive devices over the past week as their convoy left its base in Mali. The international troops known as "blue helmets" were ordered to leave the country by the military junta currently in power. Only about half of the 13,000 UN personnel have left the country. The rest are expected to leave by the end of the year, but the junta and its allies won't b...

She was found in a scrapyard in Wisconsin, and lovingly restored back to her original flying prowess. This C-47 led the main airborne invasion on D-Day, deploying over 13,000 paratroopers into occupied France. From station KCLU, Caroline Feraday takes a ride on this 80-year-old plane.

Palestinian health officials say the death toll from Israel's military campaign is now more than 11,000 people killed. They also accused Israeli forces of firing near more than one hospital on Friday. The Israel Defense Forces confirmed that IDF troops were closing in on several hospitals in Gaza City, calling for them to be evacuated. Israeli leaders say they will do what it takes to win this war...

A secret room where the artist Michelangelo is said to have hidden for a period of months will soon be open to the public. On its walls: sketches said to have been made by the master during his self-imposed captivity. Host Carol Hills speaks with William Wallace, a professor of art history at Washington University in St Louis, about this room which opens Nov. 15 in the Medici Chapels Museum in Flo...

Every year, at exactly 9:05 a.m. on Nov. 10, life in Turkey grinds to a halt. A siren goes off and cars stop in the street. People going for a walk freeze where they are. No one speaks. For a whole minute, people observe the anniversary of the death of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the country's founding father. And then life goes on. The World's Durrie Bouscaren takes us there. 

Growing up, reporter Amanda Leigh Lichtenstein always heard stories about the three harrowing years her grandfather, Manuel E. Lichtenstein, spent in southern Italy during World War II. He met with top generals and won prestigious awards. But an old box of photos taken by him — of simple moments with everyday people — reveals a different view of life during wartime. 

Trancelike beats combined with ritual music in the Confucian tradition. That's what the South Korean duo Haepaary does with their music. They're taking this musical tradition from the shrines to the nightclubs. The World's Marco Werman explains. 

The World's Carol Hills speaks with the State Department's principal deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel about US policy regarding the Israel-Hamas war.

Israel announced on Thursday that it would allow for a daily "humitarian pause" that would allow for trapped residents of Gaza City to leave. Thousands continue to stream out of Gaza heading further south in the Gaza Strip. Meanwhile, fighting continues inside Gaza, however, with gun battles erupting near Al-Quds hospital where thousands had sought shelter. Elsewhere, the conversation is turning t...

For more than a year now, the front line, in the war between Russia and Ukraine, hasn’t moved much. Russia still occupies about 18% of Ukrainian territory. For Ukrainians living under Russian occupation, security and safety is a major concern. So many Ukrainians have chosen to flee. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports from the Russia-Latvia border.

Palestinian journalist and former New York Times correspondent Taghreed el-Khodary is deeply worried about friends and relatives now dispersed throughout Gaza. From 2001 to 2009, Khodary was one of the few Western media voices on the ground in Gaza. Today, there are few international journalists there, other than the handful embedded with Israel’s army, as Khodary explains to The World’s Marco Wer...

The Jamaican musician better known as "the King of Lover's Rock" now has a new title. The University of the West Indies recently conferred upon the rocksteady and reggae hit maker as a Doctor of Letters. Host Marco Werman takes us to the ceremony and spins one of Hammond's better known songs "Rockaway."

Since October, more than 8,000 people, mainly Africans, have come to the shores on Spain's Canary Islands, off the coast of Morocco in the Atlantic Ocean. So far this year, Spain has taken in a record 32,000 migrants, and there are no signs things are slowing down. The tiny island of El Hierro has received in the lion's share. The World's Gerry Hadden reports on why they're coming, and how Spain i...

Under a new agreement with Albania, Italy will build and pay for two migrant reception centers in Albania to help with processing asylum-seekers intercepted at sea. Set to open in the spring of 2024, it's the first such deal an EU member has made with a non-EU nation. Marco Werman speaks with Susanna Zanfrini, Italy country director for the International Refugee Committee, about what this arrangem...

The unions representing actors, writers and other workers involved in moviemaking have reached tentative deals with studio executives and streaming companies making movies and TV shows. The labor stoppage sent ripples across the world as Hollywood's investments and production timelines were shut down. The World's Marco Werman talks with Miranda Banks, an associate professor of film, television, an...

There is good news on Thursday for the family of Colombia's star soccer player Luis Diaz. His father has been freed 12 days after being kidnapped in northern Colombia. The guerilla group ELN — the National Liberation Army — was behind the kidnapping. Host Marco Werman has more details.

The Blue Lagoon, a geothermal spa southwest of Reykjavík, announced on Thursday that it would close its doors for a week following a day of unsettling seismic activity over a thousand earth tremors related to volcanic activity in the space of 24 hours. Host Marco Werman tells how people in Iceland are dealing with what’s being called a "seismic swarm" that has rattled the southwest of Iceland with...

Australians, young and old, are charging into marshes, lakes and streams, straining to capture that faint "ribbit" on their smartphones. It's all part of Frog ID Week, a "citizen science" project launched by the Australian Museum in Sydney to help gather data for the conservation and protection of frogs. The World's Sarah Birnbaum hoppily gets in on the fun.

Following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war, an estimated 5,000 Israeli families have fled to Cyprus, where they've been welcomed by an established Jewish community. Meanwhile, only hundreds of foreign passport holders and injured Palestinians have been permitted to leave the blockaded Gaza strip through its border with Egypt. The World's Durrie Bouscaren reports.