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Omar al-Bayoumi is living freely in Saudi Arabia. That's despite reams of puzzling and alarming evidence collected by law enforcement that he was connected to the 9/11 hijackers whom he helped settle in San Diego as they trained for the hijackings. He is alleged to be a Saudi intelligence officer. While US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick visits Saudi Arabia for diplomacy, 9/11 families want him...

The Recovered Voices movement strives to disseminate the works of composers persecuted by authoritarian regimes, especially the Nazis. It is an international movement with musicians and academics in both the US and Europe unearthing scores by composers deemed degenerate by the Third Reich, or imprisoned by Stalin. Jon Kalish introduces us to musicians who are committed to performing and recording...

It’s unclear who helped smuggle five members of Venezuela’s opposition out of the Argentine Embassy in Venezuela last week. The activists had to make their way past snipers, drones and guard dogs. Phil Gunson, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group in Caracas, discusses the implications of the daring rescue with host Carolyn Beeler.

Russia leads the world in terms of cat ownership. And people there are serious about pet safety. Levi Bridges has the story of a woman who lost her cat in a forest outside of Moscow on a cross-country drive, and the lengths to which strangers went to try and find her cat.

Today, Pope Leo XIV gave his first mass as pontiff. The announcement of his papacy yesterday was met with celebrations across the globe, especially among Catholics in the US, where he was born Robert Prevost. The decision was also hailed in Peru, where Leo carried out decades of missionary work and became a naturalized citizen. Host Carolyn Beeler spoke to Juan Miguel Espinoza, an associate profes...

Today, Russia is celebrating Victory Day, the holiday that marks the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany 80 years ago in World War II. The main celebration took place in Moscow, with a grand military parade attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin and more than 20 leaders from other countries, including Chinese leader, Xi Jinping. The World’s Daniel Ofman reports that victory in World War II has...

The US announced this week that it's cutting $50 million in medical aid to Zambia. A US investigation into corruption in the country found that 2,000 local pharmacies had been selling donated drugs and medical supplies — paid for by the US — that were intended to be distributed for free to the public. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Charles Kenny, a senior fellow at the Center for Global Developme...

Thousands of undocumented migrants in Portugal are being given a stark ultimatum this week: leave voluntarily or face deportation. The government warns that as many as 18,000 people could be affected by the crackdown, a move that comes just weeks ahead of a snap election. Critics accuse the center-right administration of using migration policy to court far-right voters in a tense political climate...

It's been six straight days of drone attacks on Port Sudan, a place that used to be a quiet refuge for government forces and civilians amid Sudan's civil war. Despite an arms embargo, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces continues to receive increasingly sophisticated weapons that it has used against both the Sudanese national army and civilians. Brian Castner, head of research for Amnesty Intern...

US officials are heading to Switzerland to meet with China's vice premier this weekend for the highest-level known talks between the two sides since President Donald Trump returned to the White House in January. On Friday morning, Trump floated the idea of reducing tariffs on Chinese goods from 145 to 80%. The talks in Geneva are not expected to produce a major breakthrough on US-China trade, but...

Foreign students — and the big tuition checks they bring — are a key ingredient in the American college business model. But, just as US colleges face a shrinking pool of domestic college-aged students, international students are feeling less welcome here. From the Higher Education desk at GBH in Boston, Kirk Carapezza reports that the shift could have major consequences for colleges — and the US e...

The National Gallery in London is unveiling an early renaissance painting this weekend that's considered to be a European masterpiece. The gallery paid $20 million for "The Virgin and Child with Saints Louis and Margaret." As Host Carolyn Beeler explains, the altarpiece came from a church in what was called "the low countries", or modern-day Belgium.

This Sunday marks Mother’s Day, a moment to recognize moms in many countries across the globe. A new book follows the lives of four women — in the US, Kenya, Finland and Japan — as they enter a new chapter of life as mothers. In her book, “Four Mothers: An Intimate Journey through the First Year of Parenthood in Four Countries,” journalist Abigail Leonard sets out to explore the experience of pare...

The two men accused of cutting down the famous Sycamore Gap tree in the UK have been found guilty. They were convicted of two counts each of criminal damage. The key piece of evidence in the trial was a grainy video of the tree's demise. Sentencing for the crime will take place in July. Host Carolyn Beeler has more.

In rural Ghana, pregnant women often have trouble getting to the hospital to give birth. Roads are narrow, rough and rocky, and it can take hours to go relatively short distances. The World’s Transportation Correspondent Jeremy Siegel reports on how one nonprofit is working to change that with cheap motorized tricycles.

In eastern Turkey, two high school friends taught themselves how to make the daf — a shallow drum popular in Kurdish, Persian and Middle Eastern music. Their brand, Elefra Percussion, is a way to preserve a crucial part of Kurdish musical heritage. The World's Durrie Bouscaren reports. 

All this week, celebrations for Victory in Europe Day are taking place in Britain, France and even in Germany. It was on May 8, 1945, when Nazi generals signed onto an unconditional surrender with the US and its allies. The international system of law and commerce that was built in the years after the war helped shape the global order in profound ways, but that system is now coming under strain. B...

The Financial Times reports that British television was behind a third of all new unscripted television adaptations worldwide. Host Carolyn Beeler has more.

Wang Jingyu is an alleged Chinese dissident in the Netherlands. He's been interviewed by multiple media outlets about the alleged harassment and coercion he's suffered at the hands of Chinese Communist Party agents. It's well established that China is running a global program to pressure dissidents and criminals into going home. But Wang's story began to fall apart after an NPR investigation. The...

National Geographic explorer Paul Salopek has experienced recorded-breaking heat in Japan during his global walking journey. He witnessed the havoc the heat had on  rice farms that he passed by. Host Carol Beeler speaks with Salopek about his conversations with rice farmers there and how they've adapted their farming techniques as the heat continues to break records.

Pope Leo XIV is the first Catholic pontiff to be from the United States. In his first address in St. Peter's Square after the announcement today, he mentioned frequently the need for peace. And he said one of his goals is to build a "missionary church" — one that builds bridges and fosters dialogue. Host Carolyn Beeler discusses the papal selection with Meghan Clark, a professor of moral theology...

The US and the UK have a trade deal. Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been focused on negotiations with key trading partners around the world. Brexit, implemented five years ago, has cast a long shadow on the UK's trade relations with the EU and the rest of the world. Host Carolyn Beeler discusses the deal with Marco Forgione, director general for The Chartered Institute of Export and International...

Dozens of community kitchens that provided desperately needed food to Palestinians in Gaza shuttered this week. Now, the US government is asking humanitarian groups to back a new Israeli plan to push Palestinians into a small enclave where they’ll receive aid in centers run by US security contractors. Sean Carroll, the head of  American Near East Refugee Aid, a relief group with deep roots in Gaza...

Indian jets launched airstrikes on nine sites inside Pakistan overnight in retaliation for a militant group's attack on mostly Indian tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir two weeks ago. The struggle over the region of Kashmir has alternated between restive quiet and war between India and Pakistan in the past. Shashank Joshi, the defense editor for The Economist and visiting scholar at the King'...

Thursday's Europa League semi-final soccer match between the UK's Tottenham Hotspurs and Norway's Bodø/Glimt is one of the hottest tickets north of the Arctic Circle. Some Norway fans are bartering with local delicacies to secure their tickets, as Host Carolyn Beeler explains.