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Thousands of deaths caused by flooding in Libya are partly a consequence of climate change. Host Carol Hills speaks with Mariam Zachariah, lead author of a new study released today by the World Weather Attribution group, which quantifies the interplay of climate change-driven rainfall and its impact in the Mediterranean region.

In South Korea, corporations demand long hours from their employees, and the pressure to succeed can be intense. This is one reason many young South Koreans decide not to have kids. They simply don’t have the time. But the government wants to entice white-collar workers to have more children, and officials are now ready to try out a controversial experiment. The World’s Patrick Winn reports.

Canada and India are feuding right now. Canada is accusing India of potential involvement in a politically motivated killing of a Sikh Canadian activist. India has denied Canada's accusations thus far and the two countries have expelled each other's senior diplomats. The World's host Carol Hills spoke with freelance Canadian reporter Leyland Cecco about the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar and what...

The Tour de France is one of three "grand tours" in professional cycling. There's another in Italy and one in Spain. For the first time in decades, an American has won one. Sepp Kuss won La Vuelta a España and his only challengers were his own teammates, which led to dramatic fraternal battle inside the team. The World's host Carol Hills talks with pro cyclist Sepp Kuss, winner of "La Vuelta," abo...

Family groups crossing the US border illegally reached all-time high in August. It is a concerning development for Biden administration officials, as families have always been the hardest migrants to deport. The World's Tibisay Zea reports.

Saudi and Iranian professional soccer teams have played on neutral ground since 2016 due to tense relations off the field between the two countries. But recently, improved ties have changed the policy, and Saudi Arabia is now in Iran for the first time in years to play a game. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

A plane carrying five Americans held for years in Iran touched down in the US today, as part of a controversial prisoner swap. They all hold dual Iranian and US citizenship, and according to US officials, they were all being wrongfully held for political purposes. In exchange for their freedom, the Biden administration agreed to release $6 billion of Iranian oil revenue frozen in South Korea.

At the UN General Assembly today, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy again sounded the alarm over Russian aggression. He’s still a charismatic messenger. But his pleas to the international community are no longer novel. The World's Carol Hills discusses what that means for the war effort with former Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg.

In order to prevent Russian troops from advancing toward Kyiv, Ukrainian forces destroyed a dam on the Irpin River early on in the war. The flooding, as it turned out, created new wetland areas. Some conservationists hope to see the wetlands stay. Even residents whose cellars remain flooded are glad the water came and the Russian troops did not. The World’s Environment Correspondent Carolyn Beeler...

More than three months after suspected Russian sabotage burst the Kahkovka Dam in southeastern Ukraine, the impacts are still visible. Much of the Kakhovka reservoir is dried up, as are irrigation canals important to farmland irrigation in the area. Below the dam, nearly 50 national protected areas near the Dnipro River were impacted, and some 250 square miles of forests were flooded. The World's...

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine last year upended energy markets throughout Europe. No country was hit harder than Germany. At the time, more than half of Germany’s gas came from Russia. In the short term, Germany had to double down on fossil fuels: keeping coal-fired power plants open longer and building new liquefied natural gas terminals. But in the long term, the war pushed a governmen...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine sent energy costs surging, European leaders scrambling for alternative suppliers of gas and re-directed flows of Russian oil toward Asia. Some European countries also burned more coal in response to the energy shock. But the most transformational long-term change, says International Energy Agency chief energy economist Tim Gould, will be in increased investments in...

Norway became the largest exporter of natural gas to Europe in 2022, after the continent began to wean itself off of Russian fuels in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. Now, advocates are worried that high energy prices and additional investment in the industry may lead to a long-term increase in oil and gas production in Norway. The World's Environment Correspondent Carolyn Beeler reports from...

Mines and unexploded ordnance still afflict countries like Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, decades after armed conflicts there have ended. In Belgium, the country's bomb disposal unit is still busy removing unexploded grenades from World War I-era battlefields. Host Marco Werman speaks with Environment Correspondent Carolyn Beeler about those bomb removal efforts, and the long-lasting impacts of unexp...

Ukraine is now considered the most heavily mined country in the world. Nearly 1,000 civilians have been killed or injured by landmines and unexploded ordnance since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion in February 2022. About a third of the country needs to be cleared of these explosives, and much of it is farmland. The World's Environment Correspondent Carolyn Beeler talks with Yuriy...

The Ukrainian government is doing an unusually thorough job of documenting environmental damages being caused by Russian attacks. Its primary goal, according to the Ministry of the Environment, is to eventually win compensation for these damages. The government isn’t alone in this effort— a handful of nonprofits are also helping, with volunteers combing news reports to help build databases of ever...

A year and a half into Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, its impact has been felt most acutely in lost lives, flattened cities and destroyed infrastructure. But the environmental damage from combat has also contaminated Ukraine’s soil, water and air. This impact is likely to be one of the longest-lasting legacies of the war, persisting for decades after the fighting stops. The World's Envir...

Researcher Mark Dickey was stuck more than 3,000 feet underground for 11 days, after falling ill while mapping a cave in southern Turkey. He spoke with The World about his ordeal from the hospital, where he has been recovering since being rescued on Tuesday.

A recent internet trend has revealed that some men in Western nations apparently think about the ancient Roman empire more than you ever imagined. The trend involves women asking their partners how often they think about ancient Rome, with the responses ranging from multiple times a day to even more frequently. The World's host Carol Hills speaks with Hannah Cornwell, an associate professor at the...

The Royal Ballet School in Britain has produced some of the UK’s most famous ballet dancers, including Dame Margot Fonteyn and Darcey Bussell. But this week, the prestigious ballet school faced allegations of bullying and body-shaming by several former students. Other ballet schools in Britain are now facing similar accusations. The World’s Europe correspondent Orla Barry has more.

Online ad technology is extremely sophisticated, harnessing vast pools of anonymous data. But that ad data is raw intelligence that can still be used to zero in on certain people. Spyware makers have discovered they can use ads to sneak hacking tools onto people's phones. The World's host Carol Hills talks with Omer Benjakob, a reporter for Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz. He broke the story of the spy...

Sept. 16 will mark one year since the death of Mahsa Amini, who was in custody of the Iranian police for improperly wearing her headscarf. Her death sparked protests throughout Iran and the world against the Iranian government's repressive treatment of women. Istanbul-based journalist Fariba Nawa reports on what's changed for women and the protest movement in Iran over the last year.

The World’s host Carol Hills catches up with Bhavreen Kandhari of "Warrior Moms India" to talk about the youth-led Global Climate Strike happening this weekend. Many parents are joining in on protests with their children, on a mission to advocate for the end of fossil fuel use.

The United Nations General Assembly kicks off next Tuesday, when both Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and US President Joe Biden are expected to take the stage. But other heads of state — including Russian President Vladimir Putin and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak — are staying home. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

The Sahel region in West Africa has seen several military coups in recent years — most recently in Niger in July. The military leaders behind these coups have defended their actions with similar promises: that they will address the violence caused by terrorist groups in the region. This violence has displaced millions of people. But recent reports indicate that insecurity has only gotten worse, no...