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The Moomins are troll-like characters from a Finnish children's book series that became popular around the world in the 1950s. But they never really took off in the United States. The author Tove Jansson rejected Walt Disney's offer to buy the brand. Now, a bookstore chain in the US is trying to popularize the Moomins here. Will Coley reports on the themes in the Moomins series and why they contin...

A partnership roughly a decade in the making is about to become official: Nashville and Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, are in the home stretch of formalizing a relationship as “sister cities.” Erbil would become Nashville’s 10th sister — a designation that involves travel, cultural and professional exchanges. WPLN's Katherine Ciecys in Nashville reports on its ties to cities a...

Since 1930, the countries that make up the British Commonwealth (formerly the British Empire) have gathered every four years to compete in the Commonwealth Games. It's kind of like their own Olympics. But the Australian state of Victoria has abruptly cancelled its hosting of the next scheduled Games in 2023 — citing the extraordinary cost — leaving the fate of the competition in question. Host Mar...

Today, protests against the rising cost of living have resumed in Kenya. The demonstrations are organized by Kenya's opposition leaders, who say the country's new government is not doing enough to improve the economy. The UN has warned against excessive police force that have led to several deaths. The World's Halima Gikandi reports from the capital Nairobi.

When email senders mistakenly ended US military emails with ".ml" instead of ".mil," those messages were sent to Mali's internet domain. A Dutch internet entrepreneur discovered the problem because he managed Mali's internet domain for years as a private contractor. The emails sometimes contain sensitive information, like the hotels and locations of senior commanders traveling as part of US milita...

Many predicted an influx in the number of asylum seekers when Title 42, the US pandemic-era law, ended. Two months after it expired, there's been a significant drop in migrants apprehended at the border. KJZZ reporter Alisa Reznick reports from Nogales, Mexico, on the new challenges that asylum seekers face with the changes.

Europe is experiencing the effects of extreme heat this week — with temperatures anticipated to climb above 104 degrees Fahrenheit across the Mediterranean from Greece to Spain. It's bad news for people hoping to get out and enjoy the summer — local officials across southern Europe are telling folks to stay indoors and out of the scorching heat. Host Marco Werman spoke to Clifford Savage. He’s the...

US climate envoy John Kerry says that the US and China have committed to meeting regularly to discuss climate change in upcoming weeks. Wrapping up a four-day trip to China, he said no new commitments on climate were made, but the world's two biggest climate polluters have agreed to work together at major international meetings this year. This comes after high-level meetings between Biden Administ...

Sweden has some of the highest rates of deaths by shooting in Europe, with a gun homicide rate 2 and 1/2 times higher than the European average. Criminologists say easy access to guns, the marginalization of communities and a failure by police to solve many of the gang shootings have driven up the death rate. But local communities and former gang members are trying to fight back, as our Europe cor...

In the less than two years since retaking power in Afghanistan, the Taliban has managed to cut opium poppy cultivation by almost 90%. On the surface, it's a big achievement but it's left many Afghans without a way to make a living and could cause a negative ripple effect: an increase in the global flow of fentanyl. Marco Werman speaks with Vanda Felbab-Brown, director of The Initiative on Nonstate...

Days after the first bombs exploded in Ukraine last year, a group of ecologists and activists in Denmark and Ukraine forged the Green Road, an interactive map of ecovillages that were willing to host displaced Ukrainians. Over the last year, the Green Road project has helped over 3,000 displaced Ukrainians find safe housing in ecovillages throughout Ukraine and across Europe. The World’s Amanda Li...

Private 2nd Class Travis King left his tourist group of the Joint Security Area on the border of North and South Korea and has been detained by the North Korean authorities. The World's Marco Werman talks with Jenny Town, director of the 38 North Project at the Stimson Center, about what the news means for officials in both countries and the US-North Korean relationship.

Varzeshe Pahlavani is a traditional Iranian sport played in many parts of the country. It’s a mix of martial arts, wrestling and calisthenics, traditionally limited to men only. Now, one activist is fighting to open the sport to women as well.

There's a crisis at sea right now — an international shortage of workers to work on the ships that traverse the oceans. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Helio Vicente, director of employment affairs with the International Chamber of Shipping, about what's behind the shortage and the impact it’s having across the globe.

Swatch, the Swiss watchmaker, is suing the Malaysian government for confiscating a line of LGBTQ Pride watches. Host Marco Werman has details on the case that will be heard in court this week.

It's very hard to open a bank account or secure a loan when you're in a new country. And that makes it difficult to invest in your education or a business and start a new life. But some startups throughout the Americas are establishing loans geared toward migrants, among them Galgo, which helps migrants buy motorbikes in order to earn money with delivery apps like Uber Eats. Manuel Rueda has the s...

Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s visit to DC was initially planned as a largely symbolic event. But it has evolved into a full-on diplomatic embrace, according to former Israeli diplomat Alon Pinkas, who served as Israel’s Consul General in New York. Pinkas speaks with The World’s Marco Werman about what the Biden Administration hopes to gain by rolling out the red carpet for Herzog.

Host Marco Werman discusses two surprise victories at Wimbledon this weekend. The rising star Carlos Alcaraz prevented Novak Djokovic from winning what would have been a record-tying eighth title victory. That followed a similar upset in the Women’s Grand Slam Saturday as Marketa Vondrousova became the first unseeded woman to win Wimbledon in a stunning upset over Ons Jabeur.

Pokémon is once again inspiring a worldwide craze 27 years after the playing cards first hit the market, especially in the place it was born: Japan. Shortages of the cards are leading to high prices, scalping and even robberies. In Tokyo, Thisanka Siripala reports on how the frenzy to "catch them all" has pitted high-dollar collectors against kids who just love the game.

Iran’s police have confirmed that patrols looking for women wearing no headscarf or wearing one improperly are back. In reality, they never really went away. The World’s host Marco Werman talks with Sasha Joelle Achilli, a Frontline producer whose documentary team went inside the uprising against the government that, originally, was symbolized by the headscarf.

Nearly 50 suspects have been arrested in connection with the assassination of former Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in the summer of 2021. But the trial that was supposed to begin today in Florida has been delayed and it's not clear when it will finally begin. Meanwhile, Haiti was left with a power vacuum that's largely been filled by violent criminal gangs. From Miami, The World's Tibisay Zea re...

The heat is on US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry during his four-day visit to Beijing. Chinese and US officials are motivated to find solutions to the dangers climate change poses, but domestic pressures are making it difficult to hammer out a deal, as Isabel Hilton, the founder of the nonprofit China Dialogue Trust explains to The World’s host Marco Werman.

The UK has taken in more than 250,000 Ukrainian refugees since the start of Russia’s invasion in February 2022. Reporter Rebecca Rosman follows up on the story of one of them: a young woman who fled to London alone in March of 2022.

The European Union announced a deal with Tunisia over the weekend to stem the flow of migration. Both sides initially agreed to the deal but Tunisia then backed out after stating it would only take back Tunisians who had illegally crossed into Europe, saying it would not be a "reception center" for migrants. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Camille Le Coz from the Migration Policy Institut...

The fun and thrill of being so exceptional that you hold a world record — that feeling has overtaken Nigerians. It started this spring with Nigerian chef Hilda Baci setting a world record for a cooking marathon. Along the way, she entertained and electrified people, many who are now inspired to set their own world records in — just about anything. Host Marco Werman explains.