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Residents of Nanterre, an area west of Paris, destroyed bus stops and set cars on fire to protest the police shooting of a 17-year-old who failed to stop when ordered by traffic police. Video circulating on social media appears to show police firing at the teenage driver at point-blank range. From Paris, reporter Rebecca Rosman tells The World’s Marco Werman that French authorities are bracing for...

Bottlenose dolphins communicate with their young by varying their whistles in the same way that human parents modulate their voices: with higher pitches and a greater variety of tone. Host Marco Werman describes how a new study of child-directed-communication in dolphins may provide a powerful animal model for studying the evolution of vocal learning and language.

China’s slow economic growth is yielding few high-paying jobs for new graduates. Some have taken to social media, posting non-traditional graduation photos that reflect hopelessness and defeat. Host Marco Werman speaks with Nancy Qian, an economics professor at Northwestern University, about the harsh reality young Chinese people face as they enter the working world.

Baseball Hall of Famer David Ortiz lost a valuable diamond necklace down a London sewer grate. But the loss wasn't permanent, after nearby hotel workers jumped in to help. Host Marco Werman has more.

Tijuana Mayor Montserrat Caballero and her family are being moved to a military base after she received threatening voicemails. The decision came at the suggestion of the Mexican National Guard. The move renews focus on Tijuana’s security situation and the state of Mexican democracy. KPBS's investigative border reporter Gustavo Solis has the story.

The US Department of Justice has apprehended several executives of a Chinese firm alleged to have manufactured and exported the precursor chemicals for fentanyl to the United States and Mexico. Host Marco Werman talks with Ben Westhoff, an investigative reporter and author of "Fentanyl Inc.," about the seemingly intractable fight against the synthetic opioid.

The annual typhoon season has already begun in Japan. But with climate change has come more severe storms and heavier rainfall. Tokyo, a city built on marshlands, is particularly vulnerable to flash flooding. It has been erecting different defensive structures to prevent disasters, but as Thisanka Siripala reports from the capital city, these aren't going up quickly enough.

The new International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, opened to the public today. Its location is significant. Charleston was the largest slave port in the United States. And the new museum hopes to serve as an archive for the nearly 80% of African Americans who can potentially trace an ancestor who arrived there. Host Marco Werman explores the role of Charleston in the cont...

Worldwide deforestation increased in 2022, according to a new study from Global Forest Watch. Brazil, in particular, saw a huge swath of tropical forest disappear. Host Marco Werman spoke with Claudio Angelo, climate policy and communication coordinator with the Brazilian Climate Observatory, about whether or not his country can reverse the surge in deforestation, and how to get countries to enfor...

Colombia’s president gave medals on Monday to members of the military, Indigenous people and civilians for their weeks-long effort in finding four children missing in the Amazon jungle. One beloved member of the search team, however, did not come home. Manuel Rueda reports from Bogota.

The President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, was often dismissed as Russian President Vladimir Putin's puppet. But given his key role in cutting a deal with Wagner mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin, analysts are reconsidering that assessment. Katia Glod, with the Center for European Policy Analysis, talks with host Marco Werman about  Lukashenko’s changing role.

The three-day Glastonbury Festival came to a close last night and Sir Elton John was on hand. It was the 76-year-old's first appearance at the festival and, from the stage, he announced it may be his "last show ever in England." Host Marco Werman has the details.

Amid all the news of coral bleaching and decline, the reefs of American Samoa have been particularly resilient to warming temperatures that have laid waste to other corals. Ari Daniel reports from American Samoa on scientific research to understand why, and to potentially use this knowledge to help reefs in other parts of the world.

Liberia has been on and off the US State Department's human trafficking "watch list" for years. In this desperately poor country, people accept jobs from agents to work as domestic servants in other countries. Usually they are trapped, earning little money and are subject to abuse. But Prue Clarke of New Narratives reports that several hundred Liberian women used social media to escape their traff...

Yevgeny Prigozhin's challenge to Russian President Vladimir Putin this weekend ended quickly. Still, the rebellion by the mercenary boss has raised many questions. Russia scholar Mark Galeotti talks with The World’s host Marco Werman about how vulnerable Putin remains and his response to the short-lived mutiny.

Depending on where you live, mosquitos can be anything from a mere nuisance you swat away during the summer to a flying transporter of diseases like malaria and West Nile virus. Scientists in Israel say they've developed a new form of mosquito repellent that can deter over 99% of mosquitos from biting people. Host Marco Werman spoke to Jonathan Bohbot, who was part of that research team at Hebrew...

A new initiative is launching this August to end hunger among school children in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. The program is a collaboration between the city government and a nonprofit called Food4Education. Host Marco Werman spoke with Wairimu Nyandia, chief operating officer of Food4Education, about the initiative and what it hopes to accomplish.

Greece re-elected its prime minister today. Center-right leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis won the election in a landslide vote. Host Marco Werman has more.

Reports continue to trickle out from El Geneina, the capital of West Darfur state in Sudan, about Arab militias and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) engaging in genocidal killings of civilians. Host Marco Werman talks to Kholood Khair of the Confluence Advisory think thank in Khartoum, about the latest chapter of Sudan’s war.

This weekend, the Wagner Group took control of a major Russian city, in one of the biggest crises of President Vladimir Putin’s political career. Putin's long-time henchman, Yevgeny Prigozhin, authorized the mutinous move but soon backed down. Observers say the incident left an opening for Ukraine to exploit, but Russian airstrikes have continued unabated. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World's...

Fans around the globe anticipate a bright future for Victor Wembanyama after the San Antonio Spurs selected him with the first overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft on Thursday. Host Carol Hills tells the back story of the 7'4" phenom from France.

The latest installment of The World's "Planet Hip Hop" series takes us to Argentina, where trap music has a huge following. Young people not only listen to their favorite trap artists, they try to emulate them. From their bedrooms, aspiring artists remix their favorite songs and record music of their own. As Alan Ruiz Terol reports, this music is also seen as a possible ticket to success in a coun...

This week, Ukraine is seeing its first-ever LGBTQ film festival in Kyiv. By showing 60+ films, organizers of the Sunny Bunny Film Festival hope to highlight LGBTQ rights and make queer Ukrainians more visible than ever. The World's Bianca Hillier reports on the festival and how the queer community in Ukraine has become more visible since Russia’s full-scale invasion last year.

Haiti’s Constitution enshrines the right to a free education. But most schools charge fees that are too steep for the average Haitian family. The Haitian Education and Leadership Program, a nonprofit known as HELP thinks it has a solution. From Port-au-Prince, HELP alumni Daphnée Charles and Josué Pierre speak with The World’s host Carol Hills.

Surrogacy is banned in Italy, but the government of Giorgia Meloni is now trying to go further: outlawing the practice of having babies through surrogacy abroad. This will likely have an outsized impact on members of the LGBTQ community, which many believe is the point behind the decision. The World's Orla Barry reports.