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The 2023 Golden Shears competition kicks off today in Edinburgh, Scotland. Sheep shearers from around the world get together to remove wool from the animals as fast as they can — for a shot at glory, to prove they're the best, to be top gun. The World’s Anna Kusmer checks in with team USA.

An investigation found that criminal gangs are using sham bank accounts and secret online marketplaces to steal from almost anyone — individuals, churches, corporations — and routing the money overseas. Kurt Eichenwald, senior investigative editor for The Conversation US, tells host Carol Hills how it is being done — and why it is difficult to stop.

World leaders at a Paris summit have committed to helping developing nations tackle their debt burdens, as well as the climate transition. Multilateral development banks like the IMF pledged $200 billion towards these nations. The World's host Carol Hills spoke with Ipek Gençsü, acting climate director of the ODI think tank, about the developments from the summit, as well as why many nations in at...

Senegal is often seen as a model of political stability in West Africa. But that could be changing. President Macky Sall has upset people with the suggestion that he would run for a third term next year, defying the constitution, and young people are increasingly frustrated by a lack of opportunities. Recent protests turned deadly and most of the victims were under the age of 30. The World’s Tibis...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to the US with his eye on Predator drones built by the United States. For a $3 billion price tag, Modi is walking away with 31 of them. The purchase could mark a shift global dynamics — historically, India has turned to Russia for its military hardware. The World's host Carol Hill speaks with Tanvi Madan, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, about...

In the global race to create the first viable clones, scientist Hwang Woo-suk was at the front of the pack. His story is the focus of a new documentary on Netflix, “King of Clones.” Hwang cloned thousands of animals, with dreams of cloning humans. In the early 2000s, Hwang was exposed for procuring human eggs unethically, and fabricating data, leading to his downfall. He now lives in the United Ar...

Lebanon is mourning the loss of its most famous chef, Chef Ramzi Choueiri. Choueiri, known internationally as Chef Ramzi, was a staple of Lebanese daytime television for decades. His fame in Lebanon grew beyond its borders to the wider region and his love for cooking helped popularize Lebanese cuisine around the world. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Joanne Raad, a Lebanese television producer...

Rival gangs clashed at a women’s prison in Honduras this week, leaving nearly 50 inmates dead. In response, the government is putting its military back in charge of penal colonies, expanding its powers and building new prisons on islands off the coast.  From the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa, security analyst Lester Ramírez talks with The World’s Marco Werman about what the crackdown might look lik...

For only the second time in over a century, Japan has passed a number of reforms to redefine the country's rape laws. The definition of rape has now been broadened so sexual assault victims have more rights and do not have to prove they fought back against their attacker. The age of consent has also been raised from 13 to 16. Julia Kim in Tokyo tells the journey of one woman and what these reforms...

Jamaica, the HMT Empire Windrush. The passengers had come to England expecting jobs and a better life, but also experienced racism and discrimination. From 1948, more Jamaicans followed in the wake of Windrush, including the parents of Evadney Campbell, who tells her family's story to host Marco Werman.

The five people who were on board deep sea submersible called the Titan are now believed to be dead. The US Coast Guard said today a debris field on the ocean floor "is consistent with a catastrophic loss of cabin pressure. The Titan had been on a expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic in the north Atlantic when it lost contact four days ago. Host Marco Werman has this hour's updates. 

Russian attacks on Ukraine's power stations knocked out more than half of the country’s capacity to generate electricity last fall and winter. The widespread blackouts are over, for now. Still, the new focus on energy security is raising prospects for a speedier transition to renewable energy as Ukraine rebuilds. The World’s environment correspondent Carolyn Beeler reports from Kyiv.

A stop-and-start peace process between Sudan's warring parties has been put on pause by the US. Reports of genocidal violence in Darfur continue to emerge, as the grinding fight in Khartoum continues. The World's Marco Werman talks with Alex de Waal, a leading expert on Sudan at Tufts University. 

The sun rose over Stonehenge in southern England at 6:23 on Wednesday morning, the dawn of the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. Around 8,000 people danced, sang and drummed through Tuesday night around the prehistoric stone circle of Stonehenge to welcome the summer solstice. Host Marco Werman has more details.

Five years ago, Samura Kamara came in close second to Julius Maada Bio, who would go on to become Sierra Leone's president. Bio and Kamara face off again on June 24. Both candidates are campaigning on how they will improve the lagging economy. Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman reports from the capital of Freetown.

Authorities who manage the Panama Canal have implemented travel restrictions to prevent large container ships from running aground. Drought is the culprit. As Steve Paton, director of the Physical Monitoring Program for the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, tells host Marco Werman, it takes millions of gallons of fresh water to allow the passage of a single vessel through the cana...

An Indigenous woman in Bolivia has earned international recognition for her work in the production, transformation and commercialization of cañahua, a resilient crop and nutritious grain with the potential to reach international markets. The World's Tibisay Zea has our story.

Last week, more than 300 Pakistani migrants died when an overcrowded fishing trawler sank off the coast of Greece. This week, the heir to one of Pakistan's biggest private fortunes, along with his teenage son, are among five people aboard the missing Titanic submersible, high-priced excursion that reportedly cost $250,000 per person. The World's Marco Werman speaks with Pakistani journalist Abbas...

When eastern Ukraine came under heavy fire from Russia last year, a woman escaped with her mother and five dogs strapped into the passenger seats. She and her pack have settled near the Serbian capital of Belgrade, but she faces an uncertain future in a country where she doesn't always feel welcome. 

French officials raided offices across the country that are associated with the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. Authorities are looking into alleged embezzlement of public funds and favoritism in handing out Olympic contracts. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with author Jules Boykoff about why corruption scandals always seem to dog the Olympics. 

A troubling chain of violent events — an Israeli raid, then a terror attack against Israeli settlers, followed by a rampage by crowds of settlers on Palestinian towns — has put Israel and the West Bank on edge again. The World's Marco Werman talks with reporter Noga Tarnopolsky about what happened and the unprecedented political instability in Israel that makes the violence especially concerning. 

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on his first state visit to the United States. President Joe Biden extended the invitation, which includes a lavish dinner for Modi. India is a strategic partner for the US when it comes to countering China's influence in the Indo-Pacific and has the potential to chip away at China's tech-manufacturing prowess. But Delhi has also remained firmly neutral in th...

Now that Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to Beijing is in the rear-view mirror, the Biden administration turns its diplomatic focus to the visit this week of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Host Marco Werman has more details on Modi's state visit to Washington.

In the second part of our discussion with the US Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns speaks with The World’s host Marco Werman about US trade ties with China and why the two economies should aim to “decouple.”

El Salvador has cracked down on gang violence in the past year by hauling tens of thousands of people to jail. Citizens of other countries, including the US, Colombia and Guatemala, have been caught up in the sweeps and imprisoned, often without due process. Manuel Rueda reports on some who say they were wrongly imprisoned for months, just because they have tattoos or were in the wrong place at th...