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Former President Donald Trump makes his first appearance in a Miami federal courthouse today. He is accused of taking from the White House in 2021 hundreds of documents, many of them highly classified, and some related to the military and nuclear capabilities of the United States and foreign countries. Tom Blanton, director of the independent nongovernmental National Security Archive, talks with T...

Host Marco Werman tells us about a discovery in northern Israel of the bones of prehistoric birds that had tiny holes bored into them. The suspicion is that these tiny flutes were either used to attract birds, or to make music. Whatever the purpose, bird songs and human songs have long had an interplay, as we are reminded by musicians David Bowie and Sergei Prokofiev.

Yale professor and immunologist Akiko Iwasaki received a prestigious $2 million grant this week for her work into the origins of long-COVID-19 and promising treatment avenues. She talks with The World’s host Marco Werman about her research.

Four children went missing in early May after a plane crashed in Colombia's Amazon rainforest. The three adults on board were found dead, but the children were missing. After more than a month of searching by the military and Indigenous groups, the children were finally found alive, malnourished and covered with insect bites. Manuel Rueda reports from Bogota on what authorities are learning about...

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi died in Milan on Monday at the age of 86. The four-time prime minister was known for his many controversies, including hosting notorious "bunga bunga" parties and befriending Russian President Vladimir Putin. Despite facing decades of legal battles — more than 30 court cases and one conviction — he continued to find a place in politics, most recently...

In March, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights Maria Alekseyevna Lvova-Belova. The charges were related to the forced deportation of children from Ukraine to Russia. Since the beginning of the war, individual Ukrainian families have been able to retrieve their children from Russia. The World's D...

In 2020, a deadly blast at Beirut port destroyed the beloved Sursock Museum in Lebanon. Parts of the 20th-century museum’s architecture, reflecting both Venetian and Ottoman stylistic elements, were damaged, along with 57 works of art. Now, almost three years later, the museum has reopened. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.

US and Mexican authorities have confirmed that eight young workers were killed in western Mexico, and their bodies were placed in trash bags, after they supposedly tried to quit their jobs at a call center operated by a violent drug cartel. The World's Tibisay Zea reports.

A new UN report reveals that a staggering 25% of the global population believes it is justified for a man to beat his wife. The finding is one of many that, together, show bias against women is a widespread problem. Host Marco Werman speaks with Raquel Lagunas, United Nations Development Program head of gender equality, about the report, which is based on data from the World Values Survey, that sh...

For decades, Azerbaijan and Armenia have disputed claims to the Nagorno-Karabakh region between the two countries. Mostly ethnic Armenians live there, but it's recognized internationally as part of Azerbaijan. Recently, Azerbaijan has blocked a key road in to the area. Levi Bridges reports from Armenia that this blockade has made education difficult for those who live there.

Military officials say Ukraine has retaken four small towns from Russian-held territory. This follows much talk of when a Ukrainian counteroffensive could begin what it would look like. The World's host Marco Werman speaks with Emily Harding, a deputy director and senior fellow of the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank, about what's happ...

The war between the Sudanese Armed Forces and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces has spread across Sudan. Violence is concentrated in western Darfur and the capital, Khartoum. The UN envoy who was helping to mediate the conflict was told he is no longer welcome in Sudan. Nonetheless, a new ceasefire agreement is set to start tomorrow. The World's host Carol Hills gives a bird's-eye view of the...

South African firefighters are helping to battle the blazes in Canada. When they landed at the Edmonton airport this week, they burst into song. This kind of spontaneous singing springs out of the toyi-toyi tradition in South Africa where, decades ago, chanting and dances would erupt during political protests against apartheid. Marco Werman has more.

The world has entered a new El Niño phase, a regular weather pattern that comes every two to seven years. But this year, scientists worry it could be a "super El Niño" and rising global temperatures could make its impacts worse. The World's host Carol Hills spoke to Chris Callahan, a climate scientist at Dartmouth College. He joined the show from Hanover, New Hampshire.

One of the biggest music festivals in Europe, Primavera Sound, just wrapped up in Barcelona, Spain. And this weekend, almost the entire line-up and set is moving to Madrid. Later in the year, festival organizers will bring it to Portugal and then South America. Alan Ruiz Terol reports from Barcelona on how changes in the music industry are driving the expansion of these mega-concerts.

The French Open always delivers stunning performances — some by legends of the game and some by relative newcomers. This year's tournament is no exception, as The World's Bianca Hillier reports ahead of the weekend's final matches.

The first film from Sudan to show at the Cannes Film Festival this year, "Goodbye Julia," is from Sudanese director Mohamed Kordofani. It follows the story of two women during South Sudan's split from Sudan in the early 2000s. The film won some high praise, but that was "bittersweet," Kordofani says, due to the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The World's Africa correspondent Halima Gikandi reports.

Cashews are a popular nut eaten all over the world, and there’s a chance the cashews you eat are grown in Ivory Coast. The West African country leads the world in cashew production. But that industry has been hit by a fall in global demand. The World's Carol Hills spoke to Marcel Outtara, the executive secretary of the Ivory Coast Cashew Industry Group (GTCI), which represents 20 companies that pr...

The seven-day Migrant Trail walk begins in Sasabe, Sonora and ends in Tucson, Arizona. The walkers follow the same trail that many migrants take to get to the United States, that thousands of people never complete. The 75-mile walk is to draw attention to the deaths along the US-Mexico border. Arizona Public Media reporter Danyelle Khmara followed the 20th annual event.

Host Marco Werman brings us the latest updates on the sewage from Mexico that has shut down the nearest beaches in California. Imperial Beach Mayor Paloma Aguirre has requested state of emergency status from the White House.

Thousands of employees at the BBC, British Airways and residents in Nova Scotia have been targeted in a global data breach, believed to be the work of hackers in Russia. The criminal gang put out a statement this week warning those targeted that they had one week to negotiate a ransom or stolen personal details would be leaked online. The World's Europe correspondent Orla Barry, who was herself af...

The collapse of the Kakhovka dam is an environmental catastrophe for people in southern Ukraine. Destroying a dam goes against international law. The World's Carol Hills speaks to Erika Weinthal, an expert on environmental politics at Duke University, about the implications of the disaster.

Scientists are going somewhere uncharted — deep into the Earth. In a scientific first, an expedition floating over the Atlantic Ocean has successfully drilled nearly a mile beneath the sea floor and pulled up pieces of rocky mantle. These samples will be used to learn more about the origins of life and the geologic history of our planet. The World's Anna Kusmer talked to a group of the scientists...

Despite a flurry of diplomatic overtures between Beijing and Washington, there are two new indicators that illustrate the tension between the two countries. The first is an unconfirmed report that the US, Taiwan and Japan are to share real-time data from naval reconnaissance drones. The second is a Wall Street Journal report that China and Cuba have reached a secret agreement for Beijing to establ...

Taiwan is having a #MeToo reckoning about sexual harassment in politics, several years after other parts of the world. Despite the relatively high number of women in public office, many instances of sexual harassment on the political scene have been ignored or covered up. Ashish Valentine reports from Taipei that a new political drama on Netflix has prompted many women to start opening up about th...