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In Europe, inflation is getting curbed, stocks values are up, key sectors are rebounding and the US Congress seems to be on course to raise the debt ceiling and prevent the sort of catastrophic meltdown that markets had feared. It seems like good news for European markets, but will it last? To find out, host Marco Werman speaks to Cinzia Alcidi. She's the director of research at the Centre for Eur...

Turkey’s economy is showing signs of another slowdown after its longtime leader, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, was elected to another presidential term over the weekend. Erdoğan’s unorthodox economic policies and pressure on the country’s central bank have weakened Turkey’s currency. The Turkish lira is now worth less than a third of what its value was only a few years ago, compared to the US dollar. As T...

Ukrainian journalist Volodymyr Solohub has traveled to eastern Ukraine near the front lines in Donetsk this week. He talks with The World’s Marco Werman about what’s become of Ukraine’s long-anticipated counteroffensive, and how Ukrainian troops are using new Western weaponry and low-tech homemade drones.  

The French Open is underway in Paris and the political volleys off the court are getting as much attention as the tennis volleys on the court. From the war in Ukraine to the flare-up in Kosovo, host Marco Werman discusses how geopolitics and sports are colliding at one of this year's major tennis tournaments.

Microsoft is appealing a court decision in the United Kingdom that's keeping the company from buying Activision Blizzard, the creators of major video games like Call of Duty and Candy Crush. The $70 billion deal could impact the future of cloud gaming. The World's host Marco Werman speaks with Joost van Dreunen. He's an adjunct assistant professor at New York University's Stern School of Business.

A local official in central India has been suspended from his job after ordering a reservoir be drained so that he could retrieve the smart phone he dropped at the dam on the water. Host Marco Werman has more details. 

In southwestern Mexico, drug cartels have been using drones in their operations. Drug barons are allegedly using the drones to drop bombs and drive villagers out of their homes. It appears that the cartels want to have full control over territory for drug trafficking purposes. Earlier this month, about 600 people had to flee from one town in the region. That's according to a Mexican human rights o...

There are many ways that people express national pride. In the face of Russia’s invasion, patriotism in Ukraine is ever present. Some though have decided to express their patriotism in a way that’s even more permanent — with tattoos. The World’s Daniel Ofman has this story from Kyiv Ukraine. 

A spacecraft with an all-private astronaut team splashed down off the coast of Texas in the Gulf of Mexico late on Tuesday. Two of the four astronauts on board are from Saudi Arabia, including the first Arab woman to go into orbit. Saudi Arabia is one of nine Middle Eastern countries involved in space exploration right now. Marco Werman finds out what's behind the interest in space around the Arab...

Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah will marry Rajwa al Saif of Saudi Arabia tomorrow, as citizens of both kingdoms begin a special holiday to celebrate. Beyond love, the wedding is a geopolitical symbol with its own meaning. The World's Marco Werman talks with Amer al-Sabalieh, who's at the University of Jordan's international studies department and a columnist for the Jordan Times, about the signi...

Nigeria has only about one doctor for every 5,000 residents. In the US, for exmample, the ratio is closer to 1 in 300. Many, many Nigerian doctors leave their country as soon as they are trained and take more lucrative jobs in the UK or the US. Members of Nigeria's parliament are now backing a new bill that would require graduates to stay and work in the country for five years, in order to limit t...

In the last year or so, Russian President Vladimir Putin has faced international condemnation and even an arrest warrant for war crimes in Ukraine. But this week, South Africa's foreign minister granted diplomatic immunity to all foreign officials planning to attend a summit in the country this August. South African MP Glynnis Breytenbach is among those going to court to try to block the immunity...

In Khartoum on Wednesday, negotiations aimed at putting a ceasefire in place fell apart. Sudan's national army and a rival paramilitary group have tried and failed to implement ceasefires more than once since fighting broke out in the Sudanese capital more than six weeks ago. Now, the United Nations says more than a million people have been displaced by the conflict. The World's Africa corresponde...

A bill making its way through the Legislature in Brazil could limit Indigenous land claims in the country, and potentially call into question large swaths of land already demarcated for Indian reservations. Michael Fox reports.

Student protests erupted in Beijing's Tiananmen Square 34 years ago this spring. But in the People's Republic of China, the uprising — and the bloody crackdown — is banned from almost all public discussion. Now in Hong Kong, public censorship of the subject of Tiananmen Square is also underway. And that's a real change. Tom Grundy, founder of the Hong Kong Free Press, speaks with host Marco Werman...

During its short rule of the country, the Khmer Rouge wiped out much of Cambodia's educated class. The memories of genocide followed those who eventually immigrated to the United States. Nearly a half-century after being targeted for their education, Cambodian Americans in Long Beach, California, hope that they can be seen not just as victims but in their full scope as human beings. Adolfo Guzman-...

In a quiet city near the Serbian border with Hungary, a group of Russian game developers has found a new home after fleeing their country under threat of arrest. Opposed to the war in Ukraine, and fearing the military draft, they're starting over in a country that is allied with Russia and welcomes the newcomers. As Gerry Hadden reports from Subotica, Serbia, they're experiencing a lot of firsts a...

Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni has signed what parliament named the Anti-Homosexuality Act. Same-sex relations were already illegal in Uganda, but the new bill lists new potential punishments that include life in prison — or even the death penalty. The World's Carol Hills talked with Maria Burnett, a senior associate in the Africa Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies,...

For English homebuyers, there's a big issue: not enough houses and what's in stock isn't affordable for the average person. The country's opposition Labor Party has a proposal in the works to fix the selling price of land at fraction of what it could sell for on the market. To find out how this could work, The World's Carol Hills speaks to Anthony Breach, a senior analyst at the UK-based Center fo...

On Monday, Nigeria’s Bola Tinubu was sworn in as the country’s new president in the capital Abuja. He enters office amid ongoing court disputes against the election results, rising insecurity and a struggling economy. Host Carol Hills speaks with The World’s Africa correspondent, Halima Gikandi, who covered the elections in Nigeria earlier this year.

A pod of killer whales repeatedly rammed a 65-foot-long yacht last Wednesday in the Strait of Gibraltar, leading to such damage that the crew needed to be rescued. It was not the first time orcas in the Atlantic off of the Iberian Peninsula have attacked a vessel. Host Carol Hills explains this perplexing trend in the behavior of killer whales.

This weekend, Turkey reelected longtime leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan for another five-year term as president. He beat opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu by four percentage points in Sunday’s runoff. But the race was plagued by concerns that Erdoğan had an unfair advantage, using government resources for campaign efforts and receiving the majority of media coverage. For many voters, the election r...

At least eight military drones appeared over the skies of the Russian capital and its suburbs early Tuesday. Officials from the Russian Defense Ministry say all of the drones were intercepted and that the damage from falling debris was minimal. Cybersecurity expert Dmitri Alperovitch tells The World’s host Carol Hills that wealthy neighborhoods,  including one where Putin and other Russian elite h...

In the midst of missiles strikes, air raid sirens and power outages, Ukrainians are finding ways to keep living their lives. That includes searching for – and finding – love. The World’s Carolyn Beeler speaks with people who are dating, moving in together and getting married in wartime Kyiv. This story originally aired March 14, 2023.

In downtown Kyiv, you'll find a handful of people dressed as storybook characters and superheroes, posing for photos with tourists. The World's Patti Daniels has this postcard on one man trying to earn a little extra cash while making people smile. This story originally aired March 30, 2023.