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The small, strategically insignificant city of Bakhmut has been the focal point of the war in Ukraine since last summer. Over the weekend, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the private Russian "Wagner" militia group, announced, saying, "There is not a single Ukrainian soldier in Bakhmut." Ukraine's military disputed that, saying its troops were still operating in parts of the city. The World's Marc...

Ireland's Data Protection Commission announced that Meta would be fined $1.3 billion for violating the EU's General Data Protection Act. The EU said that Meta was transferring customer data between the EU and the United States, which runs afoul of what is perhaps the world's strongest data privacy law. The World's Marco Werman talks to Samir Jain, a policy director at the Center for Democracy and...

Joe Biden was supposed to be in Papua New Guinea on Monday, becoming the first US president to ever visit the Pacific island country. But he canceled to stay in Washington, focusing on the debt ceiling deadlock. Top US diplomat Anthony Blinken is there instead. Though Papua New Guinea’s leaders are disappointed, they’re still pushing ahead with a controversial deal — to let US troops on their isla...

Leaders of G7 countries, some of the world's richest democracies, wrapped up their meetings in Tokyo this weekend with a surprise meeting from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. They pledged more support to Ukraine, and discussed concerns about China. Julia Kim reports from Tokyo that China has already reacted bitterly, officially summoning the Japanese ambassador.

Hiroshima-style okonomiyaki is a savory Japanese pancake stacked with cabbage. pork, eggs, noodles and sauce. As the G7 summit brings the globe's attention to the region this weekend, local restaurants are taking the opportunity to highlight the dish. And they're adding some flavors the G7 attendees with recognize from home. The World's Bianca Hillier reports.

There’s a festive mood in Asia’s youngest nation: Timor-Leste, a Southeast Asian country the size of Connecticut. On Sunday, the people of Timor-Leste will vote for their next parliament — and though the country has its challenges, its elections are ranked as some of the freest and fairest in Asia. How does the country pull this off? The World’s Patrick Winn reports.

They call themselves the “Samurai Who Pick Up Litter.” These sword-wielding eco-warriors have   turned garbage collecting into a choreographed performance. Julia Kim and Rebecca Rosman report on the vision of a group of actors who want to tackle both environmental issues, and the mundanity of everyday life. 

In an attempt to tackle its low birth rate problem, China's Family Planning Association is hoping to launch initiatives across 20 cities in China that promote marriage and childbearing among young couples. Yun Zhou, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Michigan who specializes in China’s demography, joins The World's Carolyn Beeler to discuss why the decline could continue, despit...

Authorities managed to avoid a worst-case scenario at the holiest site in Jerusalem during the overlapping religious holidays of Easter, Passover and Ramadan that ended a few weeks ago. Now, things are getting “back to normal” at the Noble Sanctuary, as Muslims know the site, location of the al-Aqsa mosque and Dome of the Rock. It's also revered by Jews as the Temple Mount. The World’s Matthew Bel...

The World’s Carolyn Beeler remembers Andy Rourke’s driving baselines and melodic motifs that added to the British band’s unique sound in the 1980s.

The Central Intelligence Agency has released a new video this week with the goal of convincing Russian officials to spy for the US. The video was released on Telegram, an app that’s popular among Russians. The World’s Shirin Jaafari speaks with host Carolyn Beeler about the latest.

Gum arabic is a key ingredient in lots of foodstuffs and cosmetics, but especially soda. Most of the world's supply comes from Sudan, but since the beginning of the conflict, the industry has been freezing up. The World's Carolyn Beeler interview Mohamed Salih, a gum arabic exporter, importer, and broker, about what exactly the conflict is doing to the industry and the consequences for the rest of...

For more than a decade, Greece was seen as the "sick man of Europe.” The 2008 financial crisis floored the Greek economy and the country was forced to seek three bailouts from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. But in the last couple of years, Greece’s economy has performed better than many of its EU neighbours. So, the center-right government should be feeling pretty confiden...

On Friday in Hiroshima, Japan, President Joe Biden and other G7 leaders agreed to tighten their sanctions against Russia and pledged financial support for Ukraine, just as its president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, prepared to join the summit. The World's Carolyn Beeler has more on the day's events from the summit. 

Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, was the leader of a ragtag paramilitary force in Sudan that wiped out entire villages in Darfur two decades ago. Under the wing of the country’s autocratic president, he rose through the ranks of the military, getting closer to the seat of power. Today, Hemedti has plunged the nation into chaos as he fights for control of Sudan. The World's Chris Ha...

A longtime rule banned dreadlocks at primary schools in Malawi. But that rule has been overturned by the country's high court. Host Marco Werman speaks with Noah Kaisi, a Rastafarian parent in Malawi, about what the victory means.

When Colombian police discovered that university guards had killed at least 11 waste pickers so that their bodies could be sold to a medical school, there was national outrage. The people who collect garbage for recycling organized to change how they are paid and how they are treated. Today, waste pickers are officially recognized as part of the municipal waste system. Manuel Rueda reports from Bo...

Tires are a major source of pollution. The tiny particulates left behind when the rubber meets the road create a fine dust of microplastics. And with more electric vehicles on the roadway, weighted down by heavy batteries, tires will leave behind even more toxic residue. Gunnlaugur Erlendsson, the CEO of the UK-based tire startup Enso, talks with host Marco Werman about what the tire industry can...

A comedy group is being heavily fined for a viral joke that made light of a Chinese military slogan. The $2.1 million-dollar fine is the latest example of the Chinese government tightening its grip on what young people can say and do in public. To learn more about what it's like to be a comedian in China, and how that's changing, host Marco Werman talks with Ben Frank, a New York-based comedian wh...

Every year on the third Thursday of May, Ukrainians celebrate Vyshyvanka Day. The vyshyvanka, an elaborately embroidered shirt or dress, is one of the best-known symbols of Ukrainian culture. But some vyshyvankas have changed since Russia's full-scale invasion last year, veering away from traditional symbols to ones that are more significant at this moment. Think drones instead of flowers. The Wor...

In April, Chile passed a new law to compensate the families of women or girls who are killed because of their gender. The law is considered a major victory for the government's progressive agenda. It's also setting a new legal standard in a region where femicide rates are high. Host Marco Werman speaks with Beatriz Nice of the Wilson Center about how the law works and why it was so important to pa...

Japan is hosting its fellow G-7 partners — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, the UK and the US — in Hiroshima, the site of one of the only two nuclear attacks in history. Three of the G-7 members are also nuclear powers. Host Marco Werman speaks with James Acton, co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about the state of nuclear nonproliferation t...

Yulia, a rare Mediterranean monk seal, is drawing astonished crowds to a beach in Tel Aviv, Israel. Host Marco Werman explains.

While waste picking is a low-paid and often a dangerous job, these workers are doing much of the world's recycling. In Mumbai, a city of 20 million people, the trash headed for recycling ends up in Dharavi, a slum where thousands of waste pickers live and work. They sort through the piles, and clean and separate the different types of materials destined for a second or third life. Without them, Na...

The arrest of controversial influencer Andrew Tate last December turned a spotlight on Romania's adult webcam industry. Tate, who was born in the US, is accused of human trafficking, rape and forming an organized crime group. Owners of webcam studios in Romania say the business is totally legal. But anti-sex trafficking campaigners say Tate's arrest indicates a very different story. The World's Eu...