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A recent investigation by Reuters identified more than 3 million square miles across 113 countries that they dubbed as "jump zones" — areas where there is heightened risk for bat-borne diseases "spilling over" into human populations. Many disease outbreaks have been attributed to bats over the years. Dr. Neil Vora is a physician by trade and pandemic prevention fellow at Conservation International...

Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, better known as Hemedti, is one of two generals locked in a death match for control of Sudan. He's been accused of committing crimes against humanity when he helped to crush the revolt in Darfur. Yet, he has evaded international prosecution and economic sanctions — and he's even claimed to be one of the richest men in Africa. The World's Chris Harland-Dunaway reports on Heme...

For the last two years, Russia was officially in charge of the Arctic Council, an eight-nation governing body that manages cross-country Arctic collaborations. But once Russia invaded Ukraine, the seven other nations effectively boycotted the council and refused to meet. Now, on the pre-determined schedule, Russia is handing the torch to Norway, and it's expected the council will re-start meetings...

Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso faced impeachment proceedings over accusations of embezzlement. So today, he took the unprecedented step of dissolving the country’s national assembly. Carolina Loza León, a Quito-based journalist, tells host Marco Werman how Ecuadorans are responding.

A new ruling has made Namibia only the second country in Africa to recognize foreign same-sex marriages, after South Africa. Host Marco Werman speaks with Omar van Reenen, an activist with the Namibia Equal Rights Movement, about the significance of the ruling and what it means for Namibia's LGBTQ citizens.

Sudan's only producer of therapeutic food given to severely malnourished children has been burned down amid ongoing fighting there. The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports on what this means for children in the country.

The UN-brokered deal between Ukraine and Russia to allow grain exports to sail safely across the Black Sea was renewed today, on the eve of its expiration scheduled for May 18. The delays by Russian negotiators made the renewal uncertain. Host Marco Werman speaks with Joseph Glauber, a Senior Research Fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington, about the diplomatic wr...

Host Marco Werman plies us with the lyrics and sounds of Brazilian singer-songwriter Tim Bernardes, who has fans in the US from Fleet Foxes to David Byrne. His latest single is, "Nascer, Viver, Morrer."

Climate change is making droughts more frequent, severe and pervasive. And that's causing reduced crop yields in many parts of the world. In the Mexican state of Oaxaca, one farm is adapting by embracing sustainable, regenerative farming techniques meant to mimic natural ecosystems and be more drought resistant. Mike Fox reports from Oaxaca.

He started off doing simple phishing attacks. But, the Russian, who is known as Bassterlord, soon graduated to planting ransomware in emails and, once an employee opened it, he was able to hold a company's data hostage. He quickly became one of the best, and taught others how to do the same. In her exclusive interview with the hacker, Dina Temple-Raston of the Click Here podcast, delves into the r...

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was invited to attend the international climate conference, COP28, later this year in the United Arab Emirates. It follows a normalization of relations between Syria and many of its Arab neighbors that also saw it rejoin the Arab League. Host Marco Werman speaks with Karam Shaar, a senior fellow with the New Lines Institute, about how Syria plans to reap the financ...

Around the world, more than 20 million people work in the informal sector known as "waste pickers." They sort through garbage in trash cans or dumps to find recyclable materials. And, in many countries that don't have formalized recycling systems, they play an important role in the recycling process. For the first story in our weeklong series on waste pickers, Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman reports on th...

Thousands of people in Nigeria and beyond have spent the past few days glued to a live stream of chef Hilda Bassey, known online as Hilda Baci. The 27-year-old Nigerian chef cooked for 100 hours and now hopes the Guinness Book of World Records will deem her attempt to be the world's longest cooking marathon. Host Marco Werman has the details.

For the past three years, the asylum system in the United States has been severely disrupted. Pandemic-era restrictions allowed immigration officers to quickly expel asylum seekers that arrived at the southern border. Now that those restrictions are over, the US is reverting to immigration law as it existed before the world went into lockdown. But as it does so, the Biden administration is adding...

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s recent appeal to European leaders has brought in more military aid for Ukraine's defense against Russia. It's an indication that Western officials believe Kyiv’s forces could reclaim significant swaths of territory. Zelenskiy has also been offered assistance from China and the Vatican to negotiate peace with Russia. Host Marco Werman speaks with Jacob Kirkegaard, a...

The annual Eurovision Song Contest crowned a winner Saturday night in Liverpool. Thirty-seven countries competed, and the juries and fans voted for one top song, "Tattoo," by the Swedish singer Loreen, who became the first woman to win Eurovision twice. The World's host Marco Werman explains.

The AI product ChatGPT has prompted a lot of concern about artificial intelligence tools replacing jobs, along with privacy concerns. The European Union is now regulating AI, with key a committee of lawmakers at the European Parliament approving the European AI Act. Host Marco Werman speaks with Sarah Myers West, the managing director of the AI Now Institute, a policy research institute in New Yor...

Russia's long-persecuted ethnic minorities — Buryats, Chechens, Yakuts — have seized upon the war in Ukraine to make a case for the independence of their own regions. They say the conflict has laid bare Russia's violent and imperial mentality,not just in Eastern Europe, but within its own borders. Theo Merz reports.

For the first time, the United Nations is commemorating the flight of hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees — on the 75th anniversary of the day that's come to be known in the Arab world as the "Nakba." The word means catastrophe in Arabic, and it refers to the creation of the modern state of Israel in 1948. US officials stayed away from today's events at the UN headquarters in New York, w...

The civil war in Sudan is reverberating across Sudanese American communities in the United States. Parents and their children are struggling to cope with fresh trauma, as journalist Hana Baba reports from San Francisco.

The United Kingdom's schemes to help settle Ukrainian refugees by pairing them with UK households — who welcomed them as guests — helped house over 170,000 Ukrainians since the war began last year. Now, one of the creators of the UK's “Homes for Ukraine” scheme is calling on the British government to support a similar one for Sudan, as thousands of people desperately try to leave the country amid...

Swimming in the Seine was banned in 1923 due to high levels of pollution in the water. Now, a century later, city officials have reportedly spent over $1 billion to clean up the river ahead of next summer’s Olympics in Paris. The World's Bianca Hillier reports on how they've done.

US ambassador to South Africa Reuben Brigety has said that he would “bet his life” on the South African government having sent arms to Russia in December 2022 aboard a ship under US sanctions. Since he spoke out on Thursday, he has reportedly apologized to South African officials, who are keen to tamp down the controversy over the ship, called Lady R. Host Marco Werman speaks with Peter Fabricius,...

At least 10 lions were killed in the last week in Kenya in two separate incidents, after they attacked the livestock of local herders. Kenya's lion population has become malnourished following drought and continued climate change. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Robert Montgomery, a lion expert and ecologist at the University of Oxford, about the factors behind the continued hunger the li...

Voters in Thailand have delivered a loud message to their military-backed government, calling for change. Thailand’s army has kept a tight grip on the country’s politics, but in Sunday’s election, a party promising to end “dictatorship” forever won in a landslide. Now, many voters are wondering if the military will really let its rivals run the country. The World’s Patrick Winn reports from Bangko...