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Former President Donald Trump has been indicted by the Manhattan District Attorney. This is the first time a current or former president is being charged in the US, but this is not new in other countries. The World's Carol Hills talks to Victor Menaldo, a professor of Political Science at the University of Washington, about the long-term effects of trying former leaders.

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

In just a few days, the Montreal Canadiens' record of “most points scored in a season” is expected to be shattered by the Boston Bruins. The Canadian team has held the record for nearly 50 years. Host Carol Hills checks in with Montreal Canadiens' super fan, Sunil Peetush, about how it feels.

New allegations emerged today over Monday's fire that killed at least 39 people at a migrant holding facility in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. An attorney representing people involved in the deadly fire says the top immigration official in the Mexican state of Chihuahua allegedly ordered in a phone call that the migrants should not be released under any circumstances. Host Carol Hills has more details.

Four tiny cheetah cubs were spotted yawning and cuddling in Kuno National Park. It's a success for India's ambitious plan to reintroduce cheetahs to the country. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports.

The Anthropocene Working Group is in the midst of voting on a so-called "Golden Spike," a sedimentary layer somewhere on Earth that best exemplifies the age of humans. It's the last big task in formally defining the Anthropocene, which is being proposed as a new epoch in geologic time. David Kattenburg reports.

The 15th century “Doctrine of Discovery'' provided the legal basis for the colonial-era seizures of Indigenous lands. Today, Pope Francis formally repudiated the doctrine. Host Carol Hills speaks with University of Calgary sociology professor Cora Voyageur. She’s a member of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation in Canada and a residential school survivor.

Yemen has been torn apart by civil war, with Iran and Saudi Arabia backing opposing sides. As the two nations take steps to restore diplomatic ties, some believe peace in Yemen could also be restored. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Ibrahim Jalal, a non-resident scholar with the Middle East Institute, about the potential for peace and what it will take to get there.

Rafael Grossi, the head of the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency, visited Europe's largest nuclear power plant in war-torn Zaporizhzhia again. He said continued shelling is causing major risks to the site. The World's host Carol Hills talks to Amy J. Nelson, a nuclear security expert and fellow at the Brookings Institution, about the dangers.

Vanuatu won a historic victory at the United Nations yesterday to advance climate justice. The small, but mighty, country persuaded the UN General Assembly to get the highest international court to establish, for the first time, countries’ obligations to address the climate crisis. This could help low-emitting countries sue high-emitting countries for climate inaction. Host Carol Hills speaks to V...

A third day of protests, encouraged by leaders from the political opposition, turned violent today in Kenya. Many people in the capital Nairobi decided to stay home because of the demonstrations. What's stoking frustration is the rising cost of living in Kenya, as The World's Africa correspondent Halima Gikandi reports.

Russia's security services arrested an American reporter with the Wall Street Journal in Moscow on Thursday. Evan Gershkovich was hit with espionage charges by Russia's government — a first for a US correspondent since the Cold War. Host Carol Hills speaks with Rachel Ziemba, an adjunct senior fellow with the Center for New American Security, about a subject Evan tackled before his arrest: the sta...

It's been 400 years since the first volume of Shakespeare's plays hit London book stalls. To mark the occasion, a London bookseller is selling Shakespeare's four Folios and a first edition of Shakespeare's collected poems, all from the 17th century. It is the first time in more than 20 years that all five volumes have been offered together. Host Marco Werman reports.

China's big-ticket infrastructure projects in middle-income and developing countries were part of a vision to spread Chinese influence and power around the world. But some of them aren't panning out. Now, countries are seeking emergency funds to finish the projects or prevent governments from becoming financially insolvent. The World's host Marco Werman talks to Bradley Parks from the College of W...

Ukrainians living abroad face a lot of questions about life back home. So, two Ukrainians living in London and Prague decided a year ago to do something about it. They set up a podcast called “Ukrainian Spaces.” The aim: to tell international audiences about Ukraine from a Ukrainian perspective. In Warsaw, in late February, they recorded the podcast in front of a live audience for the first time....

The Philippines is one of the most dangerous places in the world to be an environmentalist. A group of activists in the north, known as the "Luzon 7" were recently jailed, accused of being part of a Communist plot against the military. The activists say it is an attempt to stifle their opposition to new development projects in that region. Ashley Westerman reports from Manila.

The Future of Life has penned an open letter calling for a pause on training AI. More than 1,000 prominent researchers in the field of AI, as well as prominent tech founders like Elon Musk, have signed the letter. They warn that no person can truly understand the complicated systems they are creating in AI labs, and that it could pose an existential danger to human civilization. Host Marco Werman...

One of the hottest places for American corporations looking to expand their operations overseas is Vietnam. Apple, Google, Microsoft and other US companies are trying to take advantage of one of the fastest growing economies in the world. The downward spiral in US-China relations is another reason why American companies want to set up factories in Vietnam. The World's Patrick Winn has our story.

On March 29, 1973, President Richard Nixon announced that all US combat troops had left Vietnam. Host Marco Werman marks the 50th anniversary of the withdrawal with a reminder of the issues that drove US involvement in the region, and the divisions that the Vietnam War wrought across American society.

An Australian food company called Vow has created a giant meatball using DNA from the long-extinct woolly mammoth. Their goal is to draw attention to the possibilities of lab-grown meat. The World's Anna Kusmer has the story.

A Danish oil tanker was boarded by pirates on Saturday and is now the object of an international search. Host Marco Werman speaks with Assis Malaquias, Dean of the Africa Center for Strategic Studies at the National Defense University, about the capture of the tanker ship Monjasa Reformer. The capture raises questions about the state of maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea, off the western coas...

The US relationship with Israel is strong and deep. Rarely do the two countries openly question one another. That was until Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right wing coalition tried to overhaul Israel's judicial system. Now, fissures between Netanyahu and President Biden are out in the open. Host Marco Werman speaks with Martin Indyk, a former US ambassador to Israel and a fello...

The Ethiopian pianist and nun Emahoy Tsegué-Maryam Guèbrou grew up wealthy and privileged in Addis Ababa, mixing with the likes of former Emperor Haile Selassie. She also became a piano talent. But she turned away from a promising international touring career and decided to devote herself to her religion — mixed with some music. We look back at the extraordinary life of Guèbrou, who has died at th...

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, divisions among Orthodox Church communities in Ukraine have sharpened. The divide between the Russian and Ukrainian branches of Orthodox Christianity goes back several years. But now, the Ukrainian government has issued an ultimatum to clergy at one of the most important holy sites in the Orthodox world, the Lavra in Kyiv. They're being told to leave...

Beers brewed by Trappist monks have long been considered superior, largely because the monasteries that produce the brews are motivated not by profit, but by quality. In Belgium, just five such breweries can still call themselves "Trappist." Host Marco Werman speaks with Belgian beer consultant Sofie Vanrafelghem about concerns over the future of Belgian Trappist brews.