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The last US troops pulled out of Vietnam on March 29, 1973. But the war still raged on. The South Vietnamese troops that worked with the Americans felt abandoned. Reporter Merk Nguyen speaks with Lien Nguyen, who was trained by the US military to fly cargo supply planes during the war, and who now lives in the US.

There are two sides of a debate going on in Brussels today around the EU's classification of nuclear energy and it is causing an impasse over the bloc's clean energy future. In one corner, France leads a faction that seeks to include atomic power in the union's 2030 renewable goals. In the other corner, Austria and Germany are among those opposed. Host Marco Werman speaks to Phillipp Lausberg, an...

Tuesday saw another day of massive protests across France, as workers railed against raising the retirement age from 62 to 64. President Emmanuel Macron's pension reforms would theoretically help young people, by keeping the pension system solvent. Yet, students have turned out in droves to support the older generation. Gerry Hadden travels to Toulouse, a university town in southern France, to fin...

Drones are playing a large role on the battlefield in the war between Russia and Ukraine. With many men on the frontlines, women in Kyiv are learning how to fly the drones. Dina Temple-Raston, host of the “Click Here” podcast, meets a teacher at the country's only all-women school for drone pilots.

During the Khmer Rouge's reign, many of Cambodia's ancient relics were spirited out of the country. Museums at the time often didn't ask many questions about their provenance. That has changed, and looted antiquities are starting to be returned. Reporter Leila Goldstein was at the airport in Phomh Penh when a collection of 13 treasures returned home.

At a press conference today, the International Olympic Committee failed to say whether or not Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. IOC President Thomas Bach did announce, though, suggested criteria for whether those athletes should be allowed to return to international competitions ahead of the Games. Host Marco Werman has the details.

Dozens of migrants are dead after a fire swept through a holding facility in the Mexican border town of Ciudad Juárez. Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says the fire was started by migrants who were protesting news of their deportation. The World’s host Marco Werman speaks with Lauren Villagran, a reporter with The El Paso Times in Ciudad Juárez.

Host Marco Werman introduces us to singer Linda Ayupuka from northern Ghana. Evading conventional style and classification, Ayupuka is a gospel singer who is performing in a new electrified version of the traditional music of the Fra-Fra ethnic group who hail from her region of the country.

Tens of thousands of young men went to Canada to avoid being conscripted to fight in Vietnam. Some Canadians welcomed them and others wanted nothing to do with these "hippies." But many of those who stayed — and half did — would go on to be leaders in their communities as politicians, environmental activists, and teachers. Jimmy Thomson reports on what happened in the West Kootenays region of Brit...

More than 200 people have been killed in gang-related violence in Haiti since the beginning of the month. During President Joe Biden's recent visit to Canada, he spoke with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the possibility of a military intervention. Host Marco Werman spoke with Ambassador Daniel Foote, former US special envoy to Haiti, about what all this could mean for the country. 

Former Taiwan leader Ma Ying-jeou is in China for a nearly two-week stay. This is a first. Meanwhile, current President Tsai Ing-Wen is on her way to the Americas. From Taipei, Ashish Valentine reports on the significance of these upcoming visits.

When international artists and musicians come to the US to tour and perform, they need a visa and they need to pay a fee for that visa. The US government has proposed a dramatic hike in that fee, one that has some people concernd that it could have a damaging effect on the ability of artists from outside the US to perform here. Marco Werman speaks with Matthew Covey, a lawyer, musician, festival o...

For Ukrainian athletes, training for the Olympics has been harder than ever since Russia's full-scale invasion last year. Many have moved abroad to have access to equipment and proper training centers. Now, as Paris 2024 approaches, some sport federations are paving the way for Russians and Belarusians to compete at the Games. And Ukrainians are wondering what that means for their own participatio...

Lebanon has reversed a decision by its Cabinet to delay Daylight Saving Time. The initial decision occurred at the start of the holy month of Ramadan in the hopes of giving fasting Muslims an hour less of fasting. But that lead to mass confusion as some refused to follow the Cabinet's order. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Sami Zoughaib, an Economist and Research Manager at The Policy Initiati...

Paul Rusesabagina, the man portrayed in the Hollywood film "Hotel Rwanda" by actor Don Cheadle, has been freed from prison in Kigali. Two years ago, Rusesabagina was sentenced to 25 years behind bars on terrorism charges. Many at the time said the trial was a farce. After facing pressure from the Biden administration, the 68-year-old former resident of Texas was released by presidential order. Hos...

In South Korea, people put in more working hours than just about any other developed country, even neighboring Japan. Yet the government is considering a proposal to lengthen the workweek even longer, raising it from 52 to 69 hours. This has sparked public outrage. It’s so fierce that South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol — who has promoted extreme work hours himself — says he’ll reconsider the ide...

Vice President Kamala Harris began her weeklong visit to the African continent this week in Ghana. She plans to focus on youth entrepreneurship, and to make a claim for supporting some African countries, as China and Russia have made diplomatic and financial inroads. Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman reports from Accra on how young Ghanaians are viewing the visit.   

After weeks of mass protests in Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced he will hit pause on a controversial plan to overhaul the judicial system. The growing demonstrations have shuttered shops and universities, and grounded flights. The protests are a watershed moment for Netanyahu, who faces an ongoing trial on corruption charges. Host Marco Werman speaks with The World's Matthe...

Brazilians are not the largest immigrant community in the Miami area, but they do have a musical ensemble that is big: the 11-piece samba big band Gafieira Rio Miami. Host Carol Hills takes us into the weekend with the band's latest recording.

World Athletics is the governing body that presides over track and field, cross country running, road running, race walking, mountain running, and ultra running. On Thursday, the body's president, Sebastian Coe, announced the organization will ban trans women from competition, as well as impose more restrictions on athletes with naturally high levels of testosterone. The World's Bianca Hillier tel...

A recent study suggests today’s younger adult population in the US knows surprisingly little about the Holocaust, except for those from families that were directly affected. By contrast, Germany has gone to great lengths to confront its Nazi legacy. But when it comes to discussion of the perpetrator side on a family level in Germany, the subject is usually fraught, and largely off-limits. Reporter...

Congressional leaders sparred with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew in Washington on Thursday. Chew was on Capitol Hill to discuss TikTok's data security. It comes at a time when the US is considering banning the social media platform that is used by over 150 million Americans. But is the US a little too concerned with threats emerging from China? The World's Carol Hills spoke with Professor David Kang who...

Thanks to thousands of years of evolution, plants and animals have impeccable timing: flowers bloom, bears come out of hibernation, birds poke out of their shells at just the right time to find their places in the complex ecological web. But climate change changes the clock, and causes “phenological mismatches,” which means the timing is off. To hear some examples of these mismatches, the World's...

Since records began in the 9th century, diaries and chronicles from monks, aristocrats and emperors have tracked the date of "full flower" for the city's cherry blossoms. This provides an unusually long and complete record of spring coming earlier in Japan. The World’s Carolyn Beeler reports on how a nation’s fascination with the cherry blossom provides a window into our changing climate.

Yearly, billions of Muslims across the globe observe the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The beginning of Ramadan changes each year, and the Islamic faith relies on the Islamic calendar and a crescent moon sighting to determine the exact day it starts. But what if the crescent moon doesn't appear? And do you do when it does, but you're in space? Rizwan Arastu, a Muslim scholar, author and the found...