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Romania's Prime Minister Nicolae Ciuca introduced his new adviser, Ion, to the world on Wednesday. But Ion is no ordinary diplomat. He's an artificial intelligence assistant. The World's host Marco Werman has the details.

Europe's fruit and vegetable farms depend on the work of migrant day laborers. But many pickers can't afford housing so they live in plastic huts near the farms. Gerry Hadden reports from the town of Almeria, Spain, that local governments have tried to remove these settlements, and move people to shelters far from the farms, but they keep building back. 

Minimal actual dialogue seemed to take place when US Secretary of State Antony Blinken unexpectedly met his Russian counterpart on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Delhi on Thursday. India, the chair of this year’s meeting, was unable to steer clear of the deepening global rifts. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with Karishma Mehrotra, the South Asia correspondent for The Washington Post.  

It was a bottle of Heinz ketchup that helped one man from the island of Domenica survive after being lost in the Caribbean Sea for 24 days.

Iranian authorities say they are investigating reports that schoolgirls in and around the city of Qom have been poisoned and that it's part of a deliberate attempt to shut down education for girls. None of the girls have died, but dozens have suffered respiratory problems and several have been hospitalized. The World's host Marco Werman speaks with Hadi Ghaemi, executive director of the Center for...

In Ukraine, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk is a household name. He might be the country’s biggest rock star. Think of him as a Ukrainian Bruce Springsteen or Bono. Vakarchuk is also politically active — vocally supporting Ukraine, visiting troops on the front lines and raising money for the country. The World's Daniel Ofman spoke with Vakachuk in Kyiv as he reflected on his experience one year after Russia'...

Here’s something for your nose to consider — an art history project funded by the European Union is dedicated to re-creating fragrances tied to works of art. It’s part of an effort to preserve and maintain historical scents that have fallen out of modern daily life. The World’s Durrie Bouscaren followed her nose to the town of Ulm, in southern Germany, where an art museum is offering “olfactory to...

The United Nations estimates that the number of those seeking to cross the Darien Gap, a mountainous rainforest between Colombia and Panama, will exceed the previous year. Among them will be some 60,000 minors attempting the journey. The children face extreme violence, harsh weather conditions and hunger along the way. Sandie Blanchet, a representative for UNICEF Panama, joins The World's host Mar...

African countries have by and large stayed on the sidelines of the Russia-Ukraine war. Many African nations import large supplies of wheat and fertilizer from the two warring nations and they aren't eager to jeopardize those vital supplies by taking sides. The World's Africa correspondent Halima Gikandi brings us a report on how different nations have reacted to the conflict.

The US Army could face years of ammunition shortages because of all the supplies being provided to Ukraine. Mark Cancian, of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, tells The World's host Marco Werman about potentially critical shortages of Stinger and Javelin missiles and of 155-millimeter shells that could, in extreme cases, take years to replace.

Seeing the northern lights can be pretty incredible, depending on where you are. Usually the best places for watching them are in the Arctic. But on Feb. 28, there were some amazing viewing — and stunning photos to prove it — further south. The World's host Marco Werman speaks with Ron Strathdee, an amateur photographer who captured some impressive snaps from the Isle of Man, which is located in t...

In Baghdad, jackhammers and drills are forging a new skyline for the second-most populous city in the Arab world. Despite the fragility of the new Iraqi government and the ever-looming threat of war, glitzy apartment buildings and residential houses are going up everywhere. But average Iraqis can't possibly afford to live in most of them, as Yasmine Mosimann reports from Baghdad. 

Africa's largest country has a new president-elect. Bola Tinubu will be Nigeria's next leader, extending his party's rule. The opposition though is calling the election rigged and promising to challenge the results in court. The World's host Marco Werman speaks with Aanu Adeoye, the West Africa correspondent with the Financial Times. 

Feb. 28 marks the day that Chinese nationalists, who had recently taken over the island of Taiwan, committed a great massacre there. It's been 76 years since those events, but Taiwanese people are still debating what actually happened during that time, and which apologies are still owed. Ashish Valentine reports from Taipei on the day's commemorations, some of which were interrupted by protests.

Kamila Valieva made headlines at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing for previously testing positive for a banned drug. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has been investigating the positive test ever since, and in January of this year, they ruled that the Russian skater bore "no fault or negligence" for the positive test. Now, the World Anti-Doping Agency, the International Skating Union and...

Uruguay claims to have the world's longest Carnival celebration. It goes on for 40 days, and it's structured as an outdoors theater festival, with performances of a very distinct choral music called Murga. The World's Tibisay Zea reports that Murga is an important form of social and political critique for Uruguayans, a country that survived a brutal military dictatorship.

After a year of war in Ukraine, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reflects on how the war has changed his life and life in general in Ukraine’s capital. He also talks about the most pressing issues and challenges for the city right now, as Russia continues its bombardment campaign against Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. The World’s Daniel Ofman spoke with Mayor Klitschko in Kyiv.

The Taliban restricted the media and freedom of expression when it took power in August 2021. Academics, journalists and former Afghan government employees have been filling up the prisons in Afghanistan. In the last two months, as The World's Shirin Jaafari reports, there's been a new crackdown on the government's critics.

As cities in the world become brighter and people are exposed increasingly to light pollution, some places are trying to control their levels of artificial lighting, hoping that it can have positive health benefits, and also make it easier for people to see the night sky. Manuel Rueda reports from the small town of Villa de Leyva, in central Colombia, which has started an astronomy festival as par...

This morning, the European Parliament banned the Chinese short-video-sharing app TikTok from staff phones for security reasons. Yesterday, Canadian authorities banned the TikTok app from government-issued devices, following a White House announcement that US government agencies have 30 days to delete TikTok from federal devices and systems. Host Marco Werman speaks with Moritz Körnerabout, German...

Aftershocks continue to plague Turkey and Syria after the catastrophic earthquakes of Feb. 6, complicating relief efforts. The World's Durrie Bouscaren speaks with host Marco Werman about how long they're expected to last.

In Istanbul, more than 76,000 people have filed requests for earthquake safety inspections on their homes in the past three weeks. But there is a catch. The World's Durrie Bouscaren reports that buildings that fail, run the risk of being demolished, so the inspections are causing friction with neighbors and landlords.

Diplomats from many Arab nations are meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for the first time since the country’s civil war began in 2011, when most of them severed ties. The visits follow the devastating earthquakes that hit the region. But is that the reason for a thaw in relations? The World's host Marco Werman speaks to Mona Yacoubian, senior adviser with the United States Institute of...

A program in Dublin is heating municipal buildings, including a college, with waste heat from a cluster of computer servers run by Amazon. The World's host Marco Werman tells how Dublin's energy agency, Codema, built the city's first district heating system, and how green heat is being adopted in some of the world's northern cities.

The bodies of dozens of people washed ashore on Italy's southern coast Monday morning, after a vessel carrying migrants and refugees coming from Turkey sank in rough seas. The boat is believed to have carried at least 200 people from countries including Pakistan, Iran, Afghanistan and Somalia. The World's host Marco Werman spoke to Andrew Geddes, director of the Migration Policy Center, based in F...