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Since the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on Feb. 6, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s government has tried to argue that Western sanctions against it are hindering its aid efforts. But US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield tells The World’s Marco Werman she isn’t buying it.

Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai is the executive producer of “Stranger at the Gate,” a short documentary that tells the story of a former US marine who planned to bomb an Indiana mosque. In the first of a two-part discussion, Yousafzai speaks with The World’s host Marco Werman about how the film forced her to grapple with issues from her past.

Former state-owned airline Air India announced on Tuesday its purchase of 470 new passenger planes from US maker Boeing and France's Airbus, increasing its fleet size dramatically. Host Marco Werman talks about the deal, which will give Air India more planes than its rivals, including Emirates, Qatar Airways and Singapore Airlines.

Japanese nuclear regulators have approved a government plan to scrap the current 60-year operating limit for reactors. There are also plans for more new nuclear reactors. It's being billed as a green move, aimed at getting away from fossil fuels to reduce carbon emissions. Host Marco Werman gets a reality check on Japan's energy needs and what's behind the latest policy changes from Tobias Harris,...

Nicola Sturgeon, the leader of Scotland and leading advocate for its independence, announced her surprise resignation on Wednesday. Sturgeon said she no longer felt she could give the job her all, and worried about her role as a polarizing figure in the country. Sturgeon said she was also worn down by the “brutality” of political life. Host Marco Werman speaks with Laura Webster, editor of The Nat...

The epicenter of the first earthquakes in Turkey was some 700 miles to the south of Istanbul. People in Turkey's largest city might not have felt the shaking, but they've certainly felt the emotional impact, and have mobilized to help people in the south of their country. They're gathering medicine, canned food, tents, blankets and whatever else they can. From Istanbul, Fariba Nawa has more.

Crimean Tatars are a Turkic ethnic group, predominantly Muslim, and they have called Crimea their homeland for centuries. Large numbers of Tatars were forcibly relocated to Central Asia by the Soviet Union after World War II. And many returned to Crimea decades later. Now, Tatars who fled after Russia's 2014 invasion — and illegal annexation — of Crimea, say they will one day return. The World's D...

In Tokyo, Japan, affordable rental apartments are rare. And when you do find one, they are small. But given the high prices, young people are willing to move into even smaller spaces — 95 square feet homes, called ‘shoebox apartments.' From Tokyo, Thisanka Siripala has the story.

A US intelligence report asserts that China will likely invade Taiwan by 2027. A US Air Force general says that he feels in his “gut” that the invasion will actually happen in 2025, or even “before 2024,” according to a US Navy general. This guessing game is driven by a new Pentagon consensus: Invasion is coming very soon. But this thinking is baffling for veteran China watchers, many of whom feel...

US crews have located pieces of the balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina earlier this month. In the last week, four more objects were shot down by the US military. And China is now accusing the US of conducting its own balloon espionage, which Washington has denied. Speaking to The World's host Marco Werman, Tom Karako, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studi...

Host Marco Werman poses the question on this Valentine's Day as we learn of the capabilities of AI to compose, even sing, a tune in the voice of a famous vocalist. Werman attempts to draw a line between acceptable and unacceptable as we hear Andrea Bocelli's asynchronous duet with the late Edith Piaf.

Soon after Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva began his term in January, the environmental protection agency there launched its first action in Indigenous territory to remove illegal wildcat miners. Michael Fox has the story.

Love knows no boundaries, but international borders can keep even married couples apart for years. Thousands of married couples are waiting for the US Embassy in Pakistan to interview one partner in order to get a green card. Ten US citizen spouses in Houston are now suing to try and speed up the process. Elizabeth Trovall reports from Houston, Texas, on how one couple is keeping their relationshi...

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi took a number of his cabinet ministers with him for meetings in China. There's much at stake for both parties. The World's host Marco Werman interviews Anoush Ehteshami, a professor of international relations at Durham University in the United Kingdom.

As rescue teams cull through debris to locate victims following devastating earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, families keep vigil by the side of the road. Durrie Bouscaren sat with the Çalışkan family as they waited for news of eight relatives who lived on the fourth floor of the Huzur Apartments. Despite having no electricity, running water or a safe place to sleep, they are determined to stay unt...

To many, the most romantic animals in the world are undoubtedly birds. And so, this Valentine's Day, The World is exploring the bird world to learn about some unique and wonderful models for avian flirting, courtship and monogamy. The World's romance correspondent Anna Kusmer takes us to Costa Rica, Australia and New Guinea.

The Cambodian government has shut down the country's last remaining independent news organization, the Voice of Democracy, this week. The organization was accused by long-time Prime Minister Hun Sen of coverage that slandered his son. Ashley Westerman reports that, for the nearly 40 years of the strongman's rule, freedom of speech and the press have been under threat.

For years, Catalonians took to the streets to demand national independence from Spain. Then in 2017, Catalonia's President Carles Puigdemont stood before the Catalan Parliament and declared, illegally, that the region had separated. He then fled to Brussels, where he's been making his case to the European Union. But Spain wants to put Puigdemont on trial. The EU's highest court recently ruled in i...

The Swedish retailer IKEA has pledged to send 5,000 flatpack shelters to southern Turkey and northern Syria. And Qatar is sending 10,000 of the shipping container cabins it used to house fans at the 2022 World Cup. Host Marco Werman has the backstory of these shelters and their new role as emergency housing for earthquake survivors, who now number in the hundreds of thousands.

Following the earthquake that devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faced a mountain of criticism for his government's handling of the disaster. The World's host Marco Werman spoke with Gönül Tol, director of the Middle East Institute's Turkey program, about why Turkish citizens in the country's southern provinces are upset with Erdogan's government right now...

Today is World Radio Day. Throughout the world, radio remains one of the most widely consumed mediums. Of course, these days there are different forms of tuning in, such as podcasts and audiobooks. In Ethiopia, a new app called "Teraki," the Amharic word for storyteller, is one new online audio platform. The World’s Halima Gikandi brings us more.

Purveyors of whale meat in Japan have an image problem. Though they promote the whale as a hallmark of Japanese culture and cuisine, the public has turned away from eating the meat, thanks to effective conservationist campaigns depicting the whale industry as cruel. Japan's major supermarkets refuse to stock whale. Now, a prominent whaling company is unveiling vending machines offering whale sashi...

Big, fast-fashion brands have traditionally ignored the second-hand market, but it’s grown too large not to get into the game. H&M and Spanish clothing giant Zara are leading a new trend, opening portals where clients can sell and buy their used brand-specific shirts and skirts. The companies say they’re joining the circular economy, but critics call it green-washing, arguing that Big Clothing...

The question of whether or not to send fighter jets to Ukraine is expected to be on the agenda when NATO defense ministers meet in Brussels on Tuesday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy appealed for more weapons and planes on a whistle-stop tour of Europe last week. One European country, though, has resolutely refused to acquiesce to Ukraine's requests for military aid. Switzerland, which is...

As the loss of life from the the earthquakes in Turkey climbs to upwards of 36,000, the country’s vice president said on Sunday night that arrest warrants have been issued for more than 100 people said to be involved in the construction of buildings that collapsed across the region. According to Turkey's Environment Ministry, 25,000 buildings collapsed or were severely damaged in the area affected...