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A large number of Russian women have recently traveled to Argentina to give birth. It's a way to obtain citizenship for their newborn children. This has Argentina's immigration authorities worried. The World's Tibisay Zea reports.

Sky Brown was already Britain’s youngest Olympic medalist, bringing home bronze medals from the 2019 World Championships and Tokyo Olympics. On Sunday, the 14-year old won a gold medal at the Skateboarding World Championships in Sharjah, UAE, a first for the UK. The World's host Marco Werman tells the story of this gifted athlete and her accomplishments.

Tens of thousands of Israelis protested a plan to overhaul the judiciary that was put forth by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government. Inside parliament, tempers flared as debate and preliminary votes on the bill began. Some say the plan threatens the very democratic fabric of the country. The World's host Marco Werman speaks with Ariel Oseran, a television reporter for i24News, about the...

Caring for a newborn can be overwhelming for many new parents. Babies don't come with a manual, and the lack of sleep doesn't help. Home-Start UK offers help by sending trained volunteers into the homes of new families for whatever support they need. The World's Bianca Hillier has the story.

The US Defense Department seems to be playing “catch up” when it comes to the surveillance threat posed by balloons and other airborne objects. Jeffrey Lewis, an arms control expert at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies speaks with The World’s host Marco Werman about how the US should handle aerial spying. He says this recent episode could eventually go down in history as "the st...

The epicenter of the Feb. 6 earthquake was 25 miles from Syria's western border, and it left a wake of destruction. Most of the damage happened in Syria's northwest, an area not under the Syrian government’s control. Rebel-held areas have received little assistance. The World’s Shirin Jaafari spoke to residents in different parts of the country to find out how aid is being distributed.

Norwegian violinist and composer Inger Hannisdal studied both classical and jazz violin, then branched out to study Arabic music at Université Antonine in Lebanon. Now, as a professional musician in Oslo, her compositions draw on influences from both Norwegian and Middle Eastern traditions. We hear more from Inger Hannisdal. 

The western coast of Canada has forests and waters unlike anywhere else. British Columbia is home to grizzly bears and sea lions, and towering spruce and cedar trees. Nearly a decade ago, government leaders and Indigenous groups came together to conserve an area the size of Ireland known as the Great Bear Rainforest. Now, they plan to replicate that success off shore with a project called the Grea...

The Philippines entered 2023 with inflation growth at a 14-year-high. Experts blame skyrocketing prices for everything from food and beverages to transport and utilities. So, that's why Filipinos are taking on extra work and sacrificing sleep just to pay the bills. Ashley Westerman reports from Manila on the record low rates of unemployment and underemployment. 

Humanitarian assistance is arriving in areas of northwestern Syria following this week's earthquake, but very slowly. The United Nations said more of its trucks are managing to reach that region of the country. Meanwhile, the US lifted some sanctions on Syria for a six-month period to help allow the flow of humanitarian relief. The World's Carol Hills speaks with Dr. Ahmad Ghandour, the director o...

Since the first few days after the full-scale Russian invasion of their country, Ukrainians have not been shy about asking for outside help. They’ve received billions of dollars in military aid and assistance from countries around the world. But Ukrainians are also chipping in to help themselves in this time of crisis. And oftentimes that means individual citizens volunteering for all kinds of thi...

The British music industry awards, known as the BRIT Awards, are this weekend. And for the second year, there will be no "best male" and "best female" categories. only best artist. But the move to be more inclusive of nonbinary and trans artist had some unintended consequences. The World's Sarah Birnbaum reports. 

With little warning, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega released 222 political prisoners to the United States. They landed in Washington, DC, on Thursday, to meet friends, family and supporters. Ortega said they were a national security threat. Some see the release as an overture to the Biden administration to restart relations. The World's Carol Hills talks with María Lilly Delgado, a Nicaraguan...

Across southern Turkey, countless numbers of people are sleeping outside, in tents or in their cars, worried about more powerful aftershocks following Monday's earthquake. More than 22,000 people are now believed to be dead in Turkey and Syria. The World's Durrie Bouscaren visited a tent camp in the Turkish city of Gaziantep to talk with survivors about how they're doing. 

Greek lawmakers voted to ban political parties whose leaders have been convicted of crimes in an effort to curb the political influence of violent far-right and fascist groups in the country. The country’s center-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the law would not “ban ideas." Instead it would protect "the democratic constitutional order.” The World's Carol Hills speaks with Spyros Tso...

Host Marco Werman says so long to prolific songwriter Burt Bacharach with a cover of, "What the World Needs Now Is Love" by Dutch vocalist Traincha accompanied by the Metropole Orchestra. Bacharach's death at the age of 94 was reported on Thursday.

Wolves, mountain lions and all kinds of bears. Carnivore attacks on humans are becoming more common across the world, according to a new study. Humans expanding their footprints into limited habitats results is an equation for more attacks. The World's Marco Werman explains. 

An international group of researchers has cracked the code in letters written by Mary Queen of Scots. The letters were discovered in France's Bibliothèque Nationale de France in Paris. Mary Queen of Scots spent the last 20 years of her life imprisoned by her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I, before being executed in 1587. The World's Marco Werman speaks with George Lasry, the leader of the codebreakers,...

President Joe Biden will host his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva, in the White House tomorrow, a month after a group of far-right protesters attacked several government buildings in Brasilia. Both leaders will discuss how they can work together to promote democracy in the region. The Wold's Tibisay Zea reports.

Sports equipment manufacturers are getting better at adapting to the diverse needs of their clientele. But when a Canadian mother of the Sikh faith looked for a helmet to accommodate her son's topknot hairstyle, she couldn't find one. Anita Elash reports that this Ontario woman ended up designing her own. 

Later this month, millions of voters in Nigeria will head to the polls to vote for a new president. But the country, Africa's largest, has been plagued by growing insecurity that has made everyday life difficult. It's also causing big problems for electoral officials. The World's Africa correspondent Halima Gikandi brings us this story.

Every day at 6 a.m., the Plattsburgh bus station in upstate New York is bustling. It's not because people are filling up their tanks or getting a cup of coffee, though. Instead, the parking lot is full of taxis who are ready to take migrants to Roxham Road, where they can cross into Canada and seek asylum. The World's Bianca Hillier reports. 

Badly needed aid is beginning to trickle into Syria. Six convoys of aid vehicles entered Syria's northwest to provide some relief to areas under rebel control. Meanwhile, the government in Damascus began receiving aid from neighboring countries. The World's Marco Werman speaks with David Miliband, president of the International Rescue Committee, about why the international community's response has...

Ukrainian American pastor Alex Zaytsev returned to the eastern, front-line city of Avdiivka this week to bring much-needed humanitarian aid. Zaytsev served as a pastor in the city for six years before Russia's full-scale invasion began last February. Zaytsev tells The World’s Marco Werman that many of Avdiivka’s residents live huddled in basements and are often deeply suspicious, even of one anoth...

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited areas in southeaster Turkey hit hard by a powerful earthquake on Monday and described it as "the disaster of the century." The estimated death toll has climbed to more than 20,000 people. The World's Durrie Bouscaren is in the Turkish city of Gaziantep and she speaks with host Marco Werman