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The US is gaining access to four additional military bases in the Philippines. This follows the signing of a deal between the US and the Philippines on Thursday in Manila. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Herman Craft, a professor at the University of the Philippines, about what this means for the Philippines and how China views this military expansion. 

Archaeologists have found gems that were lost 2,000 years ago in a Roman bathhouse in modern-day Carlisle in the UK. How were the gems lost? Down the drain, of course. The gems contain intricate engravings of Roman deities and tell a story about the ancient people who wore them. The World’s Anna Kusmer reports. 

Myanmar revolutionaries increasingly view Ukraine's resistance with envy. As they fight the military government — which seized power on Feb. 1 two years in 2021, we might achieve victory. On the second anniversary of Myanmar's military coup, revolutionary fighters fear they'll never get what they're actually begging for: MANPADS, shoulder-mounted missiles that can take down fighter jets. Myanmar's...

A tiny capsule of cesium that had gone missing on an Australian highway has been found. The radioactive capsule was lost somewhere along an 870-mile rural highway. Australia's head of Emergency Services called the recovery "extraordinary,” saying that "they have quite literally found the needle in the haystack." Host Marco Werman has the details.

The Indian government announced its new budget on Wednesday, which allocates $2.4 billion to create a green hydrogen industry in the country. The fuel is considered key to moving away from fossil fuels in hard-to-decarbonize sectors, and has garnered big investment around the world in recent years. The World's environment correspondent Carolyn Beeler reports. 

People traveling to Peru on vacation have been canceling their trips because of the demonstrations and roadblocks throughout the country. Tourists at the iconic Machu Picchu archaeological site in Cusco were stranded recently as protesters sabotaged the region's train tracks. Hundreds of tourists were evacuated on buses, and the goverment decided to shut down the site until further notice. Manuel...

The Columbia disaster directly led to the retirement of the space shuttle fleet in 2011. The World's Marco Werman spoke with John Logsdon, a former investigator of the Columbia disaster, about how the tragedy changed the course of NASA and space flight's history. 

The US says Russia is violating the New START treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms agreement between the two countries, by not allowing American inspectors into Russian nuclear weapons facilities. That's a requirement of the treaty, which the Biden administration renewed for another five years in 2021. Marco Werman talks about the evidence behind the charges, Russia's response and the backdrop...

Tourism in the Philippines tanked during the pandemic. But now that the Chinese are able to travel again, the tourist sector predicts the numbers to exceed prepandemic figures. To promote travel exchanges, the governments of China and the Philippines recently signed a tourism cooperation pact. Ashley Westerman reports from Boracay Island in the Philippines on the anticipation and concerns accompan...

On Tuesday, Pope Francis arrived in the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo to begin what he's calling an “ecumenical pilgrimage of peace.” Peace is expected to be his main message there and in South Sudan — both countries continue to be plagued by conflict and violence. The World's Africa Correspondent Halima Gikandi brings us more.

In a speech in Japan Wednesday, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance needs more "friends" in the Indo-Pacific. The reason: China's growing ties with Russia. The World's host Marco Werman was spoke to Eva Pejsova. She’s Japan chair at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy at the Brussels School of Governance. This month, the center started the “Bridging Allies” initia...

Host Marco Werman has an update on a story we told on Monday. Brazilian singer Seu Jorge and his partner Karina Barbieri had been told they could not name their new boy, "Samba." Officials at the registry in Sao Paolo has since changed their minds. A couple with a baby has now been given the green light to name their boy "Samba."

The Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv has been a target of Russian missile, drone and mortar attacks over the past year. Damage to its power and water infrastructure have made parts of the city unlivable. Host Marco Werman speaks with Secretary General of the Danish Refugee Council Charlotte Slente who is in Mykolaiv, about the humanitarian conditions in the city, and the challenges of assisting Ukr...

Ireland's plan to put cancer warnings on all bottles of alcohol, including wine is not going down well with Italians. The Italian Farmers’ Association has called the the plan a “direct attack” on Italy while the country’s foreign minister says the European Commission needs to intervene and put a stop to it. Italian winegrowers fear where Ireland goes, the rest of the European Union may follow. The...

Israelis living on the border with the Gaza Strip say that life for them is increasingly precarious. Adele Raemer, a resident of Kibbutz Nirim, in the western Negev says she and neighbors across the border are both at the mercy of the militant Islamist group Hamas. It frequently sends rockets into her neighborhood. Raemer talks with The World’s Marco Werman about the recent uptick in violence and...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to meet the head of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmud Abbas in Ramallah on Tuesday. Sam Bahour is a Palestinian American businessman in the city, and he talks with The World’s Marco Werman about why the city’s residents have low expectations about this visit helping to improve their quality of life. 

Tunisians voted in a runoff parliamentary election over the weekend. Only 11% of eligible voters actually came out to vote, the same level of participation in the first round of voting. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Aymen Bessalah, a nonresident fellow with the Tahrir Institude for Middle East Policy, about the factors behind the low turnout and where Tunisia's president, Kais Elsaeid, takes...

In Thailand, Muay Thai is huge. The well-known combat sport, with its punches, hard elbow jabs and knee strikes, is a major source of cultural pride. Thailand’s best Muay Thai fighters are now training hard for the upcoming Southeast Asia Games — a regional Olympics-style competition. But they might not get to compete. The organizers of the games in Cambodia have changed the name “Muay Thai” to so...

The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued new guidelines on treating the 14 million children and teens in the US who are considered obese. Gone is the wait-and-see approach. Recommendations include a more proactive approach by pediatricians and primary care physicians along with prompt referrals to intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment, prescribing weight loss drugs or advising sur...

People in Auckland, New Zealand, are experiencing record flooding, with hundreds displaced from their homes and four people dead so far. The rains are expected to get worse. Ashley Westerman reports. Correction: There was an error in the reference to the name Jess Banks in the original broadcast version of this story.

The International Monetary Fund says that economic growth worldwide will exceed their previous expectations. Inflation has cooled and is not the deeply held concern it once was. The IMF did have some bad news for the UK; their economic outlook looks worse than Russia, which has been heavily targeted with economic sanctions. The World's Marco Werman interviews Jagjit Chadha, the director of the Nat...

Host Marco Werman tells us about the news from Brazil that has tongues wagging. Singer and actor Seu Jorge and his wife were rejected at the births registry in São Paolo from naming their newborn son "Samba," the genre of music Seu Jorge is known for. 

A hundred years ago today, two nations that emerged out of the ashes of the Ottoman Empire came to an agreement that would change the lives of millions of people. In 1923, Turkey and Greece enforced a “population exchange” of ethnic minorities within their borders. As Durrie Bouscaren reports, the pain of the separation lives on in the memories of their descendants. 

LockBit is one of the most prolific ransomware gangs in the world. It's targeted hospitals, schools and cities. Just recently, LockBit took responsibility for an attack on Britain's Royal Mail. LockBit has expanded quickly using savvy marketing and business innovation strategies. Dina Temple-Raston of the podcast “Click Here” talks to Jon DiMaggio, a cyber researcher who went undercover for more t...

Rio Tinto, a British-Australian mining company, is searching for a radioactive capsule in western Australia. The capsule was lost when it fell off the back of a truck belonging to the company. The World's Marco Werman reports.