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Robert Burns, born on Jan. 25, 1759, was beloved for his poems and songs, and regarded as the national poet of Scotland. The affection for Burns is not limited to Scotland. The World's Marco Werman tells how, on this night, at dinner tables in some 150 countries, groups of people settle into a traditional Scottish meal, including haggis, the sausage-like dish memorialized in Burns’ “Address to the...

Relations between Sweden and Turkey were already on rocky ground before a far-right Danish politician burned the Quran outside Ankara’s Embassy in Stockholm. The incident last weekend sparked protests not just in Turkey but in Jordan, Yemen and Iraq. It may also have put Sweden’s bid to join NATO in jeopardy. The World's Europe correspondent Orla Barry reports. 

When Russia started drafting men to fight in Ukraine last fall, thousands fled to neighboring countries in Central Asia. The draft has been paused and some are returning home. But less so members of the LGBTQ community, who say the government's increasing hostility has made Russia unsafe. Levi Bridges reports from Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgystan.

A 600-square mile iceberg has just cleaved off the coast of Antarctica, slowly drifting into the Southern Ocean. Scientists say the iceberg is the result of natural causes, and isn't due to climate change. The World's Marco Werman speaks to glaciologist Dominic Hodgson at The British Antarctic Survey about where the iceberg may be headed.

More than 50 people have been killed in Peru in protests that started a month ago, after President Pedro Castillo tried to dissolve the nation's Congress, and ended up getting arrested and removed from office himself. The protests began in areas of the country where most people are of Indigenous descent and had overwhelmingly voted for Castillo. And now, they are growing in the capital city of Lim...

Grocery store theft is at an all-time high in Canada. And according to posts on Twitter, a lot of Canadians think that's okay. Canadians blame big grocery store chains for profiteering from inflation. Anita Elash reports from Toronto that consumers remain defiant. 

Sanctions on Syria were supposed to create leverage over the Syrian government and pressure it to end its brutal civil war. That hasn't happened. Instead, fuel and food costs make it difficult for most people to afford basic necessities. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Karam Shaar, a Syrian political economist, about how to reimagine the sanctions without making living conditions worse for civ...

The Carter Center says Guinea worm disease is close to be eradicated. Only 13 human cases were reported worldwide last year. In 1986, when former President Jimmy Carter began leading the global eradication effort, it affected 3.5 million people in sub-Saharan Africa. But the so-called "last mile" toward eradication can often be the most difficult. The World's host Marco Werman speaks with Adam Wei...

Germany announced on Wednesday that it will send tanks to Ukraine to aid in its fight against Russian invaders. German support for the war in Ukraine marks a big shift in its defense policy. Sending material weapons to conflict zones upends decades-old restrictions. Rebecca Collard reports on how Germans feel about the huge uptick in military spending. 

In the 1950s, Chinese musicians were looking for a stringed bass instrument that was similar to the cello but uniquely Chinese. The gehu came into being and was played in orchestras for many years. But it eventually fell out of favor. Yuxin Wu, a student at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, is a gehu player and its biggest fan. He explained why he's so passionate about the instrument to The...

Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is a priority in order to fix climate change. But removing it is turning out to be a lot harder than expected. The World's Marco Werman spoke with Erin Burns, executive director of Carbon 180, about the latest removal techniques of carbon dioxide and why they're not working as effectively as we'd like. 

Turkey hosts millions of Syrian refugees — nearly half of them are children. Despite Turkey's promise to enroll them all in school,1 in 3 Syrian children in the country are not attending classes. In the Turkish border city of Gaziantep, families say they've been barred from enrolling in classes because the schools in their neighborhood have "too many" foreigners. The World's Durrie Bouscaren repor...

Amsterdam's famous hash cafes illustrate a quandary. The cafes are legal but the weed served in them is not. It comes from the black market because weed is illegal across the EU. The Netherlands and Germany are trying to challenge the EU law by phasing in legalized cannabis. Marco Werman speaks with Tom Blickman, an expert on international drug control policy at the Transnational Institute, a rese...

Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, told Japanese lawmakers Monday that their country is “on the brink of not being able to maintain social functions” due to the falling birth rate. Host Marco Werman speaks with Leonard Schoppa, a professor of politics at the University of Virginia, about Japan’s shrinking population, what factors have led to its demographic crisis, and the steps being proposed...

Ireland is walking away with a record 14 Oscar nominations, including for best actor, best picture and best international film. The World's Bianca Hillier reports on the significance on those nominations for the country, plus the other international films making a name for themselves at this year's Academy Awards.

It has been described as a major victory for families of detained Canadians in northern Syria. Canada has agreed to bring back 23 of its citizens—six women, 13 children and four men. The World's Shirin Jaafari has the story.

Ukraine’s government has fired more than a dozen officials, including a top advisor to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy amid allegations of corruption. Charges include theft of funds and traveling abroad for vacations. The World’s Marco Werman speaks with Ukraine's leading anti-corruption activist, Vitaliy Shabunin, in Kyiv. 

They’re tiny, they’re toxic, they’re everywhere. Cigarette butts are a huge source of pollution in Spain and lawmakers have said, enough. They're ordering cigarette makers to pay for the clean up, but smokers worry they’ll end up footing the bill. Gerry Hadden reports from Barcelona. 

Host Marco Werman introduces us to Haitian singer Moonlight Benjamin. As we hear, she has been influenced as much by "mizik rasin," or Haitian roots music, as Alabama Shakes or Malian chanteuse Oumou Sangare. We hear Moonlight Benjamin's single "Bafon" off her new album "Wayo." It's a metaphor, she says, about burying Haiti as if it's a person.

A beloved Bollywood film has been screened in a Mumbai movie theater every day for the past 27 years, often to packed houses. The movie is titled, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge — or "DDLJ" for short — and is a sweeping romance with catchy songs that is one of the highest-grossing films of all time in India. And now, it's made it's way onto stages in the United States. Namrata Kolachalam attended a s...

On this day in 1973, President Richard Nixon announced there was a peace deal with North Vietnam. The agreement was negotiated by Henry Kissinger and Le Duc Tho, setting the conditions for a complete withdrawal of American troops by the United States. The World's host Marco Werman interviews Pierre Asselin, a history professor at San Diego State University, about the inner workings of the peace de...

Growing up in Brazil as a Black man, Dalton Paula didn't see a lot of people who looked like him in movies and on television. Now, a visual artist, with work showing in the museums of Sao Paulo and New York City, he creates paintings, photos and installations that preserve the memory of long-lost historical Black figures in Brazil. Reporter Gisele Regatao visits Dalton Paula's home studio in centr...

The Lunar New Year is celebrated across East Asia, including in Taiwan. Like China, people there are bracing for an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. But Ashish Valentine reports from Taipei that the island has a much higher vaccination rate, which should mean less danger to family and friends.

New Zealand's education minister, Chris Hipkins, has been named as the country's next prime minister. He will replace outgoing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who plans to step down in February. The World's host Marco Werman speaks to reporter Ashley Westerman, who says that Hipkins is popular, but that rising inflation and interest rates are hurting his political party.

There's hardly a place on earth that South Korean entertainment doesn't reach. That includes North Korea, where watching soap operas produced in the South can bring five years of hard labor. So, North Korean TV producers are now stepping up their game. State broadcasters have unveiled a new crime thriller called, "The Prosecutor's Office." While most North Korean entertainment is said to be dull-a...